Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 60 - Laboratories and Medical Examiner
Subchapter 05 - State Laboratory
Part 3 - Collection of Bodily Substances for Criminal Identification Purposes (216-RICR-60-05-3)
Section 216-RICR-60-05-3.2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 60 05 3.2
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Wherever used in these regulations, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 12-5
entitled, "Search Warrants."
2.
"Bodily fluids" means fluids that have human origin and commonly include blood,
saliva, and urine.
3. "Bodily
tissues" means a group or collection of similar cells and their intercellular
substance that act together in the performance of a function in a human
body.
4. "Buccal swab" means a
sample of tissue cells taken from the inner lining of the cheek or
mouth.
5. "Dentist" means an
individual licensed to practice dentistry in this state under the provisions of
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-31.1, or an individual licensed to practice dentistry
under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, or another
country.
6. "Department" means the
Rhode Island Department of Health.
7. "Interocclusal relationship" means the
correlation between the occlusal surfaces or cusps of opposing teeth of the
maxillary and mandibular arches.
8.
"Qualified medical personnel" means a licensed physician, a physician
assistant, a registered or practical nurse, or a phlebotomist, trained to
properly collect blood samples in accordance with the prevailing standard of
practice.
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