Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Community and Health Systems › Homes for the Aged Facilities › Adult Foster Care Large Group Homes › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 400.15102 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 102.
(1) As
					 used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means the adult
					 foster care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL
					 400.701 to
					 400.737.
(b) "Administrator" means the individual that
					 is designated by the licensee to be responsible for the daily operation and
					 management of the adult foster care large group home. The administrator may be
					 the licensee.
(c) "Admission
					 policy" means a home's public statement of its purpose, eligibility
					 requirements for admission, and application procedures for admission.
(d) "Assessment plan" means a written
					 statement that is prepared in cooperation with a responsible agency or
					 individual that identifies the specific care and maintenance, services, and
					 resident activities appropriate for each individual resident's physical and
					 behavioral needs and well-being and the methods of providing the care and
					 services, taking into account the preferences and competency of the
					 individual.
(e) "Assistive device"
					 means the use of an item such as a pillow, pad, or medically supplied
					 therapeutic support that is intended to achieve or maintain the proper
					 position, posture, or balance of a resident. An assistive device may also be an
					 item that is intended to promote, achieve, or maintain the resident's
					 independence. Anything that is used with the intent to restrain a resident and
					 that does not permit the resident to remove the device by himself or herself is
					 a restraint and is not an assistive device.
(f) "Capacity" means the maximum number of
					 residents that a home is licensed for.
(g) "Department" means the department of
					 licensing and regulatory affairs.
(h) "Designated representative" means the
					 individual or agency that has been granted written authority, by a resident, to
					 act on behalf of the resident or that is the legal guardian of a
					 resident.
(i) "Direct care staff"
					 means the adult that is designated by the licensee to provide personal care,
					 protection, and supervision to residents.
(j) "Discharge policy" means a home's written
					 statement of the conditions and procedures that a resident is discharged from
					 the home by.
(k) "Elopement" means
					 a resident that has a service plan that requires notice or arranged supervision
					 to leave the facility and is absent without notice or supervision.
(l) "Health care appraisal" means a licensed
					 physician's, licensed physician assistant's, or registered nurse's statement
					 that provides an assessment of the general physical condition of a
					 resident.
(m) "Home" means an adult
					 foster care large group home.
(n)
					 "House rules" means those rules that are established by the licensee and that
					 set expectations for resident conduct.
(o) "Incident" means an intentional or
					 unintentional event where a resident sustains physical or emotional harm,
					 unexpected or unnatural death, is displaced by a natural disaster, or
					 elopes.
(p) "Isolation" means the
					 complete and unattended separation of a resident from staff and other
					 residents.
(q) "Members of the
					 household" means all individuals that live in the home, exclusive of
					 residents.
(r) "Occupants" means
					 all individuals that live in the home.
(s) "Physical restraint" means the bodily
					 holding of a resident with no more force than is necessary to limit the
					 resident's movement.
(t) "Premises"
					 means the home, grounds, and all other appurtenances.
(u) "Program statement" means a written
					 description of the home's program that must, at a minimum, include the
					 following:
(i) The population to be
					 served.
(ii) Program goals,
					 services, in addition to those provided in the home, and community resources to
					 meet the residents' needs.
(iii)
					 Services to be provided in the home to the residents, including a description
					 of the types of staff competencies that are necessary to carry out these
					 services.
(iv) A description of any
					 contract agreement that services and programs are provided through.
(v) "Related" means any of the
					 following relationships by marriage, blood, or adoption:
(i) Spouse.
(ii) Child.
(iii) Parent.
(iv) Brother.
(v) Sister.
(vi) Grandparent.
(vii) Aunt.
(viii) Uncle.
(ix) Stepparent.
(x) Stepbrother.
(xi) Stepsister.
(xii) Cousin.
(w) "Resident" means an adult, as that term
					 is defined in section
					 3 of the act, MCL
					 400.703.
(x) "Resident funds" means any money,
					 securities, bonds, or stocks that are received by a licensee from, or on behalf
					 of, a resident. Resident funds includes all of the following:
(i) Payment for adult foster care
					 services.
(ii) Personal
					 allowance.
(iii) Money held as a
					 trust obligation.
(iv) Money in
					 accounts with financial institutions.
(y) "Responsible agency" means a public or
					 private organization that, after written agreement with a resident or the
					 resident's designated representative, provides either or both of the following:
(i) Assessment planning and the establishment
					 of an individual plan of service.
(ii) Maintenance of ongoing follow-up
					 services while the resident is in the home.
(z) "Street floor" means any story or floor
					 level that is accessible from the street or from outside the building at grade
					 and, at the main entrance, is not more than 21 inches above, nor more than 12
					 inches below, street or grade level at those points.
(aa) "Substantial risk" means that a
					 resident's behavior poses a serious imminent threat of bodily harm to himself
					 or herself or others or the threat of the destruction of property, and the
					 resident is capable of carrying out such harm or destruction.
(bb) "Transportation services" means vehicle
					 travel by public or private carrier and related cost to and from program
					 resources in the community, including consultation, medical, and other
					 services.
(cc) "Valuables" means
					 personal property of a resident, including jewelry, furniture, electronic
					 equipment, appliances, and clothing items that have a value of more than
					 $25.00.