16 Del. Admin. Code § 3310-2.0
"Abuse" means the term as defined in 16 Del.C. Ch. 11.
"Authorized Representative" means the person, on behalf of an individual without decision-making capacity, who has the highest priority to act for the individual under law, and who has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the individual. The individual's authorized representative could be a person designated by an individual under an advance health-care directive, an agent under a medical durable power of attorney for health-care decisions or financial decisions, a guardian of the person appointed pursuant to 12 Del.C. Chs. 39 and 39A, in accordance with the authority granted by the appointing court, a surrogate appointed under 16 Del.C. Ch. 25, a person designated by an individual pursuant to 16 Del.C. Ch. 94A, or an individual who is otherwise authorized under applicable law to make the decisions on the individual's behalf, if the individual lacks decision-making capacity.
"Aversive Interventions" means those interventions intended to inflict pain, discomfort and/or social humiliation or any intervention as perceived by the individual to inflict pain, discomfort or social humiliation in order to reduce behavior. Examples of aversive interventions include, but are not limited to, electric skin shock, liquid spray to one's face and strong, non-preferred taste applied to the mouth. (National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) Research Committee-11/11/2014)
"Choice" means the process by which people make selections from an array of options.
"DDDS" means the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
"Department" means the Department of Health and Social Services.
"DHCQ" means the Division of Health Care Quality.
"Financial Exploitation" means the term as defined in 16 Del.C. Chapter 11.
"Incident" means an unexpected and usually unpleasant occurrence that interrupts normal procedure or functioning.
"Individual" means a person living in a neighborhood home in the community who receives authorized services and/or supports through the DDDS.
"Mistreatment" means the term as defined in 16 Del.C. Chapter 11.
"Neglect" means the term as defined in 16 Del.C. Chapter 11.
"Neighborhood Home" means a residence for no more than five (5) individuals that is fully integrated in the community, not on the grounds of an institution, has shared common living areas and is where the individual chooses to live. These homes offer 24 hour supports to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
"Person Centered Plan" means the Life Span Plan or other plan approved by DDDS. This plan includes the following elements: people chosen by the individual; cultural considerations; plain language; strategies for solving disagreements; informed choices to the individual regarding services and supports that the individual receives and from whom; and a method to request updates.
"Provider" means an entity that has been authorized and approved in accordance with the standards of DDDS to provide services to meet the specialized needs of individuals' with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"Reportable Incident" means an occurrence, event or suspicion of same which must be reported immediately to the DDDS and within 8 hours to the DHCQ.
"Rights Complaint" means an allegation that an individual's rights have been violated.
"Safety" means the absence of recognizable hazards in the design, construction and maintenance of any component of the physical environment including equipment and the establishment of procedures to evaluate and to reduce risks of physical harm.
"Sanitation" means the promotion of hygiene and prevention of disease by the maintenance of uncontaminated conditions.
"Support" means those methods designed to help an individual achieve a meaningful life and to function to his/her fullest capacity.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 3310-2.0