Section 20-10-1902 - DefinitionsAs used in this subchapter:
(1) "Deficiency" means a violation or alleged violation by a long-term care facility of applicable state or federal laws, rules, or regulations governing the operation or licensure of a long-term care facility;(2) "Deficiency tag number" means an alphanumeric designation of a deficiency by the Office of Long-Term Care that denotes the applicable state or federal rule, regulation, or law allegedly violated and that is used on the statement of deficiencies;(3)(A) "Impartial decision maker" means an individual employed by a state agency to conduct an informal dispute resolution hearing for the agency.(B) "Impartial decision maker" does not include an individual who is presently or has been within the previous twenty-four (24) months actively involved in any survey process under the Department of Human Services;(4) "Informal dispute resolution" means a nonjudicial process or forum before an impartial decision maker that provides a long-term care facility cited for deficiency with the opportunity to dispute a citation for deficiency;(5) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as under § 20-10-213;(6) "Party" means a long-term care facility requesting an informal dispute resolution hearing or the office, or both;(7) "State survey agency" means the office, which is the federally designated state entity that performs Medicaid and Medicare surveys and inspections of Arkansas long-term care facilities; and(8)(A) "Statement of deficiencies" means a statement prepared by the office citing the applicable state or federal laws, rules, or regulations violated by a long-term care facility and the facts supporting the citation.(B) A statement of deficiencies may also be referred to as a "2567".Acts 2003, No. 1108, § 1; 2011, No. 1144, § 1.