(1) "Board" means the Board of Community Health.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Community Health.
(3) "Dialysis" means a process by which dissolved substances are removed from a patient's body by diffusion, osmosis, and convection (ultrafiltration) from one fluid compartment to another across a semipermeable membrane.
(4) "Dialysis technician" means an individual who is not a registered nurse or physician and who provides dialysis care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
(5) "End stage renal disease" means that stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent and that requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life.
(6) "End stage renal disease facility" means a facility that provides dialysis treatment, home dialysis training, support services, or any combination thereof to individuals with end stage renal disease.
(7) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine under Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 34.
(8) "Reuse technician" means an individual who is not a registered nurse or licensed physician who performs the procedures necessary to clean and properly prepare kidney dialyzers for use for multiple treatments.
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