048-14 Wyo. Code R. §§ 14-4 - Definitions

(a) "Administrator" is the person in charge of the operation of the facility twenty-four hours per day; and is:

(i) A Physician,

(ii) A Mid-level Practitioner,

(iii) A registered nurse, or

(iv) aAn individual with training and experience in health service adminis-tration.

(b) "Central Registry" means the registry operated by the Wyoming Department of Family Services pursuant to Wyoming Statute § 14-3-213, which indexes perpetrators of child abuse or neglect and abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of disabled adults. The registry information is available by calling 307-777-5366.

(c) "Certified Nurse Aide" means a person who has successfully completed Wyoming Board of Nursing training program and competency evaluation.

(d) "Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)" means the clinical laboratories approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration as required by 42 CFR Part 493, Section 1861(e) and (j), the sentence following section 1861(s)(13), and 1902(a)(9) of the Social Security Act and Section 353 of the Public Health Service Act.

(e) "Collaborative Practice" means the implementation of the formal written plan that outlines procedures for consultation and collaboration with other health care professionals, e.g., licensed physicians and mid-level practitioners.

(f) "Collaborative Plan" means the formal written plan between the mid-level practitioners and a licensed physician.

(g)"Dietitian" means a person who is registered by the American Dietetic Association and provides nutritional and dietary consultation services.

(h) "Facility" means a medical assistance facility.

(i) "Hospital" means an institution licensed pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 35-2-901 et seq.

(j) "Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)" means, a person who is licensed to practice as a licensed practical nurse by the Wyoming Board of Nursing pursuant to W.S. § 33-21-120.

(k) "Medical Assistance Facility" means a facility which provides inpatient care to ill or injured persons prior to their transportation to a hospital, or provides inpatient care to persons needing care for a period of no longer than sixty hours, and is located more than thirty miles from the nearest Wyoming hospital.

(1) "Mid-level practitioner" means either an advanced practitioner of nursing or a physician assistant.

(l) "Registered Nurse" is a graduate of an approved school of professional nursing, who is currently licensed to practice as a registered nurse by the Wyoming Board of Nursing pursuant to W.S. § 33-21-120.

(m) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in Wyoming by the Wyoming Board of Medicine.

(n) "Physician assistant" means a person who is approved by the Wyoming Board of Medicine to practice as a physician assistant.

(o) "Practitioner" means a physician, mid-level practitioner of nursing, or physician assistant.

Notes

048-14 Wyo. Code R. §§ 14-4