§ 20-9-1202 - Definitions.
20-9-1202. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) (A) "Health facility" means any of the following facilities:
(i) A hospital, outpatient surgery center, public health center, or recuperation center, as those facilities are defined in 20-9-201; and
(ii) Any other facility determined to be a source of healthcare-associated infections and designated as such by the Department of Health.
(B) "Health facility" does not include:
(i) A physician's office unless the office is otherwise licensed as an outpatient surgery center; or
(ii) An establishment furnishing primarily domiciliary care;
(2) "Healthcare-associated infection" means a localized or systemic condition in a person that:
(A) Results from adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or a toxin of an infectious agent; and
(B) Was not present or incubating in the person at the time of admission to the health facility; and
(3) "Department" means the Department of Health.