§300mm–5 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used for the World Trade Center Health Program so people know what the program means when it uses certain terms. It explains short meanings for terms used in the rules. "Aggravating" — a health problem that existed on September 11, 2001 and got worse because of exposure to toxins or other hazards from the attacks and needs extra or longer medical care. "Certified-eligible WTC survivor" and "screening-eligible WTC survivor" — terms defined elsewhere in the law. "Clinical Center of Excellence" and "Data Center" — defined in another part of the law. "Enrolled WTC responder" — a responder signed up under the enrollment rules. "Federal agency" — any agency, office, or entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the U.S. government. "Initial health evaluation" — a medical and exposure history, physical exam, and any tests needed to see if someone has a WTC-related health condition and is eligible for care. "List of WTC-related health conditions" — the official lists for responders and survivors shown in other sections. "New York City disaster area" — Manhattan south of Houston Street and any Brooklyn block wholly or partly within a 1.5-mile radius of the former World Trade Center site. "New York metropolitan area" — an area picked by the WTC Program Administrator where people can reasonably reach monitoring and treatment through a Clinical Center of Excellence. "September 11, 2001" — means the time after the terrorist attacks that day at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, or the Pentagon. "September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks" — the attacks that happened that day in New York City, Shanksville, and at the Pentagon, and their aftermath. "Uniformed services" — has the meaning given in federal law (Title 10, section 101(a)). "WTC Health Program Steering Committee" and "WTC Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee" — the committees created elsewhere in the law. "WTC Program" — the World Trade Center Health Program. "WTC Program Administrator" — for certain enrollment, payment, and certification duties an official in the Department of Health and Human Services chosen by the Secretary; for other program duties the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (or that Director’s designee); and the Secretary may not name the NIOSH Director to do certain payment duties. "WTC-related health condition" and "WTC responder" — defined in other parts of the law.