Or. Admin. Code § 411-065-0005 - Definitions
(1) "Activities of
Daily Living (ADL)" means activities usually performed in the course of a
normal day in an individual's life, such as eating, dressing, bathing and
personal hygiene, mobility, bowel and bladder control, and behavior.
(2) "Area Agency on Aging (AAA)" means the
Department of Human Services (DHS) designated agency charged with the
responsibility to provide a comprehensive and coordinated system of services to
seniors or people with disabilities in a planning and service area. For
purposes of these rules, the term Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is inclusive of
both Type A and Type B Area Agencies on Aging as defined in ORS
410.040 through
410.300.
(3) "Brain Injury" means sudden onset of a
neurological disorder secondary to disease or trauma.
(4) "Client or Resident" means an individual
for whom payment is made under Oregon's Title XIX.
(5) "Change of Ownership" means a change in
the individual or organization responsible for operating the program. Events
which change ownership include but are not limited to the following:
(a) The form of the legal organization of the
owner is changed (e.g., sole proprietor forms a partnership or corporation; a
corporation or partnership dissolves);
(b) The title of the organization is
transferred to another party;
(c)
The facility which is the site of the specialized services program has its
license or its lease terminated; or
(d) The facility which is the site of the
specialized services program terminates its contract for specialized services
with the provider.
(6)
"Cost Effective" means a comparison between service costs to the target group
absent the specialized services and the service costs to the target group with
the specialized services in relation to the goal of helping the members of the
target group attain more independent living. Cost comparisons should include
short-term and long-term costs and benefits, and the difference, if any,
between local costs and average statewide costs for providing comparable
services.
(7) "Department" means
the Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities
(SPD).
(8) "Provider" means an
organization or individual who contracts with the Department to coordinate and
implement the specialized services.
(9) "Service Plan" means the observation,
assessment, care planning and documentation of the client's physical, cognitive
and psycho-social needs, and the supervision, coordination and documentation of
the services provided to meet those needs.
(10) "Special Approval" means approval given
by the Department and the local AAA to a provider offering specialized services
that meet the intent of these rules. The approval is granted only to a specific
location and provider and is not transferable.
(11) "Specialized Services" means
identifiable services designed to meet the needs of persons in specific target
groups which exist as the result of a problem, condition or dysfunction
resulting from a physical disability or a behavioral disorder and require more
than basic services of other established programs. These services will be
directed toward helping the residents toward more independent living.
(12) "Target Group" means any group of
persons with similar needs based on specific and identified disabilities of
brain injury, brain injury quadriplegic, brain injury paraplegic, or
quadriplegic, who are eligible for a live-in attendant, and who need
restorative care that cannot be provided in existing services in Residential
Care Facilities, Adult Foster Homes, or other Community Based Care
Settings.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 410.070
Stats. Implemented: ORS 410.070
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