Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-553 - Home infusion therapy/parenteral nutrition program
Section 182-553-200 - Home infusion therapy/parenteral nutrition program - Definitions

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-553-200
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

The following terms and definitions apply to the home infusion therapy/parenteral nutrition program:

"Infusion therapy" means the provision of therapeutic agents or nutritional products to individuals by parenteral infusion for the purpose of improving or sustaining a client's health.

"Intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN)" means intravenous nutrition administered during hemodialysis. IDPN is a form of parenteral nutrition.

"Parenteral infusion" means the introduction of a substance by means other than the gastrointestinal tract, referring particularly to the introduction of substances by intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular or intramedullary means.

"Parenteral nutrition" (also known as total parenteral nutrition (TPN)) means the provision of nutritional requirements intravenously.

11-14-075, recodified as §182-553-200, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.530. 04-11-007, § 388-553-200, filed 5/5/04, effective 6/5/04.

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