Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 225 - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MANAGEMENT CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 225.100 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following terms have the meaning ascribed to them here
				  whenever the term is used in this Part.
Abuse - any physical or mental injury or sexual assault
				  inflicted on a participant other than by accidental means in a facility. Abuse
				  means:
Physical abuse - the infliction of physical injury on a
				  participant that occurs other than by accidental means and that requires
				  (whether or not actually given) medical attention.
Mental injury - non-physical injury arising from the
				  following types of conduct:
Verbal abuse - the use by a licensee, employee or agent of
				  oral, written or gestured language that includes disparaging and derogatory
				  terms to residents or within their hearing or seeing distance, regardless of
				  their age, ability to comprehend or disability.
Mental abuse - includes, but is not limited to, humiliation,
				  harassment, threats of punishment or deprivation, or offensive physical contact
				  by a licensee, employee or agent. Sexual harassment or sexual coercion
				  perpetrated by a licensee, employee or agent.
Sexual assault.
Act - the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3
				  ].
Alzheimer's disease - a progressive, degenerative disease
				  that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking and
				  behavior.
Alzheimer's Disease Management Center Model or Model - a
				  designated site that provides a safe and secure setting for care of persons
				  diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. (Section 35(5) of the Act)
Board - the State Board of Health. (Section 10 of the
				  Act)
Caregivers - family members, other relatives or friends who
				  are involved in caring for the resident.
Charitable care - the intentional provision of free or
				  discounted services to persons who cannot afford to pay for them.
Chemical restraint - any drug that is used for discipline or
				  convenience and is not required to treat medical symptoms or behavior
				  manifestations of mental illness.
Comparable health care providers - other providers of care
				  for individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Comprehensive care plan - a plan of care developed
				  specifically for an individual resident, based on the resident
				  assessment.
Demonstration Program or Program - a program to license and
				  study alternative health care models authorized under the Act. (Section 10 of
				  the Act)
Department - the Illinois Department of Public Health.
				  (Section 10 of the Act)
Dietician - a person who is a licensed dietician as provided
				  in the Dietetic and Nutrition Services Practice Act [225 ILCS 30 ].
Director - the Director of Public Health or designee.
				  (Section 10 of the Act)
Emergency - a situation, physical condition or one or more
				  practices, methods or operations that present imminent danger of death or
				  serious physical or mental harm to residents of a facility.
Facility - same as Alzheimer's Disease Management Center
				  Model.
Inspection - any survey, evaluation, or investigation of the
				  Alzheimer's Disease Management Center Model's compliance with the Act and this
				  Part by the Department or designee.
Licensee - the person or entity licensed to operate the
				  Alzheimer's Disease Management Center Model.
Medical director - the physician who is responsible for
				  advising the provost on the overall medical management of the residents in the
				  Model.
Neurologist - a physician who is Board certified in
				  neurology.
Occupational therapist, registered (OTR) - a person who is
				  registered as an occupational therapist under the Illinois Occupational Therapy
				  Practice Act [225 ILCS 75 ].
Operator - the person responsible for the control,
				  maintenance and governance of the Model, its personnel and physical
				  plant.
Owner - the individual, partnership, corporation, association
				  or other person who owns the Model.
Physical restraint - any manual method or physical or
				  mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the
				  resident's body, which the individual cannot remove easily and which restricts
				  freedom of movement or normal access to one's body.
Physical therapist - a person who is registered as a physical
				  therapist under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act [225 ILCS 90 ].
Physician - a person licensed to practice medicine in all its
				  branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ].
Provost - the person responsible for directing the care of
				  residents in the Model.
Registered nurse - a person who is licensed as a registered
				  professional nurse under the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act [225
				  ILCS 65 ].
Resident - a person who resides in an Alzheimer's Disease
				  Management Center Model.
Resident's representative - a person authorized by the
				  resident or by law to act on behalf of the resident.
Social worker - a person who is a licensed social worker or a
				  licensed clinical social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work
				  Practice Act [225 ILCS 20 ].
State Fire Marshal - the Office of the State Fire Marshal,
				  Division of Fire Protection.
Substantial compliance - meeting requirements except for
				  variance from the strict and literal performance, which results in unimportant
				  omissions or defects given the particular circumstances involved.
Unit - a physically identifiable residence
				  area.