Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 677 - Nurse Aide Training and Certification › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:677-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise. The singular includes the plural as necessary.
"Abuse"
means
the willful infliction of
				  injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment, with resulting
				  physical harm, impairment or mental anguish.
[63 O.S. §
				  1-1902(15) ]
"Certified medication aide"
means a certified
				  nurse aide who has passed a Department approved program for administering
				  medications.
"Client"
means an individual receiving services
				  from a home care agency or employer.
"Clinical skills observer"
means a registered
				  nurse, qualified intellectual disability professional, licensed practical
				  nurse, registered pharmacist or other qualified professional who has at least
				  one (1) year experience and has successfully completed a Department approved
				  clinical skills observer training program.
"Commissioner"
or
"Commissioner of
				  Health"
means the Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health, the chief
				  executive officer of the Department.
"Deemed"
means meeting specified requirements to
				  qualify for other categories of nurse aide certification.
"Department"
means the
State Department
				  of Health
. [63 O.S. § 1-1902(8) ]
"Direct supervision"
means a licensed nurse or
				  other qualified individual actually observes a trainee performing tasks.
"Educational based program"
means a nurse aide
				  training and competency examination program sponsored by a State approved
				  educational entity including, but not limited to, vocational technical schools,
				  schools of higher learning or State certified educational facilities.
"Employer"
means any of the following entities:
				  facilities, agencies or programs including, but not limited to, nursing
				  facilities, specialized facilities, residential care homes, adult day care
				  centers, assisted living centers, or a nurse registry or a home care
				  agency.
"Employer based program"
means a nurse aide
				  training and competency examination program sponsored by, or offered in, a
				  nursing facility, a residential care home, an adult day care center, a home
				  care agency, or a specialized facility.
"Entity"
means the provider of a
				  Department-approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
				  including but not limited to an employer based or an educational based program
				  provider.
"Examination"
means a competency examination
				  that includes a written or oral portion and a clinical skills portion.
"Health related services"
means those services
				  provided to patients, clients, or residents that include but are not limited to
				  the following: personal hygiene, transferring, range of motion, supervision or
				  assistance in activities of daily living, basic nursing care such as taking
				  temperature, pulse or respiration, positioning, incontinent care,
				  identification of signs and symptoms of disease, and behavior
				  management.
"ICF/IID"
means an Intermediate Care Facility
				  for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
"Inservice education"
means activities intended
				  to assist the nurse aide to acquire, maintain, and/or increase competence in
				  fulfilling the assigned responsibilities specific to the employer's
				  expectations.
"Instructor"
means a qualified professional who
				  teaches in an approved training program.
"Licensed health professional"
means a
				  physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, physician assistant, nurse
				  practitioner, pharmacist, physical, speech, or occupational therapist,
				  registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, licensed social worker or licensed
				  registered dietician.
"Licensed nurse"
means a registered nurse or a
				  licensed practical nurse that is currently licensed by the Oklahoma Board of
				  Nursing.
"Misappropriation of property"
means the taking,
				  misapplication, deprivation, transfer, or attempted transfer to any person not
				  entitled to receive any property, real or personal, or anything of value
				  belonging to or under the legal control of a resident or client without the
				  effective consent of the resident or client or other appropriate legal
				  authority, or the taking of any action contrary to any duty imposed by federal
				  or state law prescribing conduct relating to the custody or disposition of a
				  resident's/client's property.
"Mistreatment"
means a negligent act or personal
				  wrong against a resident or client which causes the resident or client actual
				  physical pain, discomfort or mental anguish. This type of personal wrong does
				  not necessarily have to present external or visible signs of existence but does
				  not include actions which are unavoidable.
"Neglect"
means
failure to provide goods
				  and/or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental
				  illness.
[63 O.S. §1-1902]
"Orientation"
means the training for a
				  particular job activity given to a new employee.
"Performance record"
means a list of the major
				  duties and skills to be learned in a nurse aide training program and the
				  trainee's performance of each.
"Qualified professional"
means an individual
				  qualified to perform training and skills testing in an approved nurse aide
				  training and competency program.
"Reciprocity"
means the process that allows a
				  certified nurse aide from another state to be listed in the Department's nurse
				  aide registry.
"Reconsideration"
means a process that allows an
				  applicant to obtain reconsideration of an adverse decision on an application by
				  submission of clarifying materials to the original decision-making body.
"Registry"
means a Department maintained list of
				  individuals who have successfully completed a nurse aide training and
				  competency examination program or a competency examination program approved by
				  the Department or who have been deemed or waived to meet the
				  requirements.
"Specialized facility"
means any home,
				  establishment, or institution which offers or provides inpatient long-term care
				  services on a twenty-four-hour basis to a limited category of persons requiring
				  such services, including but not limited to a facility providing health or
				  habilitation services for
[individuals with intellectual or
				  developmental disabilities]. [63 O.S. §1-1902(11) ]
"Supervised practical training"
means training
				  in a laboratory or other setting in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge
				  while performing tasks on an individual.
"Trainee"
means an individual who is enrolled in
				  and has begun, but has not completed, a nurse aide training program.
"Trainer"
means a qualified person who teaches
				  in a nurse aide training and competency examination program.
"Training and competency examination program"
means a program approved by the Department to teach and evaluate individuals to
				  work as a nurse aide.
"Waiver"
means a process that allows an
				  individual with acceptable qualifications to be placed in the Department's
				  registry without meeting other required qualifications.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 3087,
				  eff 7-27-95; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2545, eff 6-25-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2106,
				  eff 6-27-02