Current through August 31, 2023
Section 16.02.11.010 - DEFINITIONS01.ACIP. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. (3-17-22)02.Board. The Idaho State Board of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)03.Board of Medicine. The Idaho State Board of Medicine. (3-17-22)04.Child. A person less than thirteen (13) years of age, as defined in Section 39-1102, Idaho Code. (3-17-22)05. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)06. Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or their designee. (3-17-22)07.Immunization Record. An electronic medical health record, an immunization registry document, or a written immunization certificate confirmed by a licensed health care professional or a physician's representative that states the month, day, and year of each immunization a person has received. (3-17-22)08.Initial Attendance. The first admission of a child to any licensed daycare facility in Idaho. (3-17-22)09.Laboratory Proof. A certificate from a licensed medical laboratory stating the type of test performed, the date of each test and the results, accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the child is immune. Tests performed must meet the requirements in IDAPA 16.02.06, "Quality Assurance for Idaho Clinical Laboratories." (3-17-22)10.Licensed Daycare Facility. Any Idaho daycare facility maintained by an individual, organization, or corporation and licensed by an authorized governmental entity to provide care to children. (3-17-22)11. Licensed Daycare Facility Operator. Any person who owns and operates or is designated by an individual, organization, or corporation to manage the day-to-day operation of a licensed daycare facility described in Subsection 010.10 of this rule. (3-17-22)12.Licensed Health Care Professional. A practitioner, licensed in the State of Idaho by the Board overseeing the practitioner's license, or by a similar body in another state or jurisdiction within the United States. The practitioner's scope of practice for licensure must allow for the ordering of immunizations and writing of prescriptions, or the practitioner must be under the direction of a licensed physician. Licensed health care professionals who may provide for immunization requirements include: medical doctors, osteopaths, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, licensed registered nurses, and pharmacists. Other persons authorized by law to practice any of the healing arts, will not be considered licensed health care professionals for the purposes of this chapter. (3-17-22)13.Parent, Custodian, or Guardian. The legal parent, custodian, or guardian of a child or those with limited power of attorney for the temporary care or custody of a minor child. (3-17-22)14. Physician. A medical doctor or osteopath licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine, or by a similar body in another state or jurisdiction within the United States, to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine. (3-17-22)15.Physician's Representative. Any person appointed by or vested with the authority to act on behalf of a physician in matters concerning health. (3-17-22)16.Regulatory Authority. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or the Director's designee. (3-17-22)Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.11.010