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Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Abstract," a summary from the medical record of pertinent cancer information about the patient, the disease, the cancer-directed treatment, and the disease process from the time of diagnosis until the patient's death; (2) "Cancer," includes: (a) Any malignant and in situ neoplasm of any site, excluding any basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin; (b) Any basal and squamous cell carcinoma of any mucoepidermoid site; and (c) Any brain and central nervous system neoplasm regardless of malignancy; (3) "Central cancer registry," "SDCR," the South Dakota Cancer Registry, the central database of cancer cases in South Dakota maintained by the department; (4) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Health; (5) "Disease index," a listing of patients from a reporting entity organized by a disease or diagnosis code; (6) "Free-standing radiology center," a radiology center operating independently of a hospital system; (7) "Hospital," an establishment licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 34-12; (8) "NAACCR," the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries; (9) "NPCR," the National Program of Cancer Registries; (10) "Nurse midwife," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-9A; (11) "Nurse practitioner," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-9A; (12) "Pathology laboratory," a health care facility responsible for the microscopic analysis of tissues and body fluids; (13) "Physician," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-4; (14) "Physician assistant," a person licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 36-4A; (15) "Primary cancer site," the site where a cancer originates; (16) "Record," any section of a patient's health information file that is needed for a complete cancer abstract; (17) "Research," any systematic investigation designed to answer a defined scientific question that requires collection and analysis of data in order to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge; (18) "Researcher," the primary investigator or project director of a study; and (19) "Tumor registry," a data collection management system with complete cancer abstracts in a NAACCR layout.
Source: 18 SDR 142, effective March 9, 1992; 29 SDR 21, effective August 27, 2002; 32 SDR 69, effective November 7, 2005.