048-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-4 - Definitions
(a) "Abuse" means any physical or mental
injury or sexual assault inflicted on a resident.
(b) "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of
age or older.
(c) "Boarding Home"
means a dwelling or rooming house operated by any person, firm or corporation
engaged in the business of operating a home for the purpose of letting rooms
for rent and providing meals and personal care, but not nursing care, for
persons not related to the owner.
(d) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the
Director, Department of Health per W.S. §
9-2-101(e), or the
designated licensure representative.
(e) "Complaint Investigations" means those
investigations required to be performed by the Long Term Care Ombudsman per
W.S. §
9-2-1301 through §
9-2-1309.
(f) "LSC" means NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as
promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health, Construction Rules for Health
Facilities, Chapter III.
(g)
"Licensing Division" means the Department of Health, Office of Health Quality,
Planning and Program Evaluation.
(h) "Neglect" means failure to provide care
necessary to insure the health, safety, and well-being of a resident; failure
to make reasonable effort to discover what care is necessary for the well-being
of a resident; or failure to provide a safe and sanitary environment (whether
intentional, careless, or due to inadequate experience, training, or
skill.
(i) "HACCP" means the Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point.
(j) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection
Association.
(k) "Ombudsman" means
the Long Term Care Ombudsman as established in W.S. §
9-2-1301 through
9-2-1309.
(l) "Manager or Operator" means the person
responsible for the overall operation of the boarding home.
(m) "Resident Services" means those services
a boarding home provides for each resident which include, but are not limited
to:
(i) Meals;
(ii) Housekeeping and laundry
services;
(iii) Supervision of self
administration of medications; and
(iv) A safe and sanitary living
environment.
(n)
"Program Administration" means the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Department of Health as developed by the Program Division for the day-to-day
operation of Boarding Homes per W.S. §
9-2-1208.
(o) "Program Division" means the Department
of Health, Division of Aging.
(p)
"Resident" means a person 18 years or older, unrelated to the provider, who
provides compensation for residing in the boarding home.
(q) "Survey Division" means the Department of
Health, Office of Health Quality, Planning and Program Evaluation.
Notes
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