Unless the context dictates otherwise, the following
definitions, and those in OAR
410-170-0020, apply to OAR
chapter 413, division 095.
(1) "Absent
day" means a calendar day:
(a) Either the BRS
client is:
(A) Enrolled but not physically
present in the BRS provider's program and is not on a transitional visit,
or
(B) The BRS client is on a
transitional visit and present at 11:59 p.m. at a hosting placement that is a
BRS contractor or provider;
(b) The Department's placement plan is to
return the BRS client to the sending BRS provider; and
(c) Where the BRS contractor or BRS provider
obtains authorization from the contract administrator to bill the calendar day
as an absent day.
(2)
"Accreditation" means:
(a) An endorsement
certifying that the BRS program meets all of the rigorous guidelines for
service and quality established by any of the following entities:
(A) The Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF),
(B) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), or
(C) The Council on Accreditation (COA),
or
(D) An independent, not for
profit accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
(b) A
provisional endorsement issued by one of the entities in paragraphs
(a)(A)-(a)(D) of this rule and conditionally approved by the Department for a
period not to exceed 270 days from the date the provisional endorsement is
issued.
(3)
"Babysitting" means the provision of temporary, occasional care for a BRS
client by an individual 18 years of age or older that is:
(a) Ten consecutive hours or less;
and
(b) Not overnight
care.
(4) "Evidence
Based" means an approach to medicine, education, and other disciplines that
emphasizes the practical application of the findings of the best available
current research.
(5) "Fictive
kin" has the same meaning as kith and means an individual who is not related to
the BRS clientby blood, adoption or marriage but has an emotionally significant
relationship with the BRS client that has the characteristics
of a family relationship.
(6)
"Hosting placement" means the BRS contractor, BRS provider or foster home where
the transitional visit is taking place.
(7) "QRTP Assessment"means an assessment of
the strengths and needs of a BRS client or a child by a Qualified Individual
using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths tool in combination with a
review of clinical documentation to determine the most effective and
appropriate level of care for the BRS client or child.
(8) "Proctor foster home" means a foster home
certified by a child-caring agency under ORS
418.248 that is not subject to
ORS 418.625 to
418.645.
(9) "Qualified Individual" means an
individual:
(a) Who is a trained professional
or licensed clinician;
(b) Who is
not an employee of the Department or of the Authority; and
(c) Who is not connected to, or affiliated
with, any placement setting in which BRS clients are placed by the Department.
(10) "Sending
placement" means the BRS contractor or BRS provider where the BRS client is
currently enrolled while the BRS client is on a transitional visit.
(11) "Transitional visit" means an overnight
visit by the BRS client to a hosting placement for the purpose of facilitating
the BRS client's transition during the last 90 days of placement.
