R432-150-4. Definitions

  (1) The definitions found in R432-1-3 apply to this rule.

  (2) The following definitions apply to nursing care facilities.

  (a) "Skilled Nursing Care" means a level of care that provides 24 hour inpatient care to residents who need licensed nursing supervision. The complexity of the prescribed services must be performed by or under the close supervision of licensed health care personnel.

  (b) "Intermediate Care" means a level of care that provides 24-hour inpatient care to residents who need licensed supervision and supportive care, but do not require continuous nursing care.

  (c) "Medically-related Social Services" means assistance provided by the facility licensed social worker to maintain or improve each resident's ability to control everyday physical, mental and psycho-social needs.

  (d) "Nurse's Aide" means any individual, other than an individual licensed in another category, providing nursing or nurse related services to residents in a facility. This definition does not include an individual who volunteers to provide such services without pay.

  (e) "Unnecessary Drug" means any drug when used in excessive dose, for excessive duration, without adequate monitoring, without adequate indications for its use, in the presence of adverse consequences which indicate the dose should be reduced or discontinued, or any combinations of these reasons.

  (f) "Chemical Restraint" means any medication administered to a resident to control or restrict the resident's physical, emotional, or behavioral functioning for the convenience of staff, for punishment or discipline, or as a substitute for direct resident care.

  (g) "Physical Restraint" means any physical method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the resident cannot remove easily which restricts the resident's freedom of movement or normal access to his own body.

  (h) "Significant Change" means a major change in a resident's status that impacts on more than one area of the resident's health status.

  (i) "Therapeutic Leave" means leave pertaining to medical treatment planned and implemented to attain an objective that is specified in the individual plan of care.

  (j) "Licensed Practitioner" means a health care practitioner whose license allows assessment, treatment, or prescribing practices within the scope of the license and established protocols.

  (k) "Governing Body" means the board of trustees, owner, person or persons designated by the owner with the legal authority and ultimate responsibility for the management, control, conduct and functioning of the health care facility or agency.

  (l) "Nursing Staff" means nurses aides that are in the process of becoming certified, certified nurses aides, and those individuals that are licensed (e.g. licensed practical nurses and registered nurses) to provide nursing care in the State of Utah.

  (m) "Licensed Practical Nurse" as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 31.

  (n) "Registered Nurse" as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 31.

  (o) "Palatable" means food that has a pleasant and agreeable taste and is acceptable to eat.

  (p) "Dining Assistant" means an individual unrelated to a resident or patient who meets the training requirements defined in this rule to assist nursing care residents with eating and drinking.

  (q) Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) refers to certification issued after completion of a course that is consistent with the most current version of the American Heart Association Guidelines for Health Care Provider CPR.