RSA 141-G:1 · Definitions

141-G:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Blood or other potentially infectious material" means human blood, human blood components, products made from human blood, sputum or any such other body fluid, tissue, or organ that may be designated by the director by rule adopted under RSA 141-G:6.

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II.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.

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III.

"Department" means the department of health and human services.

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IV.

"Emergency response/public safety worker" means firefighters; police officers; employees of any prison, jail, corrections institution, or other detention facility where persons are held pending arraignment, adjudication, or disposition of a criminal charge or in protective custody, as defined in RSA 172-B:1, XIII; emergency care providers licensed under RSA 153-A; persons using wreckers as defined in RSA 259:126 for towing purposes; and other similar care providers, whether paid or volunteer.

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V.

"Exposed worker" means an emergency response/public safety worker who sustains or suspects such worker has sustained an unprotected exposure.

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VI.

"Infectious disease" means any infectious disease that is designated by the commissioner by rule adopted under RSA 141-G:6.

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VII.

"Source individual" means any person whose blood, body fluids, tissue, or organs were specifically identified as the source of an exposure to an emergency response/public safety worker.

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VIII.

"Unprotected exposure" includes instances of direct mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the commingling of blood or other potentially infectious material of a source individual and an emergency response/public safety worker, which is capable of transmitting an infectious disease or any other such type of exposure that may be designated by the commissioner by rule adopted under RSA 141-G:6. Source. 1989, 374:1. 1991, 175:2. 1993, 16:2. 1995, 310:98, 183. 1996, 145:1. 2008, 358:10, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.

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