Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-2.002 - Definitions
(1) "Adult Day
Care" means a social program which provides a protective environment where
preventive remedial and restorative services are provided to adults in need of
such care.
(2) "Adult Day Health
Care" means an organized day program of therapeutic, social, dietary and health
activities and services provided to disabled adults for the purpose of
restoring or maintaining optimal capacity for self care.
(3) "Case Management Service" means a client
centered series of activities which includes planning, arranging for, and
coordination of appropriate community-based services for an eligible Community
Care for Disabled Adults client. Case management service is an approved
service, even when delivered in the absence of other services. Case management
service includes intake and referral, comprehensive assessment, development of
a service plan, arranging for services and monitoring of client's progress to
assure the effective delivery of services and reassessment.
(4) "Chore Service" means the performance of
house or yard tasks such as seasonal cleaning, yard work, lifting and moving,
simple household repairs, and other tasks not performed by specialized staff
for eligible persons who are unable to do these tasks.
(5) "Emergency Alert Response Service" means
a community based electronic surveillance service system established to monitor
the safety of individuals in their own homes and which alerts qualified
assistance to the client in need.
(6) "District" also means Department
region.
(7) "Escort Service" means
the personal accompaniment of an individual to and from service providers, or
personal assistance to enable clients to obtain other required services needed
to implement the service plan.
(8)
"Group Activity Therapy" means a service provided by a professional staff
person to three or more eligible clients and includes, the following
activities: physical, recreational, educational, social interaction, and
communication skill building through the use of groups. The purpose of this
service is to prevent social isolation and to enhance social and interpersonal
functioning.
(9) "Health
maintenance services" means as defined in Section
410.603, F.S.
(10) "Home Delivered Meals Service" means a
hot or other nutritionally sound meal that meets one-third of the current daily
recommended dietary allowances served in the home to a homebound disabled
adult.
(11) "Home Health Aide
Service" means a health or medically-oriented task furnished to an individual
in his residence by a trained home health aide. The home health aide must be
employed by a licensed home health agency and supervised by a licensed health
professional who is an employee or contractor of the home health
agency.
(12) "Homemaker Service"
means the accomplishment of specific home management tasks including
housekeeping, meal planning and preparation, shopping assistance, and routine
household activities by a trained homemaker.
(13) "Home Nursing Service" means part-time
or intermittent nursing care administered to an individual by a licensed
professional or practical nurse or advanced registered nurse practitioner, as
defined in Chapter 464, F.S., in the place of residence used as the
individual's home, pursuant to a plan of care approved by a licensed
physician.
(14) "Interpreter
Service" means assistance in communicating provided to a disabled adult client
who has a speech or hearing impairment or a language barrier.
(15) "Medical Equipment or Supplies" means
long-term or disposable devices or material to aide in diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation of a disease or condition.
(16) "Medical Therapeutic Service" means
those corrective or rehabilitative services which are prescribed by a physician
or nurse practitioner licensed in the State of Florida. Provided by a
professionally licensed, registered or certified individual, these services are
designed to assist the client to maintain or regain sufficient functional
skills to live in his place of residence. Such therapies include physical,
occupational, speech-language therapy, and respiratory therapy.
(17) "Personal Care Service" means individual
assistance with or supervision of essential activities of daily living, such as
bathing, dressing, ambulating, supervision of each self-administered
medication, eating, and assistance with securing health care from appropriate
sources. Personal care service shall mean the provision of medical, nursing,
dental or mental health services by the personal care service staff.
(18) "Provider" or "Service Provider" means
the entity contracted by the Department to operate a disabled adults
program.
(19) "Respite Care" means
relief or rest for a caregiver from the constant supervision, companionship,
therapeutic and personal care on behalf of a client for a specified period of
time. The purpose of the service is to maintain the quality of care to the
client for a sustained period of time through temporary, intermittent relief of
the primary caregiver.
(20)
"Transportation Service" means the movement of a client to and from service
providers or community resources which are essential to the implementation of
the care plan.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 410.606 FS. Law Implemented 410.601-.606 FS.
New 1-24-89, Amended 6-24-96, Formerly 10A-16.002, Amended 12-8-98, 7-27-21.
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