Utah Admin. Code R501-1-3 - Definitions
(1) In addition to the definitions outlined
in Section
26B-2-101 and Rule R380-600, the
following definitions apply to each rule under Title R501.
(2)
(a)
"Body Cavity Search" means a visual or manual inspection of the body cavity in
search of prohibited material.
(b)
"Body Cavity Search" does not mean an inspection of a client's mouth after
taking medication.
(3)
"Category" means the type of human service license described in Section
26B-2-101.
(4) "Chemical Restraint"
means any drug that is used to restrict an individual's freedom of movement for
discipline, convenience, or immediate safety and not required to treat the
individual's medical symptoms.
(5)
"Clinical" means treatment or services delivered by a mental health or medical
professional that is licensed by the Division of Professional
Licensing.
(6) "Compliant" means
adherence to governing rule and statute.
(7) "Confidential communication" means
communication between only the individuals referenced in Subsection
26B-2-123(6)
that does not allow for outside entities to have access to information
contained in the confidential exchange.
(8) "Conflict of Interest" means a situation
where a person is in a position to derive personal benefit from actions or
decisions made in their official capacity.
(9)
(a)
"Congregate Care Program" means the same as the term defined in Section
26B-2-101.
(b) "Congregate Care Program" does not mean a
residential program licensed to serve adults that is approved by the office to
serve a child for a limited time.
(10) "Direct Care Staff" means staff working
directly with clients.
(11) "Direct
Supervision" means in close physical proximity and actively supervising clients
with the ability to immediately respond as necessary.
(12) "Education Entitled Children" means the
same as the term is defined in Section
26B-2-116.
(13) "Licensee" means an individual or a
human services program licensed by the office.
(14) "Mechanical Restraint" means the use of
a device, material or equipment attached to or adjacent to a person's body that
restricts freedom of movement and normal access to the body.
(15) "Medication-Assisted Treatment" means
the use of medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat
substance use disorders or prevent opioid overdose.
(16) "On duty" means individuals counted in
supervision ratios and charged with supervising clients as a primary job
requirement.
(17) "Parent program"
means an applicant or licensee owning or directing multiple sites under the
same general administrative organization.
(18) "Person" means:
(a) an individual;
(b) an association;
(c) an institution;
(d) a corporation;
(e) a company;
(f) a trust;
(g) a limited liability company;
(h) a partnership;
(i) a political subdivision;
(j) a government office, department,
division, bureau, or other body of government; and
(k) any other organization or
entity.
(19) "Program
director" means an individual responsible for day-to-day operations of a
program.
(20) "Residential program"
means a program providing overnight care and includes the following license
categories:
(a) recovery residence;
(b) residential support;
(c) residential treatment;
(d) outdoor youth;
(e) therapeutic school; and
(f) social detoxification.
(21)
(a) "Restraint" means physically restricting
a client's freedom of movement, physical activity, or normal access to their
body; and includes passive, chemical and mechanical restraint used as a last
resort as a means to prevent harm to self or others.
(b) "Restraint" does not mean an escort used
to lead, guide, or direct a client.
(22) "Seclusion" means, except for medically
approved quarantine, the involuntary confinement of an individual in an area:
(a) away from the individual's peers;
and
(b) in a manner that physically
prevents the individual from leaving the room or area.
(23) "Settings Final Rule" means 42 CFR Parts
430, 431, 435, 436, 440, 441, and 447 that impacts Medicaid funding in
residential settings that serve elderly and disabled populations.
(24) "Significant criminal activity" means
any unlawful activity by or against any of the licensee's clients or on duty
staff members that poses a serious threat to their health, safety, or
well-being including:
(a) any criminal
activity that involves law enforcement;
(b) illegal physical or sexual misconduct or
assault;
(c) riot;
(d) suspected fraud; and
(e) suspected exploitation.
(25) "Significant medical
emergency" means an acute injury or illness posing an immediate risk to a
person's life or health or requires emergency medical care.
(26) "Site" means a human services program
identified by a single geographic location and linked to the parent program, if
one exists.
(27) "Staff" means an
individual who is associated with a licensee.
(28) "Strip search" means requiring a client
to undress down to undergarments or complete nudity in view of another
person.
(29) "Telehealth" means the
use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers
and mobile devices, to remotely access behavioral or health care
services.
(30) "Trauma-informed"
means overall practices that promote environments of healing and recovery
rather than practices and services that may inadvertently
re-traumatize.
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