34-22-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Carrier," a person who harbors a specific infectious agent in the absence of discernible clinical disease and serves as a potential source or reservoir of infection for other persons;
(2)"Communicable disease," includes:
(a)An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission of that agent or its products from an infected person, animal, fomite, or reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or inanimate environment and which is determined to be a reportable disease pursuant to §34-22-12 and any rules promulgated pursuant to that section; and
(b)Any disease or condition which is the subject of a declared public health emergency pursuant to §34-22-42;
(3)"Department," the Department of Health.
Source: SL 2015, ch 181, §1.