Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 700 - HOME CARE AGENCIES › Section 11-700-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter: "Administrator" means the person
				  who is responsible for the management of the home care agency.
"Client" means a person who receives personal care services
				  or homemaker services from a licensed home care agency in exchange for payment.
				  A qualified client is generally considered to be a person with limited physical
				  or mental capacity or function to perform personal care services or homemaker
				  services without assistance from another person.
"Department" means the department of health, State of
				  Hawaii.
"Director" means the director of health. State of Hawaii, or
				  the director's designee.
"Home care agency" means a public or proprietary agency, a
				  private, nonprofit organization, or a subdivision of an agency or organization,
				  engaged in providing personal care services or homemaker services to clients in
				  the client's temporary or permanent place of residence. Home care agency does
				  not include organizations that provide only housecleaning services, nor does it
				  apply to an individual, including an individual who is incorporated as a
				  business, or is an unpaid or stipended volunteer.
"Home care service" means personal care or homemaker
				  services, which are provided to clients in the client's temporary or permanent
				  place of residence.
"Homemaker" means an individual who has had experience or
				  training in the performance of homemaker services.
"Personal care aide" means a person who has successfully
				  completed the basic nurse aide course in a state-approved nurse aide training
				  program or an equivalent course or has successfully completed coursework which
				  qualifies a person as a certified or licensed health care professional. The
				  department reserves the right to determine an equivalent course.
"Respite care" means personal care or homemaker services,
				  which offer temporary substitute support for clients in order to provide a
				  brief period of rest or relief for caregivers.
"Service plan" means a written plan for home care services
				  developed with input from the supervisor and the client or the client's
				  representative, or both, and includes recognition of the client's capabilities
				  and choices. The plan defines the division of responsibility in the
				  implementation of the services to be provided. The service plan also specifies
				  who will be responsible for providing services and when and how often personal
				  care or homemaker services will be provided or arranged.
"Supervisor" means an individual with a minimum of two years
				  of experience or training in the home care industry or industry closely related
				  to personal care or homemaker services, or who possesses a professional license
				  such as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, social worker, physical
				  therapist, or occupational therapist. The supervisor may also be the
				  administrator. The supervisor shall not be a client's case manager.