SECTION 310:564-1-2. Definitions  


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  •   The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    "Adolescent/adult" means persons age 12 years or greater.
    "County health department HIV counseling and test site" means a local county health department which has an agreement with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) to provide HIV counseling and testing on site, according to protocols developed by the OSDH HIV/STD Service.
    "Disclosing facility" means either a licensed physician or a local county health department HIV counseling and test site designated by the victim of a sex crime to receive a suspect's HIV/STD test results for disclosure to the victim.
    "HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS.
    "Out-patient clinic" means any medical facility which provides diagnostic medical and laboratory services to the public on an outpatient basis. This definition excludes local county health departments.
    "Prophylactic STD treatment" means treatment offered soon after an exposure which serves to prevent infection with an STD.
    "STDs" means sexually transmitted diseases, including but not necessarily limited to HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, and genital warts.
    "Suspect" means a person arrested by lawful warrant for the offense of first or second degree rape, forcible sodomy, or the intentional infection or attempt to intentionally infect a person with human immunodeficiency virus.
    "Victim" means the person upon whom the offense of first or second degree rape, forcible sodomy, or intentional infection or attempt to intentionally infect with human immunodeficiency virus was committed.
[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 3063, eff 7-27-95]