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 speci- fied:

1.        “Administrator” has the meaning 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 compre- hensive 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 responsi- ble for the nursing services provided in a nursing care institution.

5.        “Full-time” means 40 hours or more every consecutive seven calendar days.

6.        “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 deter- mined by the resident's comprehensive assessment.

7.        “Interdisciplinary team” means a group of individuals consisting of a resident's attending physician, a registered nurse responsible for the resident, and other individuals as determined  in  the  resident's  comprehensive assess- ment.

8.        “Intermittent” means not on a regular basis.

9.        “Nursing care institution services” means medical ser- vices, nursing services, health-related services, ancillary services, social services, and environmental services pro- vided to a resident.

10.     “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.

11.     “Secured” means the use of a method, device, or structure that:

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

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

12.     “Social services” means assistance provided to or activi- ties provided for a resident to maintain or improve the resident's physical, mental, and psychosocial capabilities.

13.     “Total health condition” means a resident's overall physi- cal and psychosocial well-being as determined by the res- ident's comprehensive assessment.

14.     “Unnecessary drug” means a medication that is not required because:

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

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.

15.     “Ventilator” means a device designed to provide, to a res- ident 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.

Historical Note

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 19 A.A.R. 3334, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).