Utah Admin. Code R432-300-4 - Definitions
(1) Section
R432-1-3 and the following
additionally apply.
(2)
Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) refers to certification
issued after completion of an in-person course to include skills testing and
with a licensed instructor.
(3)
"Dependent" means a person who meets one of the following criteria:
(a) requires inpatient hospital or 24-hour
continual nursing care that will last longer than 15 calendar days after the
day that the nursing care is ordered; or
(b) cannot evacuate from the facility without
the physical assistance of two persons.
(4) "Health care setting" means a health care
facility or agency, either public or private, that is involved in the provision
or delivery of nursing care.
(5)
"Licensed health care professional" means a registered nurse, physician
assistant, advanced practice nurse, or physician licensed by the Utah
Department of Commerce who has education and experience to assess and evaluate
the health care needs of a resident.
(6) "Owner or licensee" means a licensed
nurse who resides in the facility and provides daily direct care during daytime
hours to residents in the facility A licensee is not a sporadic shift worker in
the facility.
(7)
"Semi-independent" means a person who is:
(a)
physically disabled, but able to direct their own care; or
(b) cognitively impaired or physically
disabled, but able to evacuate from the facility with the physical assistance
of one person.
(8)
"Significant change" means a major change in a resident's status that is not
self-limiting, impacts more than one area of the resident's health status, and
requires interdisciplinary review or revision of the service plan.
(9) "Small Health Care Facility - Type N" is
also referred to as a Type N facility and means a home or a residence occupied
by the licensee that provides protected living arrangements plus nursing care
and services on a daily basis for two to three individuals unrelated to the
licensee.
Notes
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