Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-10-401

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section R9-10-401 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-401 and R9-10-101, the following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified:

1. "Administrator" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-446.

2. "Care plan" means a documented description of physical health services and behavioral health services expected to be provided to a resident, based on the resident's comprehensive assessment, that includes measurable objectives and the methods for meeting the objectives.

3. "Direct care" means medical services, nursing services, or social services provided to a resident.

4. "Director of nursing" means an individual who is responsible for the nursing services provided in a nursing care institution.

5. "Highest practicable" means a resident's optimal level of functioning and well-being based on the resident's current functional status and potential for improvement as determined by the resident's comprehensive assessment.

6. "Intermittent" means not on a regular basis.

7. "Nursing care institution services" means medical services, nursing services, behavioral care, health-related services, ancillary services, social services, and environmental services provided to a resident.

8. "Resident group" means residents or residents' family members who:

a. Plan and participate in resident activities, or

b. Meet to discuss nursing care institution issues and policies.

9. "Secured" means the use of a method, device, or structure that:

a. Prevents a resident from leaving an area of the nursing care institution's premises, or

b. Alerts a personnel member of a resident's departure from the nursing care institution.

10. "Social services" means assistance provided to or activities provided for a resident to maintain or improve the resident's physical, mental, and psychosocial capabilities.

11. "Total health condition" means a resident's overall physical and psychosocial well-being as determined by the resident's comprehensive assessment.

12. "Unnecessary drug" means a medication that is not required because:

a. There is no documented indication for a resident's use of the medication;

b. The medication is duplicative;

c. The medication is administered before determining whether the resident requires the medication; or

d. The resident has experienced an adverse reaction from the medication, indicating that the medication should be reduced or discontinued.

13. "Ventilator" means a device designed to provide, to a resident who is physically unable to breathe or who is breathing insufficiently, the mechanism of breathing by mechanically moving breathable air into and out of the resident's lungs.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-401

New Section R9-10-401 made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1583, effective 10/1/2019.