Utah Admin. Code R432-150-3 - Definitions

(1) The definitions found in Rules R432-1 and R380-600 apply to this rule. Additionally:
(2) "Adult day care" means nonresidential care and supervision for at least four, but less than 24 hours, a day, that meets the needs of functionally impaired adults through a comprehensive program that provides a variety of health, social, recreational, and related support services in a protective setting.
(3) "Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)" refers to certification issued after completion of an in-person course, to include skills testing and evaluation on-site with a licensed instructor.
(4) "Chemical restraint" means any medication administered to a resident to control or restrict the resident's physical, emotional, behavioral functioning for the convenience of staff, punishment, discipline, or as a substitute for direct resident care.
(5) "Dining assistant" means an individual unrelated to a resident who meets the training requirements outlined in this rule to assist a resident with eating and drinking.
(6) "Governing body" means the board of trustees, owner, and individuals designated by the owner with the legal authority and ultimate responsibility for the management, control, conduct, and functioning of the health care facility or agency.
(7) "Intermediate care" means a level of care that provides 24-hour inpatient care to each resident who needs licensed supervision and supportive care but does not require continuous nursing care.
(8) "Medically-related social services" means assistance provided by the licensed social worker to maintain or improve each resident's ability to control everyday physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.
(9) "Monitoring device" means the same as defined in Section 26B-2-236.
(10) "Nurse aide" means any individual, other than an individual licensed in another category, providing nursing or nurse related services to a resident in a nursing care facility. This definition does not include an individual who volunteers to provide such services without pay.
(11) "Nursing staff" means nurse aides that are in the process of becoming certified, certified nurse aides, and those individuals that are licensed, including licensed practical nurses and registered nurses, to provide nursing care in Utah.
(12) "OL" means the Office of Licensing in the Division of Licensing and Background Checks under the Department of Health and Human Services.
(13) "Palatable" means food that has a pleasant and agreeable taste and is acceptable to eat.
(14) "Physical restraint" means any physical method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the resident cannot easily remove and restricts the resident's freedom of movement or normal access to their body.
(15) "Pre-admission screening resident review" is a preliminary assessment completed for each individual before admission to a Medicaid-certified nursing facility to determine whether an individual might have a mental illness or intellectual disability.
(16) "Respite" means to provide intermittent, time-limited care to give primary caretakers relief from the demands of caring for a person.
(17) "Resident care conference" means a review of the resident's care plan by an interdisciplinary team comprised of representatives of disciplines based on the resident's needs.
(18) "Responsible person" means the same as defined in Rule R432-1.
(19) "Secure memory care unit" means a nursing care unit with a controlled egress locking system to ensure a resident in cognitive decline, including dementia or Alzheimer's Disease, is prevented from wandering away or getting lost.
(20) "Significant change" means a major change in a resident's status that impacts more than one area of the resident's health status.
(21) "Skilled level of nursing care" means a level of care that provides 24-hour inpatient care to a resident who needs licensed nursing supervision; by licensed health care personnel who closely supervise or perform the prescribed services.
(22) "Therapeutic leave" means leave pertaining to planned medical treatment that is implemented to meet an objective that is specified in the individual care plan.
(23) "Unnecessary drug" means any drug used:
(a) excessive in dose;
(b) for any combination of these reasons;
(c) for excessive duration;
(d) in the presence of adverse consequences that show the dose should be reduced or discontinued;
(e) without indications for its use; or
(f) without monitoring.

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Utah Admin. Code R432-150-3
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/12/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-05, effective 2/18/2025

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