RS 40:1105.1: Definitions

As used in this Part:

(1) "Board" shall mean the Louisiana Cancer Advisory Board.

(2) "Health care provider" shall mean every licensed health care facility and licensed health care provider, as defined in R.S. 40:1231.1(A), in the state of Louisiana.

(3) "Office" shall mean the office of the president.

(4) "Participating hospital" shall mean every hospital operating as such in the state of Louisiana.

(5) "Pathology laboratory" shall mean every pathology laboratory located or doing business in the state of Louisiana.

(6) "President" shall mean the president of the Louisiana State University System or his designee.

(7) "Radiation center" shall mean every freestanding radiation diagnostic and treatment facility in the state of Louisiana.

(8) "Tumor registry", "cancer registry program", and "statewide registry program" shall mean the Louisiana Tumor Registry.