Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.22 - RESIDENTIAL ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES › Section 16.03.22.010 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS A THROUGH E

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Abuse
. A non-accidental act of sexual, physical, or mental mistreatment
			 or injury of a resident through the action or inaction of another individual.
			 (3-15-22)
02.
Accident
. An unexpected, unintended event that can cause a resident
			 injury. (3-15-22)
03.
Activities
. All organized and directed social and rehabilitative
			 services a facility provides, arranges, or cooperates with. (3-15-22)
04.
Activities of Daily Living
.
			 Self-care actions necessary to sustain an individual in daily living, including
			 bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, eating, communicating, and managing
			 medications. (3-15-22)
05.
Administrator
. An individual licensed by the Idaho Bureau of
			 Occupational Licenses as a Residential Assisted Living Facility Administrator.
			 (3-15-22)
06.
Administrator's Designee
. A person authorized in writing to act in the
			 absence of the administrator who is knowledgeable of facility operations, the
			 residents and their needs, emergency procedures, the location and operation of
			 emergency equipment, and how the administrator can be reached in the event of
			 an emergency. (3-15-22)
07.
Adult
. A person who has reached eighteen (18) years of age.
			 (3-15-22)
08.
Advance
			 Directive
. A written instruction, such as a living will or durable power
			 of attorney for health care, recognized under state law, whether statutory or
			 as recognized by the courts of the State, related to the provision of medical
			 care when the individual is unable to communicate. (3-15-22)
09.
Advocate
. An authorized or
			 designated representative of a program or organization operating under federal
			 or state mandate to represent the interests of a population group served by a
			 facility. (3-15-22)
10.
Ambulatory Person
. A person who, unaided by any other person, is
			 physically and mentally capable of walking a normal path to safety, including
			 the ascent and descent of stairs. (3-15-22)
11.
Assessment
. Information
			 gathered that identifies resident strengths, weaknesses, risks, and needs, to
			 include functional, social, medical, and behavioral needs. (3-15-22)
12.
Authentication
. The process
			 or action of proving or showing authorship to be true, genuine, or valid.
			 (3-15-22)
13.
Authorized
			 Provider
. An individual who is a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse
			 specialist, or physician assistant. (3-15-22)
14.
Behavior Plan
. A written
			 plan that decreases the frequency, duration, or intensity of maladaptive
			 behaviors, and increases the frequency of adaptive behaviors.
			 (3-15-22)
15.
Call
			 System
. A signaling system whereby a resident can contact staff directly
			 from their sleeping room, toilet room, and bathing area. The system may be
			 voice communication, or an audible or visual signal, and may include wireless
			 technology. The call system cannot be configured in such a way as to breach a
			 resident's right to privacy at the facility, including in the resident's living
			 quarters, in common areas, during medical treatments, while receiving other
			 services, in written and telephonic communications, or in visits with family,
			 friends, advocates, and resident groups. (3-15-22)
16.
Chemical Restraint
. A
			 medication used to control behavior or to restrict freedom of movement and is
			 not a standard treatment for the resident's condition. (3-15-22)
17.
Cognitive Impairment
. When a
			 person experiences loss of short or long-term memory, orientation to person,
			 place, or time, safety awareness, or loses the ability to make decisions that
			 affect everyday life. (3-15-22)
18.
Complaint
. A formal expression of dissatisfaction, discontent, or
			 unhappiness by, or on behalf of, a resident concerning the care or conditions
			 at the facility. This expression could be oral, in writing, or by alternative
			 means of communication. (3-15-22)
19.
Complaint Investigation
. A
			 survey to investigate the validity of allegations of noncompliance with
			 applicable state requirements. Allegations will be investigated by the
			 Licensing Agency as described in Section
			 39-3355, Idaho Code.
			 (3-15-22)
20.
Core
			 Issue
. A core issue is any one (1) of the following: (3-15-22)
a. Abuse; (3-15-22)
b. Neglect; (3-15-22)
c. Exploitation; (3-15-22)
d. Inadequate care; (3-15-22)
e. A situation in which the facility has
			 operated for more than thirty (30) days without a licensed administrator
			 overseeing the day-to-day operations of the facility; (3-15-22)
f. Inoperable fire detection or extinguishing
			 systems with no fire watch in place pending the correction of the system; or
			 (3-15-22)
g. Surveyors denied
			 access to records, residents, or facilities. (3-15-22)