048-18 Wyo. Code R. § 18-4

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 18-4 - Definitions

(a) "Acceptable plan of correction" means an Office of Health Quality, Planning and Program Evaluation (Office of Health Quality) approved plan to correct the deficiencies identified through a survey. The plan of correction shall be a written document and must contain who is responsible for correction, what was done to correct the problem, who will monitor to ensure that the situation does not develop again, and must contain a timely date for completion of the correction.

(b) "Administrator" is the person in charge of the operation of the facility twenty-four hours per day and is:

  • (i) A physician,
  • (ii) A dialysis nurse, or
  • (iii) An individual with a bachelors degree and one year experience in health service administration, preferably in a renal dialysis center.

(c) "Central Registry" means the registry operated by the Wyoming Department of Family Services pursuant to W.S. § 14-3-213, which indexes perpetrators of child abuse or neglect and abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of disabled adults.

(d) "Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)" means the clinical laboratories approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration as required by 42 CFR Part 493, Section 1861(e) and (j), the sentence following Section 1861(s)(13), and 1902(a)(9) of the Social Security Act and Section 353 of the Public Health Service Act.

(e) "Dialysis" is a process by which dissolved substances are removed from a patients body by diffusion from one fluid compartment to another across a semipermeable membrane. The two types of dialysis that are currently in common use are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

(f) "Dialysis nurse" is a Registered Nurse who has had at least six (6) months of experience working in a renal dialysis center.

(g) "Dialysis technician" is a person who has successfully completed a core curriculum consisting of didactic and clinical classes in:

  • (i) Understanding the person with renal failure,
  • (ii) Principles of dialysis,
  • (iii) Hemodialysis devices,
  • (iv) Hemodialysis procedures,
  • (v) Dialyzer reprocessing,
  • (vi) Water treatment, and
  • (vii) Infection Control

(h) "Dietitian" means a person who is registered by the American Dietetic Association and provides nutritional and dietary consultation services.

(i) "Fidelity bond" means a contract of fidelity insurance. One agrees to insure another against loss arising from the want of honesty, integrity or fidelity of an employee of the renal dialysis center.

(j) "Licensed Practical Nurse" is a graduate of an approved school of practical or vocational nursing who is currently licensed to practice as a licensed practical nurse by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.

(k) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in Wyoming by the Wyoming Board of Medicine.

(l) "Renal Dialysis Center" means a freestanding facility for the treatment of kidney diseases.

(m) "Registered Nurse" is a graduate of an approved school of professional nursing, who is currently licensed to practice as a registered nurse by the Wyoming Board of Nursing.

(n) "Social Worker" is a person who has graduated with a masters degree from a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

048-18 Wyo. Code R. § 18-4