Or. Admin. Code § 114-002-0010 - Definitions
The following definitions apply to all rules in chapter 114:
(1) "Administrative Action" means
any action which may adversely affect a resident's health, safety, welfare or
rights.
(2) "Area Planning District"
means the geographical areas designated by the Office of the Long Term Care
Ombudsman for the purpose of local program development.
(3) "Certified Ombudsman" means a
designee.
(4) "Conflict of Interest
with the Ombudsman Program" means that a situation exists where an individual's
personal interests may adversely influence the individual's decisions relating to
the Ombudsman Program, except that a person presently residing in a long term
care facility shall not have a conflict of interest with the Ombudsman Program. A
conflict of interest with the Ombudsman Program exists when:
(a) A person or a member of the person's
immediate family has any financial or ownership interests in a long term care
facility or is employed by a long term care facility;
(b) A person is an employee, agent, or officer
of an Area Agency on Aging, type B, or the local state office of the Senior and
Disabled Services Division;
(c) A
person has been employed by a long term care facility within the last two
years.
(5) "Designee"
means an individual appointed by the Ombudsman to serve as a representative of
the Ombudsman Program in order to carry out the purposes of ORS
441.100 to
441.153. A designee may also be
referred to as a Certified Ombudsman.
(6) "District Facilitator" means an individual
appointed by the Ombudsman to coordinate designee support activities and assist
in the coordination of all program activities at the area planning district level
including ongoing training, complaint investigation and back-up as well as other
liaison responsibilities.
(7) "Legal
Representative" means a legal guardian or person with a valid power of attorney
to act on behalf of another person.
(8) "Local Screening Committee" means a
committee established pursuant to ORS
441.131 to screen and recruit
designees and to perform such other program publicity and support functions as
authorized by the Ombudsman.
(9)
"Long Term Care Facility" means any licensed skilled nursing facility or
intermediate care facility as defined in rules adopted under ORS
442.015,adult foster care homes
with residents over 60 years of age and residential care facility as defined in
ORS 443.400.
(10) "Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman"
means the Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman and other paid professional staff of
the Ombudsman Program.
(11)
"Ombudsman" means the State Long Term Care Ombudsman.
(12) "Ombudsman Program" means the state agency
administered by the Ombudsman.
(13)
"Person in Charge" means the Administrator, the Assistant Administrator or
Director of Nursing of a long term care facility, or if none of those persons are
available, then the nursing staff person in charge.
(14) "Screening Committee Member" means an
individual who has been appointed by the Ombudsman to be a member of a local
screening committee.
(15) "Specified
Staff Person" means the first appropriate staff person, including
receptionist,the first management or professional employee or the designated
person in charge of a long term care facility.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 441
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