Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-150 - Nursing Care Facility
Section R432-150-4 - Definitions
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The definitions found in Section R432-1-3 apply to this rule.
(2) "Adult Day Care" means nonresidential care and supervision for at least four but less than 24 hours a day, that meets the needs of functionally impaired adults through a comprehensive program that provides a variety of health, social, recreational, and related support services in a protective setting.
(3) "Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)" refers to certification issued after completion of an in- person course, to include skills testing and evaluation on-site with a licensed instructor.
(4) "Chemical Restraint" means any medication administered to a resident to control or restrict the resident's physical, emotional, behavioral functioning for the convenience of staff, punishment, discipline, or as a substitute for direct resident care.
(5) "Dining Assistant" means an individual unrelated to a resident who meets the training requirements outlined in this rule to assist nursing care residents with eating and drinking.
(6) "Governing Body" means the board of trustees, owner, and individuals 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.
(7) "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.
(8) "Medically-Related Social Services" means assistance provided by the licensed social worker to maintain or improve each resident's ability to control everyday physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.
(9) "Nurse 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.
(10) "Nursing Staff" means nurse aides that are in the process of becoming certified, certified nurse aides, and those individuals that are licensed, including licensed practical nurses and registered nurses, to provide nursing care in Utah.
(11) "Palatable" means food that has a pleasant and agreeable taste and is acceptable to eat.
(12) "Physical Restraint" means any physical method, physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the resident cannot easily remove and restricts the resident's freedom of movement or normal access to their body.
(13) "Pre-Admission Screening Resident Review" is a preliminary assessment completed for each individual before admission to a Medicaid-certified Nursing Facility to determine whether an individual might have a mental illness or intellectual disability.
(14) "Respite" means to provide intermittent, time-limited care to give primary caretakers relief from the demands of caring for a person.
(15) "Significant Change" means a major change in a resident's status that impacts more than one area of the resident's health status.
(16) "Skilled Level of Nursing Care" means a level of care that provides 24-hour inpatient care to residents who need licensed nursing supervision. Licensed health care personnel shall closely supervise or perform the prescribed services.
(17) "Therapeutic Leave" means leave pertaining to planned medical treatment that is implemented to meet an objective that is specified in the individual plan of care.
(18) "Unnecessary Drug" means any drug used:
