South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:44 - Home and community-based services waiver operated by the Division of Adult Services and Aging › Chapter 67:44:03 - HCBS Waiver operated by the Division of Adult Services and Aging › Section 67:44:03:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Adult companion services," nonmedical
  care, assistance, and socialization;
(2) "Adult day services," formal supportive
  service that provides care and supervision outside of the home for part of the
  day;
(3) "Adult services and aging
  specialist," an employee of the department responsible for an assigned case
  load in the Division of Adult Services and Aging;
(4) "Adult Services and Aging waiver
  services" or "ASA waiver services," services reimbursed under Title XIX that
  are designed to prevent or delay placement of an individual in a nursing
  facility;
(5) "Assisted living
  services," services furnished to individuals receiving waiver services who
  reside in a homelike, noninstitutionalized setting that includes 24-hour
  on-site response capability to meet scheduled or unpredictable resident needs
  and to provide supervision, safety, and security;
(6) "Environmental accessibility
  adaptations," physical adaptations to the private residence of the consumer
  required by the consumer's care plan, that are necessary to ensure the health,
  welfare, and safety of the consumer or that enable the consumer to function
  with greater independence within the home;
(7) "Homemaker services," the performance of
  nonmedical household tasks designed to maintain an individual who needs
  assistance to perform the tasks in the individual's home;
(8) "Medical review team," a team consisting
  of a registered nurse and an adult services and aging specialist;
(9) "In-home nursing services," individual
  and continuous care provided to an individual at home by a licensed
  nurse;
(10) "Meals and nutritional
  supplements," nutritious meals or nutritional supplements that enhance an
  individual's diet;
(11) "Personal
  care services," the performance of hands-on personal care tasks designed to
  maintain an individual who needs assistance to perform the tasks in the
  individual's home. Personal care tasks include the activities of daily
  living;
(12) "Personal emergency
  response system," an electronic device that enables individuals to secure help
  in an emergency;
(13) "Provider,"
  the person, facility, or agency that provides authorized services;
(14) "Respite care," temporary substitute
  supports or living arrangements for individuals that provide a period of relief
  to the primary caregiver on an intermittent, occasional, or emergency
  basis;
(15) "Qualifying
  disability," a disability that results in needs requiring long-term supports
  and services that cannot be provided in a less restrictive
  environment;
(16) "Specialized
  medical equipment," equipment needed to assist a consumer in living safely at
  home; and
(17) "Specialized medical
  supplies," expendable or reusable supplies related to the needs of
  incontinence, diabetes, or wound care.
General Authority:
SDCL 28-1-45.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		28-1-45.