Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 605 - Adult Day Care Centers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:605-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Adult Day Care Aide"
means an individual who
				  has met the state qualifications for certification and who assists the
				  professional staff members in the implementation of the programs and services
				  of the center, and has completed an orientation program provided by the
				  center.
"Adult Day Care Center"
or
"center"
means a facility which provides basic day care
				  services to unrelated impaired adults for more than four (4) hours in a
				  twenty-four-hour period. A center shall be a distinct entity, either
				  freestanding or a separate program of a larger organization. A center shall
				  have a separately verifiable staff, space, budget and participant record
				  system. The terms "adult day care center" or "center" shall not include
				  retirement centers and senior citizen centers [63:1-872].
"Adult Day Care Provider"
means the person,
				  corporation (for profit or not for profit), partnership, association, or
				  organization legally responsible for the overall operation of the adult day
				  care center, who has a current license.
"Associated day care program"
is an adult day
				  care center which is physically attached with another organization established
				  primarily to offer other services (such as medical care or long term care) but
				  has distinctly designated space and staff for an adult day care program which
				  is in addition to the existing space and staffing requirements for the
				  residents, patients, or clients.
"Basic Day Care Services"
means supervised
				  health, social supportive, and recreational services in a structured daytime
				  program which serves functionally impaired adults who cannot take care of
				  themselves who continues to live in their own homes, usually with the aid of
				  family caregivers.
"Caregiver"
means a person who is responsible
				  for the care of the participant in the home.
"Case Manager"
means an individual who is
				  responsible for providing and/or coordinating individual and group counseling
				  to participants and family or caregiver, and who assists the participant in
				  obtaining needed resources within the community.
"Department"
means the State Department of
				  Health.
"Dietary or Food Service Supervisor"
means an
				  individual qualified by training or experience who is responsible for food
				  service in the center.
"Direct Care Staff"
means those staff (paid and
				  volunteer) assigned to take care of the direct needs of participant.
"Free-Standing Adult Day Care Center"
means a
				  center which does not share staffing or licensed space or any physical
				  components of space, equipment, furnishings, dietary, security, maintenance or
				  utilities used in the provision of services with any other organization, or
				  service.
"Functionally impaired adult"
means an
				  individual aged eighteen years or older who requires care and/or
				  supervision.
"Medication Aide"
means an individual who has
				  received certification to administer medications from a program approved by the
				  Department.
"Nurse"
means a licensed practical nurse or
				  registered nurse currently licensed in the State of Oklahoma.
"Participant"
means a person who attends an
				  adult day care center.
"Participant's Guardian"
means a court appointed
				  guardian.
"Participant's Representative"
means an
				  individual designated in writing by the participant to act as responsible party
				  to act in his/her stead.
"Qualified Dietitian"
means an individual who is
				  registered as a dietitian by the American Dietetic Association, or has a
				  baccalaureate degree with major studies in food and nutrition, dietetics, or
				  food service management, has one year of supervisory experience in the dietetic
				  service of a health care institution, and participates annually in continuing
				  dietetic education.
Added at 8 Ok Reg 2983,
				  eff 5-28-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 1989, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 18 Ok
				  Reg 2492, eff 6-25-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1182, eff
				  5-27-03