Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-270 - Assisted Living Facilities
Section R432-270-4 - Definitions
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Section R432-1-3 additionally applies.
(2) "Activities of Daily Living" (ADL) means those personal functional activities required for an individual for continued well-being, including:
(3) ADL's are divided into the following levels:
(4) "Adult Day Care" means the care and support to three or more functionally impaired adults through a comprehensive program that provides a variety of social, recreational, and related support services in a licensed health care setting.
(5) "Assessment" means documentation of each resident's ability or current condition in the following areas:
(6) "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.
(7) "Core competencies" mean:
(8) "Home-like" means a place of residence, that creates an atmosphere supportive of the resident's preferred lifestyle. Home-like is also supported by the use of residential building materials and furnishings.
(9) "Hospice patient" means an individual who is admitted to a hospice program or agency.
(10) "Legal representative" means an individual who is legally authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of another individual.
(11) "Monitoring device" means a video surveillance camera, microphone, or other device that captures audio, but does not include:
(12) "Licensed health care professional" means a registered nurse, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician licensed by the Utah Department of Commerce who has education and experience to assess and evaluate the health care needs of the resident.
(13) "Responsible person" means an individual who:
(14) "Self-direct medication administration" means the resident can:
(15) "Service Plan" means a written plan of care for services that meets the requirements of Section R432-270-14.
(16) "Services" means activities that help the residents develop skills to increase or maintain their level of psycho-social and physical functioning, or, that assists them in activities of daily living.
(17) "Significant assistance" means the resident cannot perform any part of an ADL and is dependent upon staff or others to accomplish the ADL.
(18) "Significant change" means a major change in a resident's status that is self-limiting or impacts on more than one area of the resident's health status.
(19) "Social care" means:
(20) "Unit" means an individual living space, including living and sleeping space, bathroom, and optional kitchen area.
(21) "Vulnerable adult" is defined in Subsection 26B-6-201(30).