Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 521 - Control and Treatment of Communicable Disease
Subchapter 5 - HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
Section 310:521-5-2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in the Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"AIDS" means Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and is the most severe manifestation of infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists numerous opportunistic infections and neoplasms (cancers) that, in the presence of HIV infection, constitute an AIDS diagnosis.
"Abstinence" means the absence of any sexual activity, which includes oral sex, anal sex or vaginal sex.
"Barrier protection" means the use of a latex condom during sexual activity.
"HAART" means Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, which is the combination of several antiretroviral medications used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies in the body.
"HIV positive" means a person has tested positive, using a Western Blot confirmatory test, for HIV antibodies, the virus known to cause AIDS.
"HIV/STD Service surveillance section" means the unit of the Department tasked with the duty to process reports and information concerning the incidence and occurrence of sexually transmitted disease discovered or reported in Oklahoma.
"Opportunistic infection" means infections, which are rarely seen in those with normal immune systems, but are deadly to those people who have AIDS and a compromised immune system.
"PCRS" means Partner Counseling Referral Services, which are offered by the OSDH HIV/STD Service to persons infected with HIV and their sexual partners to assist with informing their sexual partners about potential exposure to HIV.
"Retrovirus" means RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus. Retroviruses replicate (duplicate) by making a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) copy of their RNA. It is the DNA genes that allow the virus to replicate in the human body.
"Sexual activity" means any activity, which includes oral sex, anal sex, or vaginal sex.
"Transmission activity" means activity that involves the sharing or use of an instrument or device that is invasive or pierces the epidermis.
"Viral load" means the relative amount of human immunodeficiency virus in a person's body.
Added at 24 Ok Reg 1981, eff 6-25-07
