Okla. Admin. Code § 310:677-1-2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular includes the plural as necessary.
"Abuse" means the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment, with resulting physical harm, impairment or mental anguish. [63 O.S. § 1-1902(15) ]
"Certified medication aide" means a certified nurse aide who has passed a Department approved program for administering medications.
"Client" means an individual receiving services from a home care agency or employer.
"Clinical skills observer" means a registered nurse, qualified intellectual disability professional, licensed practical nurse, registered pharmacist or other qualified professional who has at least one (1) year experience and has successfully completed a Department approved clinical skills observer training program.
"Commissioner" or "Commissioner of Health" means the Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health, the chief executive officer of the Department.
"Deemed" means meeting specified requirements to qualify for other categories of nurse aide certification.
"Department" means the State Department of Health. [63 O.S. § 1-1902(8) ]
"Direct supervision" means a licensed nurse or other qualified individual actually observes a trainee performing tasks.
"Educational based program" means a nurse aide training and competency examination program sponsored by a State approved educational entity including, but not limited to, vocational technical schools, schools of higher learning or State certified educational facilities.
"Employer" means any of the following entities: facilities, agencies or programs including, but not limited to, nursing facilities, specialized facilities, residential care homes, adult day care centers, assisted living centers, or a nurse registry or a home care agency.
"Employer based program" means a nurse aide training and competency examination program sponsored by, or offered in, a nursing facility, a residential care home, an adult day care center, a home care agency, or a specialized facility.
"Entity" means the provider of a Department-approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program including but not limited to an employer based or an educational based program provider.
"Examination" means a competency examination that includes a written or oral portion and a clinical skills portion.
"Health related services" means those services provided to patients, clients, or residents that include but are not limited to the following: personal hygiene, transferring, range of motion, supervision or assistance in activities of daily living, basic nursing care such as taking temperature, pulse or respiration, positioning, incontinent care, identification of signs and symptoms of disease, and behavior management.
"ICF/IID" means an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
"Inservice education" means activities intended to assist the nurse aide to acquire, maintain, and/or increase competence in fulfilling the assigned responsibilities specific to the employer's expectations.
"Instructor" means a qualified professional who teaches in an approved training program.
"Licensed health professional" means a physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physical, speech, or occupational therapist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, licensed social worker or licensed registered dietician.
"Licensed nurse" means a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse that is currently licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
"Misappropriation of property" means the taking, misapplication, deprivation, transfer, or attempted transfer to any person not entitled to receive any property, real or personal, or anything of value belonging to or under the legal control of a resident or client without the effective consent of the resident or client or other appropriate legal authority, or the taking of any action contrary to any duty imposed by federal or state law prescribing conduct relating to the custody or disposition of a resident's/client's property.
"Mistreatment" means a negligent act or personal wrong against a resident or client which causes the resident or client actual physical pain, discomfort or mental anguish. This type of personal wrong does not necessarily have to present external or visible signs of existence but does not include actions which are unavoidable.
"Neglect" means failure to provide goods and/or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness. [63 O.S. §1-1902]
"Orientation" means the training for a particular job activity given to a new employee.
"Performance record" means a list of the major duties and skills to be learned in a nurse aide training program and the trainee's performance of each.
"Qualified professional" means an individual qualified to perform training and skills testing in an approved nurse aide training and competency program.
"Reciprocity" means the process that allows a certified nurse aide from another state to be listed in the Department's nurse aide registry.
"Reconsideration" means a process that allows an applicant to obtain reconsideration of an adverse decision on an application by submission of clarifying materials to the original decision-making body.
"Registry" means a Department maintained list of individuals who have successfully completed a nurse aide training and competency examination program or a competency examination program approved by the Department or who have been deemed or waived to meet the requirements.
"Specialized facility" means any home, establishment, or institution which offers or provides inpatient long-term care services on a twenty-four-hour basis to a limited category of persons requiring such services, including but not limited to a facility providing health or habilitation services for [individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities]. [63 O.S. §1-1902(11) ]
"Supervised practical training" means training in a laboratory or other setting in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge while performing tasks on an individual.
"Trainee" means an individual who is enrolled in and has begun, but has not completed, a nurse aide training program.
"Trainer" means a qualified person who teaches in a nurse aide training and competency examination program.
"Training and competency examination program" means a program approved by the Department to teach and evaluate individuals to work as a nurse aide.
"Waiver" means a process that allows an individual with acceptable qualifications to be placed in the Department's registry without meeting other required qualifications.
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