Florida Administrative Code › 59 - AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION › 59A - Health Facility and Agency Licensing › Chapter 59A-36 - ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY › Section 59A-36.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to the terms defined in Section
				  429.02, F.S., the following
				  definitions are applicable in this rule chapter:
(1) "Advertise" means any written, printed,
				oral, visual, or electronic promotion, statement of availability,
				qualifications, services offered, or other similar communication appearing in
				or on television, radio, the Internet, billboards, newspapers, magazines,
				business cards, flyers, brochures or other medium for the purpose of attracting
				potential residents to an assisted living facility. A complimentary listing of
				a licensed facility's name, address, and telephone number in the telephone
				directory is not considered advertising.
(2) "Agency Central Office" means the Agency
				for Health Care Administration Assisted Living Unit (ALU), located at 2727
				Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 30, Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403. The ALU telephone number
				and website address are (850)412-4304, and
http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Assisted_Living/alf.shtml
.
(3) "Agency Field Office" means the Agency
				for Health Care Administration's Office in a particular geographic area.
				Information regarding local offices is available online at:
http://ahca.myflorida.com/mchq/index.shtml#six
.
(4) "Apartment" means a self-contained
				dwelling unit with a bathroom, kitchen area, and living and sleeping space that
				is contracted for use as a residence by one or more persons who maintain a
				common household.
(5)
				"Anti-Embolism Stockings and Hosiery" means prescribed close-fitting
				elastic-type coverings for therapeutic treatment of the legs. They may be knee
				high or thigh high length and have transparent, open-toe, or similar foot
				design.
(6) "Assistance with
				Activities of Daily Living" means individual assistance with the following:
(a) Ambulation - Providing physical support
				to enable the resident to move about within or outside the facility. Physical
				support includes supporting or holding the resident's hand, elbow, or arm;
				holding on to a support belt worn by the resident to assist in providing
				stability or direction while the resident ambulates; or pushing the resident's
				wheelchair. The term does not include assistance with transfer.
(b) Bathing - Assembling towels, soaps, or
				other necessary supplies; helping the resident in and out of the bathtub or
				shower; turning the water on and off; adjusting water temperatures; washing and
				drying portions of the body that are difficult for the resident to reach; or
				being available while the resident is bathing.
(c) Dressing - Helping residents to choose,
				put on, and remove clothing.
(d)
				Eating - Helping residents with or by cutting food, pouring beverages, or
				feeding residents who are unable to feed themselves.
(e) Grooming - Helping residents with
				shaving, oral care, care of the hair, or nail care.
(f) Toileting - Assisting the resident to the
				bathroom, helping the resident to undress, positioning the resident on the
				commode, and helping the resident with related personal hygiene including
				assistance with changing an adult brief and assistance with the routine
				emptying of a catheter or ostomy bag.