Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 1 - Administration › Chapter 12 - Facilities and Local Units › Article 11 - Home Health Agencies › 7 AAC 12.590 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 7 AAC 12.500 -
					 7 AAC 12.590, unless the context requires
					 otherwise,
(1) "'abuse" means the
				  infliction of physical pain or injury, the infliction of mental anguish that
				  requires medical attention, or the deprivation by a caretaker of services that
				  are necessary to maintain the physical and mental health of an
				  individual;
(2) "administrator"
				  means the individual appointed by the governing body to manage the home health
				  agency;
(3) "admixture" means a
				  preparation of a dosage form for administration when a drug is altered,
				  diluted, or compounded by the addition of a diluent or another drug;
(4) "agency" has the same meaning given "home
				  health agency" in this chapter;
(5)
				  "branch" means a location from which a home health agency provides services
				  within a portion of the total geographic area served by the parent home health
				  agency;
(6) "clinical progress
				  note" means a written, signed, and dated notation by an employee or contractor
				  of the home health agency of a contact with a patient that contains a
				  description of care or services rendered, patient signs and symptoms,
				  treatments, drugs given, the patient's reaction, changes in physical or
				  emotional condition, and any other pertinent information;
(7) "department" means the Department of
				  Health and Social Services;
(8)
				  "governing body" means the designated persons or group having full legal
				  authority and fiscal responsibility for the conduct and operation of the home
				  health agency;
(9) "home health
				  agency" means an entity that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing
				  and at least one other service identified at
				  7 AAC 12.505;
(10) "neglect" means the failure by the
				  caretaker of an individual to provide services necessary to maintain the
				  physical and mental health of the individual;
(11) "nutrition services" means nutritional
				  assessment and counseling, dietary teaching, and the monitoring and management
				  of special diets and hyperalimentation provided by a registered
				  dietitian;
(12) "occupational
				  therapy assistant" means a person licensed under AS 08.84 by the State Physical
				  Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board to assist in the practice of
				  occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational
				  therapist;
(13) "parent home health
				  agency" means a licensed home health agency; a "parent home health agency" may
				  have branches or subunits;
(14)
				  "personal care services" means services of a non-technical medical nature
				  provided to a patient whose medical needs would otherwise require placement in
				  a hospital or nursing home that enables the patient to remain safely in their
				  own home; "personal care services" are ordered by a physician and are designed
				  to improve or delay deterioration of a patient's health; "personal care
				  services" include assistance with activities of daily living, bathing,
				  dressing, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and shopping
				  assistance;
(15) "physical therapy
				  assistant" means a person licensed under AS 08.84 by the State Physical Therapy
				  and Occupational Therapy Board to assist in the practice of physical therapy
				  under the supervision of a physical therapist;
(16) "plan of care" means a written plan of
				  treatment based on an attending physician's orders, established by a registered
				  nurse or physical or occupational therapist, and periodically reviewed by a
				  physician;
(17) "primary home
				  health agency" means the licensed home health agency that accepts the patient
				  for the rendering of curative, restorative, or preventive services in the
				  patient's home by an employee of the home health agency; when services are
				  provided through contracts with other organizations or individuals, the
				  contracting home health agency is considered the primary home health agency and
				  is responsible for the plan of treatment signed by the referring
				  physician;
(18) "skilled nursing
				  services" means the curative, restorative, or preventive aspects of patient
				  care services performed by or under the supervision of a registered nurse
				  emphasizing a high level of nursing direction, observation, and
				  skill;
(19) "state survey agency"
				  means the health facilities licensing and certification unit in the division of
				  medical assistance that determines compliance with licensure requirements,
				  certifies home health agencies, and investigates complaints against licensed
				  health facilities;
(20) "subunit"
				  means a location or site from which a home health agency provides services at a
				  distance from the parent home health agency;
(21) "summary report" means a compilation of
				  the pertinent facts from clinical notes at least every 62 days;
(22) "survey" means an on-site review by the
				  department to determine compliance with state and federal law.
Authority:
AS
						18.05.040