PMDA means Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency or any successor entity thereto.
PDPA means the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012).
EMR means the standard used for exchange of telecommunications message information among Local Exchange Carriers for billable, non-billable, sample, settlement, and study data. EMR format is contained in BR-010-200-010 XXXX Exchange Message Record, a Xxxx Communications Research, Inc. ("Bellcore") document that defines industry standards for Exchange Message Records.
Central fill pharmacy means a pharmacy contracting with an originating pharmacy, or having the same owner as an originating pharmacy, that provides centralized prescription drug order filling on behalf of the originating pharmacy pursuant to these rules.
HCFA means the United States Health Care Financing Administration.
data user means a natural or legal person who has lawful access to certain personal or non-personal data and is authorised to use that data for commercial or non-commercial purposes;
AHCCCS means the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
Sadomasochistic abuse means actual or explicitly simulated flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.
RHS means the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any successor.
Health data means data related to the state of physical or mental health of the data principal and includes records regarding the past, present or future state of the health of such data principal, data collected in the course of registration for, or provision of health services, data associating the data principal to the provision of specific health services.
CMS means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Contractor information system means an information system belonging to, or operated by or for, the Contractor.
Covered contractor information system means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.
DHHS means the Department of Health and Human Services.
CPSC means the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Pseudonymous data means personal data that cannot be attributed to a specific natural person
NIH means the National Institutes of Health.
Network pharmacy means any pharmacy that has an agreement to accept our pharmacy allowance for prescription drugs and diabetic equipment/supplies covered under this agreement. All other pharmacies are NON-NETWORK PHARMACIES. The one exception and for the purpose of specialty Prescription Drugs, only specialty pharmacies that have an agreement to accept our pharmacy allowance are network pharmacies and all others pharmacies are non-network pharmacies.
PFMA means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.
HMO means any health maintenance organization, managed care organization, any Person doing business as a health maintenance organization or managed care organization, or any Person required to qualify or be licensed as a health maintenance organization or managed care organization under applicable federal or state law (including, without limitation, HMO Regulations).
health and safety file means a file, or other record containing the information in writing required by these Regulations "health and safety plan" means a site, activity or project specific documented plan in accordance with the client's health and safety specification;
SAMHSA means the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Network Data Mover (NDM) or “Connect Direct” means the industry standard protocol for transferring information electrically.
South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan.
South Caucasus/Central and South Asian (SC/CASA) state means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan.
NOAA means National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or successor thereto.