For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.“Adult day services”, “adult day services program”, or “program” means an organized
program providing a variety of health-related care, social services, and other related support
services for sixteen hours or less in a twenty-four-hour period to two or more persons with a
functional impairment on a regularly scheduled, contractual basis.
2.“Contractualagreement”meansawrittenagreemententeredintobetweenanadultday
services program and a participant that clearly describes the rights and responsibilities of the
adult day services program and the participant, and other information required by rule.
3.“Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
4.“Functional impairment” means a psychologic
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For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Adult day services”, “adult day services program”, or “program” means an organized
program providing a variety of health-related care, social services, and other related support
services for sixteen hours or less in a twenty-four-hour period to two or more persons with a
functional impairment on a regularly scheduled, contractual basis.
2. “Contractualagreement”meansawrittenagreemententeredintobetweenanadultday
services program and a participant that clearly describes the rights and responsibilities of the
adult day services program and the participant, and other information required by rule.
3. “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
4. “Functional impairment” means a psychological, cognitive, or physical impairment
creating the inability to perform personal and instrumental activities of daily living and
associated tasks necessitating some form of supervision or assistance or both.
5. “Governmental unit” means the state, or any county, municipality, or other political
subdivision or any department, division, board, or other agency of any of these entities.
6. “Health-related care” means services provided by a registered nurse or a licensed
practical nurse, on a part-time or intermittent basis, and services provided by other licensed
health care professionals, on a part-time or intermittent basis.
7. “Medicationsetup”meansassistancewithvariousstepsofmedicationadministrationto
support a participant’s autonomy, which may include but is not limited to routine prompting,
cueing and reminding, opening containers or packaging at the direction of the participant,
reading instructions or other label information, or transferring medications from the original
containerintosuitablemedicationdispensingcontainers, remindercontainers, ormedication
cups.
8. “Participant” means an individual who is the recipient of services provided by an adult
day services program.
9. “Participant’s legal representative” means a person appointed by the court to act on
behalf of a participant, or a person acting pursuant to a power of attorney.
10. “Personalcare”meansassistancewiththeessentialactivitiesofdailylivingwhichmay
include but are not limited to transferring, bathing, personal hygiene, dressing, grooming,
and housekeeping that are essential to the health and welfare of a participant.
11. “Recognized accrediting entity” means a nationally recognized accrediting entity that
thedepartmentrecognizesashavingspecificadultdayservicesprogramstandardsequivalent
to the standards established by the department for adult day services.
12. “Social services” means services relating to the psychological and social needs of the
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individual in adjusting to participating in an adult day services program, and minimizing the
stress arising from that circumstance.
13. “Supervision” means direct oversight and inspection of the act of accomplishing a
function or activity.