Or. Admin. Code § 411-435-0020

Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025

Section 411-435-0020 - Definitions and Acronyms

In addition to the following definitions, OAR 411-317-0000 includes general definitions for words and terms frequently used in OAR chapter 411, division 435. If a word or term is defined differently in OAR 411-317-0000, the definition in this rule applies.

(1) "ADL" means "Activities of Daily Living" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(2) "Ancillary Services" means the array of services described in these rules that may be authorized as stand-alone services, separate from attendant care, relief care, and skills training, and the rate paid to a residential program or a foster care provider.

(3) "Assistive Devices" means the items that increase an individual's ability to perform an ADL, IADL, or health-related task, or to communicate. Assistive devices are provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(4) "Assistive Technology" means the items that provide support for an individual to reduce or replace the need for direct intervention, or to maximize independence. Assistive technology is provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(5) "CDDP" means "Community Developmental Disabilities Program" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(6) "Chore Services" means the deep cleaning services that restore a hazardous or unsanitary situation in an individual's home to a sanitary, safe environment. Chore services are provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(7) "CIIS" means "Children's Intensive In-Home Services" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(8) "Community Nursing Services" means the nursing services that focus on an individual's chronic and ongoing health and safety needs. Community nursing services are provided according to OAR 411-435-0050, OAR chapter 411, division 048, and the rules for the Oregon State Board of Nursing in OAR chapter 851.

(9) "Community Transportation" means the ancillary service that enables an individual to gain access to community-based state plan and waiver services, activities, and resources, not medical in nature. Community transportation is provided in the area surrounding the home of the individual commonly used by people in the same area to obtain ordinary goods and services. Community transportation is provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(10) "Cost Effective" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(11) "Environmental Modifications" means the physical adaptations to the interior of an individual's home that are related to an ADL, IADL, or health-related task, or maximize independence around the home. Environmental modifications are provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(12) "Environmental Safety Modifications" means the physical adaptations to the exterior of an individual's home to ensure the individual's health, welfare, and safety, or maximize independence around the home. Environmental safety modifications are provided according to OAR 411-435-0060.

(13) "Expenditure Guidelines" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(14) "Family Member" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(15) "Family Support Funds" is defined in OAR 411-305-0205.

(16) "Family Training" means the training, education, or instruction for an individual's unpaid family member to increase the family member's capacity to understand the individual's disability, care for the individual, or support the individual at home. Family training is provided according to OAR 411-435-0060.

(17) "Healthier Oregon" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(18) "HSD Medical Programs" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(19) "IADL" means "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(20) "Independence" is defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(21) "Individual-Directed Goods and Services" means the services, equipment, or supplies, not otherwise provided through other waiver or state plan services, that address an identified need in an ISP. Individual-directed goods and services may include services, equipment, or supplies that maintain a child in the community. Individual-directed goods and services are provided according to OAR 411-435-0070.

(22) "ISP" means "Individual Support Plan" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(23) "Natural Supports" means the unpaid resources and unpaid supports, such as relatives, friends, neighbors, and community resources, who are willing to voluntarily provide services to an individual, and that the individual is willing to accept.

(24) "OSIPM" means "Oregon Supplemental Income Program-Medical" as defined in OAR 411-317-0000.

(25) "Scope of Work" means the written statement of all proposed work requirements for an environmental modification or environmental safety modification.

(26) "Specialized Medical Supplies" means supplies of direct medical or remedial benefit to an individual that are not available through the state plan or a third-party payer. Specialized medical supplies are provided according to OAR 411-435-0060.

(27) "These Rules" mean the rules in OAR chapter 411, division 435.

(28) "Third-Party Payer" means a medical or financial resource that, under law, is liable to pay for medical services and items for an individual.

(29) "Transition Costs" means the costs, such as deposits, first month's rent and utilities, bedding, basic kitchen supplies, and other necessities, required for an individual to transition to a community-based home from the state hospital, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility. Transition costs are provided according to OAR 411-435-0050.

(30) "Vehicle Modifications" means the service that provides for the adaptations or alterations made to a vehicle that is the primary means of transportation for an individual in order to accommodate the individual's service needs. Vehicle modifications are provided according to OAR 411-435-0060.

Or. Admin. Code § 411-435-0020

APD 20-2016, f. & cert. ef. 6/29/2016; APD 36-2016(Temp), f. 8-31-16, cert. ef. 9-1-16 thru 2-27-17; APD 6-2017, f. 2-21-17, cert. ef. 2/28/2017; APD 47-2019, amend filed 10/29/2019, effective 11/1/2019; APD 59-2022, amend filed 12/23/2022, effective 12/27/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 427.104 & 430.662

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 427.007, 427.104, 430.215, 430.610 & 430.662