Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 15 - AGING SERVICES › Chapter 6 - LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM › Section 15-6-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
ADULT PROTECTIVE
				SERVICES.
The Adult Protective Services program of the Nebraska
				Department of Health and Human Services.
002.02
AGENCY.
Any
				entity seeking designation or redesignation by the Department to operate and
				administer a local long-term care ombudsman program in accordance with Neb.
				Rev. Stat. §§
									81-2237
				to
				81-2264
				and with these rules and regulations.
002.03
CONFLICT OF
				INTEREST.
The existence of any interest which impairs an
				individual's ability to carry out his or her official duties in an impartial
				manner.
002.04
CONTINUING CARE COMMUNITY.
Any facility which provides
				care to an individual pursuant to an agreement effective for life, at the same
				or another location; housing; and at a minimum, access to health-related
				services, that is, priority for nursing home admission or assistance in the
				activities of daily living, except convenience services such as meals and
				housekeeping, or a system of managed health care.
002.05
DEPARTMENT.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
002.06
DIRECTOR.
The
				Director of the Nebraska State Unit on Aging.
002.07
LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE
				OMBUDSMAN.
A representative of the Office, other than the State
				Long-Term Care Ombudsman, of a local program, who is trained and certified by
				the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to carry out duties in
				accordance with these rules and regulations.
002.08
LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE
				OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
The public or private and non-profit entity
				designated by the Office to provide long-term care ombudsman services within a
				designated region of the state as defined in the Older Americans Act and in
				accordance with these rules and regulations.
002.09
LONG-TERM CARE
				FACILITY.
Those facilities defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									71-2017.01,
				which are licensed or otherwise regulated to provide continuous care.
002.10
OFFICE.
The
				Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman as established by the
				Department.
002.11
OLDER AMERICANS ACT.
The Older Americans Act of 1965, as
				amended.
002.12
OMBUDSMAN ADVOCATE.
A volunteer of the Office, who is trained and
				certified by the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to carry out
				duties in accordance with these rules and regulations.
002.13
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
				OFFICE.
An employee or volunteer of the Office who is trained and
				certified by the Office to carry out duties in accordance with these rules and
				regulations.
002.14
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
Any of the following:
(A) An individual chosen by the resident to
				act on behalf of the resident in order to support the resident in
				decision-making; access medical, social or other personal information of the
				resident; manage financial matters; or receive notifications;
(B) A person authorized by state or federal
				law (including but not limited to agents under power of attorney,
				representative payees and other fiduciaries) to act on behalf of the resident
				on order to support the resident in decision-making; access medical, social or
				other personal information of the resident; manage financial matters; or
				receive notifications;
(C) Legal
				representative; or
(D) The
				court-appointed guardian or conservator of a resident.