Tennessee § 68-1-1002 - Part definitions.

§ 68-1-1002. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Cancer” means and includes, but is not limited to: A large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells; Any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis; A cellular tumor, the natural course of which is fatal; Malignant neoplasm; and In-situ cancer. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health; “Department” means the department of health; “Facility” means a health care facility in which diagnosis or treatment services are provided to patients with cancer, including, but not limited to, an ambulatory surgical treatment center (ASTC), a freestanding cancer treatment center, a radiation therapy center, a chemotherapy treatment center, a nursing home, an oncology or dermatology clinic, a laboratory, or any other facility that provides screening, detection, diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients with cancer; “Health care practitioner” means a physician, surgeon, or other health care professional licensed under title 63 who is engaged in diagnosing and treating patients who have cancer; “Hospital” means an institution as defined by § 68-11-201; “In-situ cancer” means an abnormality of development and organization of cells. It is a condition of early cancer, without the invasion of neighboring tissue; “Laboratory” means a facility where tests are performed identifying anatomical and cytological changes, and where specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made; and “Medical, scientific and academic research communities” means those institutions that devote a substantial part of their activity to research and that have internal procedures providing for the collection, study and protection of data. Acts 1983, ch. 124, § 3; 1985, ch. 85, § 1; 2000, ch. 775, §§ 2-6.