§ 40:2120.42 — Definitions

Louisiana § 40:2120.42

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§2120.42. Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Adult day health care" means a medical model adult day health care program
designed to provide services for medical, nursing, social, care management, and personal
care needs to adults who are functionally impaired. Such services are rendered for a portion
of a twenty-four-hour day by utilizing licensed professionals in a center-based nursing
program.
(2) "Adult day health care provider" or "provider" means any place owned or
operated for profit or nonprofit by a person, society, agency, corporation, institution, or any
other group wherein two or more functionally impaired adults who are not related to the
owner or operator of such agency are provided with adult day health care services, as defined
in this Section.
(3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(4) "Functionally impaired adults" means persons seventeen years of age or older
who are physically or mentally impaired to a degree that they are in need of supervision.

Legislative History

Acts 2006, No. 637, §1, eff. June 23, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 174, §1.