Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.3 - Construction and Minimum Standards for All Health Care Facilities
Rule 37.106.301 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.106.301
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The following definitions apply in this subchapter:
(a)
"Administrator" means the individual responsible for the day-to-day operation
of a health care facility.
(b)
"Communicable disease" means a disease that may be transmitted directly or
indirectly from one individual to another.
(c) "Inpatient" means a person who has been
admitted to a hospital for bed occupancy for purposes of receiving inpatient
hospital services.
(d) "Medical
record" means a written document which is complete, current, and contains
sufficient information for planning a patient's, resident's, or client's care,
reviewing and evaluating care rendered, evaluating a patient's, resident's, or
client's condition, and for providing a means of communication among all
persons providing care.
(e)
"Observation bed or unit" means a bed or unit within a hospital, critical
access hospital, or specialty hospital that includes ongoing short-term
treatment, assessment, and reassessment, and is not considered an inpatient
bed. Patient stays in observation beds are limited to 48 hours during which
time a decision must be made whether a patient requires further treatment as an
inpatient.
(f) "Outpatient" means a
person receiving health care services and treatment at a facility for a period
of less than 24 hours without being admitted as an inpatient to the
facility.
(g) "Secured care unit"
means a licensed facility or unit of a facility that provides care in an
environment where the doors are secured by delayed egress locks 24 hours a
day.
(2) For purposes of ARM 37.106.310 and 37.106.330, the following terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in 50-4-1101, MCA:
(a) "Conscience";
(b) "Discriminate" or
"Discrimination";
(c) "Health care
service";
(d) "Medical
practitioner";
(e) "Participate in
a health care service";
AUTH: 50-5-103, MCA; IMP: 50-4-1101, 50-5-101, 50-5-103, 50-5-104, 50-5-105, 50-5-106, 50-5-107, 50-5-108, 50-5-201, 50-5-202, 50-5-203, 50-5-204, 50-5-207, 50-5-208, 50-5-210, 50-5-211, 50-5-212, 50-5-225, 50-5-226, 50-5-227, 50-5-228, MCA
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