Utah Admin. Code R590-148-4 - Policy Definitions

A policy may not use the terms in this section unless the terms are defined and comply with Section R590-148-3 and this section.

(1) "Activities of daily living" means bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring.

(2) "Acute condition" means an individual is medically unstable and requires frequent monitoring by a medical professional, such as a physician or registered nurse, to maintain their health status.

(3)

(a) "Adult day care" means a facility licensed and operating within the scope of the license.

(b) An adult day care facility may not be defined more restrictively than a program, for three or more individuals, of social and health-related services provided during the day in a community group setting to support frail, impaired, elderly, or other disabled adults who can benefit from care in a group setting outside the home.

(4) "Bathing" means washing oneself:

(a) by sponge bath; or

(b) in either a tub or shower, including the task of getting into or out of the tub or shower.

(5) "Cognitive impairment" means a deficiency in a person's:

(a) short-term or long-term memory;

(b) orientation as to person, place, and time;

(c) deductive or abstract reasoning; or

(d) safety awareness judgment.

(6) "Continence" means the ability to maintain control of bowel and bladder function or, when unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function, the ability to perform associated personal hygiene, including caring for catheter or colostomy bag.

(7) "Dressing" means putting on and taking off all items of clothing and any necessary braces, fasteners, or artificial limbs.

(8) "Eating" means feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle, such as a plate, cup, or table, or by a feeding tube or intravenously.

(9) "Hands-on assistance" means physical assistance, whether minimal, moderate, or maximal, without which the individual would not be able to perform the activity of daily living.

(10)

(a) "Home health care services" means medical and nonmedical services provided to an ill, disabled, or infirm individual in the individual's residence.

(b) "Home health care services" may include homemaker services, assistance with activities of daily living, and respite care services.

(11) "Mental or nervous disorder" means, and may not be defined more restrictively than, a neurosis, psychoneurosis, psychopathy, psychosis, or other mental or emotional disease or disorder that does not have a demonstrable organic cause.

(12) "Personal care" means hands-on services to assist an individual with activities of daily living.

(13) "Skilled nursing care," "intermediate care," "personal care," "home care," "assisted living care," and any other service shall be defined in relation to the level of skill required, the nature of the care, and the setting where the care is delivered.

(14)

(a) "Skilled nursing facility," "extended care facility," "intermediate care facility," "convalescent nursing home," "personal care facility," "home care agency," and any other provider of services shall be defined in relation to the services and facilities required to be available and the licensure, certification, registration, or degree status of those providing or supervising the services.

(b) When the definition requires the provider to be appropriately licensed, certified, or registered, it shall also state what requirements a provider must meet in lieu of licensure, certification, or registration when the state where the service is to be furnished does not require a provider of these services to be licensed, certified, or registered, or when the state licenses, certifies, or registers the provider of services under another name.

(15) "Toileting" means getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.

(16) "Transferring" means moving into or out of a bed, chair, or wheelchair.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R590-148-4

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-21, effective 10/22/2024