Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division
Chapter 8 - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION FOR BOARDING HOMES
Section 8-4 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 8-4

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) "Abuse" means any physical or mental injury or sexual assault inflicted on a resident.

(b) "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older.

(c) "Boarding Home" means a dwelling or rooming house operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a home for the purpose of letting rooms for rent and providing meals and personal care, but not nursing care, for persons not related to the owner.

(d) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the Director, Department of Health per W.S. § 9-2-101(e), or the designated licensure representative.

(e) "Complaint Investigations" means those investigations required to be performed by the Long Term Care Ombudsman per W.S. § 9-2-1301 through § 9-2-1309.

(f) "LSC" means NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health, Construction Rules for Health Facilities, Chapter III.

(g) "Licensing Division" means the Department of Health, Office of Health Quality, Planning and Program Evaluation.

(h) "Neglect" means failure to provide care necessary to insure the health, safety, and well-being of a resident; failure to make reasonable effort to discover what care is necessary for the well-being of a resident; or failure to provide a safe and sanitary environment (whether intentional, careless, or due to inadequate experience, training, or skill.

(i) "HACCP" means the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.

(j) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association.

(k) "Ombudsman" means the Long Term Care Ombudsman as established in W.S. § 9-2-1301 through 9-2-1309.

(l) "Manager or Operator" means the person responsible for the overall operation of the boarding home.

(m) "Resident Services" means those services a boarding home provides for each resident which include, but are not limited to:

(i) Meals;

(ii) Housekeeping and laundry services;

(iii) Supervision of self administration of medications; and

(iv) A safe and sanitary living environment.

(n) "Program Administration" means the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Health as developed by the Program Division for the day-to-day operation of Boarding Homes per W.S. § 9-2-1208.

(o) "Program Division" means the Department of Health, Division of Aging.

(p) "Resident" means a person 18 years or older, unrelated to the provider, who provides compensation for residing in the boarding home.

(q) "Survey Division" means the Department of Health, Office of Health Quality, Planning and Program Evaluation.

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