Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 371 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS LICENSING BOARD › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
SUMMARY: This chapter provides definitions for applicable terms
				contained in these rules.
Use of one gender is deemed to include the other gender.
				Further, as used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth
				below.
A. Administrator. An
			 "Administrator" is an individual licensed by the Board, who is charged with,
			 and has responsibility for, the general administration of a Nursing Home,
			 Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility, and/or a Residential Care Facility,
			 whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home, and
			 whether or not his/her functions and duties are shared with one or more other
			 individuals.
B. Board. "Board"
			 means the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board.
C. Nursing Home (NH). "Nursing Home" means
			 any medical care facility, other than a hospital, providing, in addition to
			 lodging and board, medical care or nursing supervision to sick, invalid,
			 infirm, disabled, or convalescent persons; or any skilled nursing facility
			 (SNF); intermediate care facility (ICF); or nursing facility for mentally
			 retarded persons (Nursing ICF/MR).
D. Licensed Administrator Consultant
			 (L.A.C.). A "Licensed Administrator Consultant" is an Administrator, in good
			 standing, authorized by the Board to provide supervision and consultation to a
			 temporary license holder.
E.
			 Supervision. "Supervision" means, but is not limited to, the establishment and
			 monitoring of a prescribed work schedule, the quality of performance, and the
			 timely completion of assignments and reports required by the Board.
F. Consultation. "Consultation" means a
			 system in which advice is given and views are exchanged.
G. Nursing Home Administrator (NHA). A
			 "Nursing Home Administrator" is an individual licensed by the Board who is
			 charged with, and has responsibility for the general administration of a
			 Nursing Home, as defined by these rules.
H. Preceptor. A "Preceptor" is an individual
			 who holds either a Nursing Home Administrator's license or a Multi-Level
			 Facility Administrator's license, in good standing, and who is authorized by
			 the Board to provide training and supervision to an
			 Administrator-in-Training.
I.
			 Administrator-in-Training (AIT). An "Administrator-in-Training" is an
			 individual approved by the Board to participate in an AIT program.
J. Administrator-in-Training Program.
			 "Administrator-in-Training Program" means a formal, individualized, educational
			 program approved by the Board and designed to prepare an individual for the
			 role of an Administrator in the type of facility in which he or she is being
			 trained.
K. Residential Care
			 Facility. "Residential Care Facility" means a Level II Residential Care
			 Facility, with a licensed capacity for seven (7) or more residents, whose
			 services provided fall within the definition of a medical care facility other
			 than a hospital, in accordance with Title 32, M.R.S.A. Section 62(3).
L. Residential Care Facility Administrator
			 (RCFA). A "Residential Care Facility Administrator" is an individual licensed
			 by the Board who is charged with, and has responsibility for, the general
			 administration of a Residential Care Facility.
M. NAB. "NAB" refers to the National
			 Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators.
N. Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility.
			 "Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility" means a medical care facility other than
			 a hospital that provides more than one level of long term care, including care
			 levels normally associated with Nursing Homes and those associated with
			 residential care/assisted living.
O. Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility
			 Administrator. A "Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility Administrator" is an
			 individual licensed by the Board who is charged with, and has responsibility
			 for, the general administration of a Multi-Level Long Term Care Facility, a
			 Nursing Home or a Residential Care Facility.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 32 M.R.S.A., Chapter 2, §
				  63-B(2)