Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 801 - Veterans Affairs, Iowa Department Of › Chapter 10 - Iowa Veterans Home › Rule 801-10.1 - Definitions Relevant to Iowa Veterans Home

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions are unique to rules pertaining to the
				Iowa Veterans Home.
"Acute alcoholic"
means any disturbance of
				emotional equilibrium caused by the consumption of alcohol resulting in
				behavior not currently controllable.
"Acutely mentally ill"
means any disturbance
				of emotional equilibrium manifested in maladaptive behavior and impaired
				functioning caused by genetic, physical, chemical, biological, psychological,
				social or cultural factors which requires hospitalization.
"Addicted to drugs"
means a state of
				dependency as medically determined resulting from excessive or prolonged use of
				drugs as defined in Iowa Code chapter 124.
"Admissions committee"
means the committee
				appointed by the commandant to review applications to determine eligibility for
				admission and appropriate level and category of care.
"Admissions coordinator"
means the individual
				responsible for the coordination of the admissions process.
"Applicant"
means a person who is applying for
				admission into the Iowa Veterans Home.
"Assets"
means items of value held by, or on
				behalf of, an applicant or member. Assets include, but are not limited to,
				cash, savings and checking accounts; stocks; bonds; contracts for sale of
				property; homestead or nonhomestead property. Nonrecurring windfall payments
				such as, but not limited to, inheritances; death benefits; insurance or tort
				claim settlements; and cash payments received from the conversion of a
				nonliquid asset to cash shall be considered assets upon receipt.
"At once"
or
"timely"
means
				within ten calendar days.
"Collaborative care plan"
means the plan of
				care developed for a member by the resident care committee.
"Commandant"
means the chief executive officer
				of the Iowa Veterans Home.
"Commission"
means the Iowa commission of
				veterans affairs.
"Continuously disruptive"
means any behavior,
				on a recurring basis, which has been documented by Iowa Veterans Home staff,
				that causes harm to a member or staff or conflicts with the member
				responsibilities set forth in subrule 10.12(1).
"Countable asset"
means an asset to be
				considered in calculation of member support obligation.
"Dangerous to self or others"
means any
				activity by a member which would result in injury to the member or
				others.
"Dependent"
means a person for whose financial
				support an applicant or member is legally responsible or obligated.
"Diversion"
means income that is transferred
				to a spouse before the member support is determined.
"DVA"
means the U.S. Department of Veterans
				Affairs.
"Free time"
means 12 days of leave time each
				calendar year for which the member is not charged for care during
				absence.
"Full support rate"
means the maximum daily
				rate of support times the billable days of care received in any month less any
				offsets.
"Gold Star parent"
means a parent of a
				deceased member of the United States armed forces who died while serving on
				active duty during a time of military conflict or who died as a result of such
				service.
"Honorable discharge"
means separation or
				retirement from active military service. The veteran must be eligible for
				medical care in the DVA system (excluding financial eligibility). Honorable
				discharge includes general discharges under honorable conditions.
"Income"
means money gained by labor or
				service, or money paid periodically to an applicant or member. Income includes,
				but is not limited to, disability, retirement pensions or benefits; interest,
				dividends, payments from long-term care insurance, or other income received
				from investments; income from property rentals; certain moneys related to real
				estate contracts; earnings from regular employment or self-employment
				enterprises.
"IVH"
means the Iowa Veterans Home.
"Legal representative"
for purposes of
				applicant or member personal and care decisions means durable power of attorney
				for health care, guardian, or next-of-kin (spouse, adult children, parents,
				adult siblings). For applicant or member financial decisions, "legal
				representative" means conservator, power of attorney, fiduciary or
				representative payee or next-of-kin (spouse, adult children, parents, adult
				siblings).
"Licensed nursing home administrator"
means a
				duly licensed nursing home administrator pursuant to Iowa Code chapter
				147.
"Medical provider"
means a doctor of medicine
				or osteopathic medicine who is licensed to practice in the state of Iowa.
				Except as defined by Iowa law, a medical provider also means an advanced
				registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant who is licensed to
				practice in the state of Iowa.
"Member"
means a resident of IVH.
"Member support"
means the dollar amount which
				is billed monthly to the member or legal representative for the member's
				care.
"PASRR"
means preadmission screening and
				resident review.
"Resident care committee"
or
"RCC"
means the member, a social worker, a registered nurse, a
				dietitian, a medical provider, a recreation specialist and a mental health
				provider, as required, who are involved in reviewing the member's assessment
				data and developing a collaborative care plan for the individual member.
"Resource"
means assets and income.
"Spouse"
means a person who is the legal or
				common-law wife or husband of a veteran.
"Surviving spouse"
means a person who is the
				legal or common-law widow or widower of a veteran.
"Therapeutic activity"
means an activity that
				is considered as treatment. A therapist shall determine that a particular
				activity is beneficial to the well-being of a member and shall include this
				determination in the member's plan of care.
"Veteran"
means a person who served in the
				active military and who was discharged or released therefrom under honorable
				conditions. Honorable and general discharges qualify a person as a veteran. The
				veteran must be eligible for medical care in the DVA system (excluding
				financial eligibility).
In addition, veteran includes a person who served in the
				merchant marine or as a civil service crew member between December 7, 1941, and
				August 15, 1945.
"Visitation"
is considered part of the
				individual's therapeutic program. Visits are expected to benefit the
				individual's treatment goals while meeting the security needs of the facility
				and ensuring the safety of the individual and visitor.
"Voluntary discharge"
means a member wishes to
				terminate the member's association with IVH on a permanent basis. This includes
				discharge for medical reasons which have been approved by a qualified medical
				provider. All other discharges are involuntary.