Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Article 21 - REPORTING
Rule 1 - State Cancer Registry
Section 1-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 410 IN Admin Code 1-1
Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 16-38-2-10

Affected: IC 16-38-2

Sec. 1.

As used in 410 IAC 21-1:

"Cancer registry" means a mechanism by which data relating to all cases of malignant disease that occur in Indiana residents is recorded and, necessary and appropriate information is compiled concerning those cases as determined by the board, in order to conduct epidemiologic surveys of cancer and to apply appropriate preventive and control measures.

"Confirmed case" means the best evidence available for determining the nature of malignant disease using the following methods and codes: 1 = positive histology; 2 = positive exfoliative histology in the absence of positive histology; (3 is vacant) 4 = positive microscopic confirmation not otherwise specified (NOS); (5 is vacant) 6 = direct visualization without microscopic confirmation; 7 = radiography without microscopic confirmation; 8 = clinical diagnosis (other than 6 or 7) including gross examination at autopsy; and 9 = unspecified whether or not microscopically confirmed, unknown. This is a priority series with code 1 taking precedence. Each number takes priority over all higher numbers (i.e., 1 over 4, and 5 over 9 etc.).

"Data set" means all clinical, pathological [sic.,] therapeutic and demographic information defined in 410 IAC 21-1-3 and 410 IAC 21-1-4.

"ICD-O" means International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 1976, World Health Organization publication, Organisation Mondiale De La Sante, 1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland.

"Indiana resident" means an individual domiciled in the state of Indiana.

"Malignant disease" means confirmed cases of cancer enumerated in the ICD-O excluding superficial, squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin.

"Patient" means any individual who is ill, or undergoing diagnosis or treatment for disease by a dentist, medical laboratory, physician or hospital.

"Person" means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or governmental entity.

"State board" means the Indiana state board of health.

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