In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 36-401
and 36-551 and
R9-10-101, the
following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified:
1. "Active treatment" means rehabilitative
services and habilitation services provided to a resident to address the
resident's developmental disability and, if applicable, medical
condition.
2. "Acuity" means a
resident's need for medical services, nursing services, rehabilitative
services, or habilitation services based on the patient's medical condition or
developmental disability.
3.
"Acuity plan" means a method for establishing requirements for nursing
personnel or therapists by unit based on a resident's acuity.
4. "Advocate" means an individual who:
a. Assists a resident or the resident's
representative to make the resident's wants and needs known,
b. Recommends a course of action to address
the resident's wants and needs, and
c. Supports the resident or the resident's
representative in addressing the resident's wants and needs.
5. "Assistive device" means a
piece of equipment or mechanism that is designed to enable an individual to
better carry out activities of daily living.
6. "Dental services" means activities,
methods, and procedures included in the practice of dentistry, as described in
A.R.S § 321202.
7. "Developmental disability"
means the same as in A.R.S. §
36-551.
8.
7.
"Direct care" means medical services, nursing services, rehabilitation
services, or habilitation services provided to a resident.
9. "Habilitation services" means
activities provided to an individual to assist the individual with
habilitation, as defined in A.R.S. §
36-551.
10.
8.
"Inappropriate behavior" means actions by a resident that may:
a. Put the resident at risk for physical
illness or injury,
b. Significantly
interfere with the resident's care,
c. Significantly interfere with the
resident's ability to participate in activities or social
interactions,
d. Put other
residents or personnel members at significant risk for physical
injury,
e. Significantly intrude on
another resident's privacy, or
f.
Significantly disrupt care for another resident.
11. "Individual program plan"
means the same as in A.R.S. §
36-551.
12.
9.
"Medical care plan" means a documented guide for providing medical services and
nursing services to a resident requiring continuous nursing services that
includes measurable objectives and the methods for meeting the objectives.
13. "Nursing care institution
administrator" means an individual licensed according to A.R.S. Title 36,
Chapter 4, Article 6.
14.
10. "Nursing care
plan" means a documented guide for providing intermittent nursing services to a
resident that includes measurable objectives and the methods for meeting the
objectives.
15.
11. "Outing" means a social or recreational activity
or habilitation services that:
a. Occur away
from the premises, and
b. May be
part of a resident's individual program plan.
16.
12.
"Qualified intellectual disabilities professional" means one of the following
who has at least one year of experience working directly with individuals who
have developmental disabilities:
a. A
physician;
b. A registered
nurse;
c. A physical
therapist;
d. An occupational
therapist;
e. A psychologist, as
defined in A.R.S. §
32-2061;
f. A speech-language pathologist;
g. An audiologist, as defined in A.R.S.
§
36-1901;
h. A registered dietitian, as
defined in A.R.S. §
36-416;
i. A licensed clinical social worker under
A.R.S. §
32-3293;
or
j. A nursing care institution
administrator.
17.
13. "Resident's
representative" has the same meaning as "responsible person" in A.R.S. §
36-551.
Notes
Ariz. Admin.
Code §
R9-10-501
Adopted as an emergency
effective October 26, 1988, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026,
valid for only 90 days (Supp. 88-4). Emergency expired. Readopted without
change as an emergency effective January 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026,
valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-1). Emergency expired. Readopted without
change as an emergency effective April 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026,
valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-2). Emergency expired. Readopted without
change as an emergency effective July 31, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1026,
valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-3). Emergency expired. Permanent rules adopted
with changes effective October 30, 1989 (Supp. 89-4). Section repealed, new
Section adopted effective April 4, 1994 (Supp. 94-2). Amended by exempt
rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended
by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Adopted by final
rulemaking at
25
A.A.R. 1222, effective 4/25/2019. Amended by exempt rulemaking at
26
A.A.R. 72, effective 1/1/2020. Amended by final exempt rulemaking at
28
A.A.R. 927, effective 4/15/2022.