Section 34-22-1 - DefinitionsTerms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Carrier," a person who harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source or reservoir of infection for other persons;(2) "Communicable disease," includes:(a) An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal, fomite, or reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or inanimate environment and which is determined to be a reportable disease pursuant to § 34-22-12 and any rules promulgated pursuant to that section; and(b) Any disease or condition which is the subject of a declared public health emergency pursuant to § 34-22-42;(3) "Department," the Department of Health.Added by S.L. 2015, ch. 181,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.