Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 10 - Facility regulation › Part 7 - Licensing Adult Day Care Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-10-7.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Whenever used in these rules and
				  regulations, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Adult day care program" means a
				  comprehensive, nonresidential program designed to address the biological,
				  psychological, and social needs of adults through individual plans of care that
				  incorporate, as needed, a variety of health, social and related support
				  services in a protective setting.
2. "Alzheimer dementia or other dementia
				  special care services" means a program that offers services to one or more
				  participants with a diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia or other
				  dementia.
3. "Building Code" means
				  the current Rhode Island State Building Code, contained in R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 23-27.3.
4. "Case
				  management services" means a collaborative process of assessment, planning,
				  facilitation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's
				  health needs through communication and available resources to promote quality
				  cost-effective outcomes.
5.
				  "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.
6. "Direct care staff" means the program
				  director and all other staff who work directly with program
				  participants.
7. "Director" means
				  the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
8. "Disqualifying information" for criminal
				  records check purposes, and as used herein, means any conviction for murder,
				  voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, first degree sexual assault,
				  second degree sexual assault, third degree sexual assault, assault on persons
				  sixty (60) years of age or older, assault with intent to commit specified
				  felonies (murder, robbery, rape, burglary, or the abominable and detestable
				  crime against nature) felony assault, patient abuse, neglect or mistreatment of
				  patients, burglary, first degree arson, robbery, felony drug offenses, larceny,
				  or felony banking law violations.
9. "Elderly" means any person who is
				  fifty-five (55) years or older.
10.
				  "Elopement", as used herein, means leaving the premises without notice when the
				  adult day care program has assumed responsibility for the participant's
				  whereabouts.
11. "Executive
				  director" means the top administrative staff member, however named, at the
				  adult day care program.
12.
				  "Interdisciplinary team" means at least three (3) professionals, with training
				  in one of each of the following disciplines: nursing, activities, and case
				  management or social work.
13.
				  "Life Safety Code" means the current Rhode Island State Fire Safety Code, as
				  contained in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-28.1.
14. "Medication aide" means a nursing
				  assistant who has had additional training in the administration of medications
				  and is registered with the Department in accordance with the "Rules and
				  Regulations Pertaining to Rhode Island Certificates of Registration for Nursing
				  Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistants and
				  Medication Aide Training Programs".
15. "Nurse" means a person who is licensed to
				  practice professional or practical nursing in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 5-34.
16. "Other authorized
				  provider working within the scope of his/her practice", as used herein, means a
				  physician assistant, dentist, registered nurse practitioner, or other person
				  duly authorized by law to prescribe.
17. "Participant", as used herein, means a
				  person who is 18 years of age and enrolled in an adult day care
				  program.
18. "Person" means any
				  individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations,
				  joint stock companies), limited liability companies, state, or political
				  subdivision or instrumentality of a state.
19. "Social worker" means a person licensed
				  under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-38.1 and the "Rules and Regulations for
				  Licensing Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social
				  Workers".