As used in this article:
- (1) "CDC" means the Centers for Disease Control of the Public Health Service.
- (2) "CDC recommendations" means the July 12, 1991, CDC document (MMWR, Volume 40, No. RR-8) entitled "Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures" or equivalent guidelines developed by the department and approved by the CDC and any appropriate supplements or revisions thereto.
- (3) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
- (4) "Educational institutions" means the health professional schools of dentistry, medicine, and nursing and any other educational program or institution providing training for health care professionals.
- (5) "Expert review panel" means a panel of experts in composition and function as defined in the CDC recommendations and appointed or approved by the department.
- (6) "Health care professional" means a physician, physician's assistant, dentist, dental hygienist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or podiatrist practicing or licensed to practice in South Carolina.
- (7) "Licensing board" means these health professional licensing boards which are state agencies and which license and regulate specific health care professions: the State Board of Medical Examiners, the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry, and the State Board of Podiatry Examiners.
- (8) "Public law" means Public Law 102-141, Section 633, enacted October 28, 1991, applicable to health care professionals.
- (9) "State public health official" means the director of the department or the director's designee.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 403, Section 8; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1100.