South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:40 - Office of adult services and aging › Chapter 67:40:19 - Home and community-based services › Section 67:40:19:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Activities of daily living," tasks
  performed routinely by an individual to maintain physical functioning and
  personal care, including transferring, moving about, dressing, grooming,
  toileting, and eating;
(2) "Adult
  day service," the provision of regular care and supervision to adults away from
  their home for part of a 24-hour day;
(3) "Assistive device," an item used to
  increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities;
(4) "Community transportation services,"
  transportation provided for individuals age 60 and older for medical
  appointments, shopping and banking, senior center activities, nutrition
  programs, adult day service programs, and other necessary errands;
(5) "Congregate nutrition service," meals
  provided to certain individuals in a group setting;
(6) "Economic resources," the individual's
  own resources together with other types of assistance, financial or otherwise,
  which are available to an individual and would help maintain the individual in
  the individual's own home;
(7)
  "Health status," the individual's medical condition based on a diagnosis of the
  individual's existing illnesses or disabilities, the medical care and
  medication needed in response to the diagnosis, and an assessment of the
  individual's ability to perform daily tasks;
(8) "Home," the individual's residence which
  may not include a hospital, penal institution, detention center, school,
  nursing facility, assisted living facility, intermediate care facility for
  individuals with intellectual disabilities, or an institution that treats
  individuals who have mental diseases;
(9) "Home environment," the individual's
  dwelling unit, building, or house and its furnishings and the neighborhood in
  which the individual resides;
(10)
  "Homemaker service," the performance of nonmedical household tasks designed to
  allow an individual who needs assistance performing household tasks to remain
  in the individual's home. Homemaker services may include cleaning identified
  household areas, preparing light meals, shopping for essential items, washing
  dishes, dusting, floor care, or laundry;
(11) "In-home service," a service provided in
  the home which may include respite care, homemaker service, maintenance
  nursing, personal care services, meals and nutritional supplements, or
  providing a personal emergency response system, telehealth services, assistive
  devices, medical supplies, or medical equipment;
(12) "Instrumental activities of daily
  living," activities that reflect an individual's ability to live independently,
  including managing money, use of transportation, shopping, housekeeping, and
  preparing meals;
(13) "Maintenance
  nursing," periodic evaluation and counseling by a licensed nurse to promote and
  maintain the individual's optimal health. Maintenance nursing may include
  injections, monitoring and setting up medications, physical assessments,
  monitoring patient status, foot care, drawing blood, changing dressing, and
  health education;
(14) "Meals and
  nutritional supplements," nutrition meals or nutritional supplements that
  enhance an individual's diet;
(15)
  "Medical equipment," equipment needed to assist an individual in living safely
  at home;
(16) "Medical supplies,"
  expendable or reusable supplies related to the needs of incontinence, diabetes,
  or wound care;
(17) "Personal care
  services," personal hygiene tasks provided according to a recipient's case
  service plan and provided by an individual who is qualified to provide the
  services;
(18) "Personal emergency
  response system," an electronic device that enables individuals to secure help
  in an emergency;
(19) "Respite
  care," temporary substitute supports or living arrangements for an individual
  that provide a period of relief to the primary caregiver on an intermittent,
  occasional, or emergency basis;
(20) "Social resources," support or
  assistance available to an individual from the individual's family, friends,
  neighbors, or community organizations such as churches, civic groups, or senior
  centers, or other agencies providing services to residents of the community;
  and
(21) "Telehealth services," a
  home based health monitoring system used to collect and transmit an
  individual's clinical data for monitoring and interpretation.
General Authority:
SDCL 28-1-45.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		28-1-44.