Section 69-3.1 - Definitions
Effective Date
69-3.1 Definitions.
(a) Health care provider means a physician or other health care professional licensed to practice in New York State.
(b) Health care facility means a facility in New York State where children are born including those facilities licensed pursuant to Article 28 of the Public Health Law.
(c) Clinical laboratory means a laboratory which possesses a permit to test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) issued under Article 5, Title 5 of the Public Health Law.
(d) Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test means a test which has been approved for in vitro diagnostic use by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(e) Satisfactory specimen means a specimen received by a clinical laboratory in a condition suitable for testing.