Utah Admin. Code R590-285-4 - Policy and Certificate Definitions
A policy or certificate may not use the terms set forth in this section unless the terms are defined and comply with 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 a 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 by sponge
bath, 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 a catheter
or a 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,
that without the assistance the individual would not be able to perform the
activity of daily living.
(10)
(a) "Home care services" means medical and
nonmedical services provided to an ill, disabled, or infirm person in the
person's residence.
(b) "Home care
services" may include homemaker services, assistance with activities of daily
living, and respite care services.
(11) "Personal care" means the provision of
hands-on services to assist an individual with activities of daily
living.
(12) "Skilled nursing
care," "personal care," "home care," "specialized care," "assisted living
care," and other services shall be defined in relation to the level of skill
required, the nature of the care, and the setting in which care must be
delivered.
(13)
(a) "Skilled nursing facility," "extended
care facility," "convalescent nursing home," "personal care facility,"
"specialized care providers," "assisted living facility," "home care agency,"
and all other providers 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 that the provider 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 in which 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.
(14) "Toileting" means getting to and from
the toilet, getting on and off the toilet, and performing associated personal
hygiene.
(15) "Transferring" means
moving into or out of a bed, chair, or wheelchair.
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