W. Va. Code R. § 64-94-2 - Definitions

2.1. Adult Day Care Facility - Any facility licensed as a medical adult day care center under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Medical Adult Day Care Center licensure, 64 CSR 2 or any day care program maintained and operated by a nursing home, hospital or other licensed health care facility.

2.2. Alzheimer's Disease - A progressive, neurodegenerative disease leading to loss of mental functions such as memory and learning characterized by a loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain. This disease is considered to be one of the most common forms of dementia.

2.3. Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Special Care Units and Programs - Any facility licensed as an Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia special care unit or program under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Medical Adult Day Care Center licensure, 64 CSR 85 or any Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia special care unit or program maintained and operated by a nursing home, hospital or other licensed health care facility.

2.4. Assisted Living Residence - Any facility licensed as an assisted living residence under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Assisted Living Residence licensure, 64 CSR 14.

2.5. Behavioral Health Centers - Any facility licensed as a behavioral health center under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Behavioral Health Center licensure, 64 CSR 11.

2.6. Dementia - A deterioration of intellectual function and other cognitive skills, leading to a decline in the ability to perform activities of daily living.

2.7. Director - The Director of the West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry or his or her designee.

2.8. Health care facility - Any hospital, nursing home, clinic, behavioral health center, adult medical day care facility, or other facility that provides health care or diagnostic services to individuals whether public or private.

2.9. Health care provider - Any physician, nurse, or other individual who provides medical, psychiatric, nursing, or other health care services of any kind to individuals.

2.10. Hospital - A facility licensed as a hospital under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Hospital Licensure, 64 CSR 12.

2.11. Medical Information - Data or other information regarding the history, examination, radiological or laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment, or other clinical care for a person examined or treated for a suspected or actual illness.

2.12. Nursing Home - Any facility licensed as a nursing home under WV Legislative Rule, Nursing Home Licensure, 64 CSR 13, or any extended care facility operated in conjunction with a hospital.

2.13. Related Disorders - Dementias associated with vascular disease, mixed dementia and other medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. These dementias also include senile dementia, presenile dementia, multi-infarct dementia, vascular dementia, alcoholic dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal dementia, and medical diagnoses with dementia.

2.14. Residential Care Community - Any facility licensed as a residential care community under WV Division of Health Legislative Rule, Residential Care Community licensure, 64 CSR 75.

2.15. Registry - West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry is a central information database concerning Alzheimer's disease and related disorders maintained by West Virginia University.

2.16. Board of Governors - West Virginia University Board of Governors.

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W. Va. Code R. § 64-94-2