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(E) flooding, draining, leakage from overhead, or condensation;

(F) poisonous or toxic materials; or

(G) any substance or organism that might threaten human health;

(16) “CPR” means cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(17) “department” means

(A) the Department of Health, if it has licensing authority over the entity or individual under AS 47.05.300 – 47.05.390 and AS 47.32.010(b);

(B) the Department of Family and Community Services, if it has licensing authority over the entity or individual under AS 47.05.300 – 47.05.390 and AS 47.32.010(c);

(18) “disinfect” and “disinfected” means the destruction, through use of an appropriate disinfection agent, of disease-causing microorganisms on an inanimate object or surface that renders the object or surface safe for use or handling;

(19) “easily cleanable” means having surfaces that are readily accessible and designed so that residue may be effectively removed by normal cleaning methods;

(20) “entity” means the administration, program, and physical plant of a business or other premises subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter; “entity” includes other parts of the building housing the entity and adjoining grounds over which the administrator has direct control;

(21) “EPA” means United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(22) “food” means a liquid or solid substance consumed by humans, including water or another beverage, a confection, condiment, food ingredient, food additive, or ice, or a substance that enters into the composition of these things, whether simple, blended, mixed, or compounded;

(23) repealed 7/1/2022;

(24) “foster home” has the meaning given in AS 47.32.900;

(25) “general variance” means a variance described in 7 AAC 10.9500;

(26) “gloves” mean a device made of natural rubber, vinyl, or synthetic material such as neoprene, polyvinyl chloride, or styrene butadiene, worn on the caregiver’s hands to prevent contamination between the caregiver and the person receiving care;

(27) “handsink” means a lavatory

(A) equipped to provide hot and cold running water in a manner that meets the requirements of 7 AAC 10.1035(a)(9) and (10); and