North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter F - LICENSING OF ADULT CARE HOMES OF SEVEN OR MORE BEDS
Section .1300 - SPECIAL CARE UNITS FOR ALZHEIMER AND RELATED DISORDERS
Section 13F .1301 - DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL CARE UNITS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section:
(1) "Alzheimer's Disease" means a progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking and behavior. Characteristic symptoms of the disease include gradual memory loss, impaired judgment, disorientation, personality change, difficulty in learning, and loss of language skills.
(2) "Related disorders" means dementing or memory impairing conditions characterized by irreversible memory dysfunction.
(3) "Special care unit for persons with Alzheimer's Disease or related disorders" means an entire facility or any section, wing or hallway within an adult care home separated by closed doors from the rest of the home, or a program provided by an adult care home, that is designated or advertised especially for special care of residents with Alzheimer's Disease or related disorders.
(4) "Care coordinator" means a staff person in a special care unit who oversees resident care and coordinates, supervises and evaluates resident services to assure that each resident receives services appropriate to the individual's needs.
Authority
G.S.
131D-2.16;
131D-4.5;
131D-4.6;
131D-8;
143B-165;
Temporary
Adoption Eff. December 1, 1999;
Eff. July 1, 2000;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 6,
2018.
