Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 411 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AGING AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Division 33 - IN-HOME CARE AGENCIES PROVIDING MEDICAID IN-HOME SERVICES › Section 411-033-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following
				definitions apply to the rules in OAR chapter 411, division 033:
(1) "AAA" means "Area Agency on Aging" as
			 defined in this rule.
(2)
			 "Activities of Daily Living (ADL)" mean those personal, functional activities
			 required by an individual for continued well-being, which are essential for
			 health and safety. Activities include eating, dressing, grooming, bathing,
			 personal hygiene, mobility (ambulation and transfer), elimination (toileting,
			 bowel, and bladder management), cognition, and behavior as defined in OAR
			 411-015-0006.
(3) "ADL" means "activities of daily living"
			 as defined in this rule.
(4) "Aging
			 and People with Disabilities" means the program area of Aging and People with
			 Disabilities, within the Oregon Department of Human Services.
(5) "APD" means "Aging and People with
			 Disabilities".
(6) "Area Agency on
			 Aging (AAA)" means the Department designated agency charged with the
			 responsibility to provide a comprehensive and coordinated system of services to
			 individuals in a planning and service area. The term Area Agency on Aging is
			 inclusive of both Type A and Type B Area Agencies on Aging as defined in ORS
			 410.040 and described in ORS
			 410.210 to
			 410.300.
(7) "Assessment" means an assessment as
			 defined in OAR 411-015-0008.
(8) "Background Check" means a criminal
			 background check and an abuse check under OAR chapter 407, division
			 007.
(9) "Business Days" means
			 Monday through Friday and excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal
			 holidays.
(10) "CA/PS" means the
			 "Client Assessment and Planning System" as defined in OAR
			 411-030-0020.
(11) "Case Manager" or "CM" means a
			 Department employee or an employee of the Department's designee that meets the
			 minimum qualifications in OAR
			 411-028-0040 who is responsible
			 for service eligibility, assessment of need, offering service choices to
			 eligible individuals, person-centered service planning, service authorization
			 and implementation, and evaluation of the effectiveness of Medicaid home and
			 community-based services.
(12)
			 "Comprehensive" means a licensing classification that describes an agency that
			 provides personal care services, which may include medication reminding,
			 medication assistance, medication administration, and nursing services (see OAR
			 333-536-0007).
(13) "Consumer" means an individual eligible
			 for in-home services.
(14) "Cost
			 Effective" means being responsible and accountable with Department resources.
			 This is accomplished by offering less costly alternatives when providing
			 choices that adequately meet an individual's service needs. Those choices
			 consist of all available services under the Medicaid home and community-based
			 service options, the utilization of assistive devices, natural supports,
			 architectural modifications, and alternative service resources (see OAR
			 411-015-0005). Less costly
			 alternatives may include resources not paid for by the Department.
(15) "Department" means the Oregon Department
			 of Human Services (ODHS).
(16)
			 "Enrolled In-Home Care Agency" means an incorporated entity or equivalent,
			 licensed in accordance with OAR chapter 333, division 536 that provides hourly
			 enrolled in-home services to individuals receiving services through the
			 Department or the Area Agency on Aging.
(17) "Electronic Visit Verification" or "EVV"
			 means that with respect to personal care services, a system under which visits
			 conducted as part of such services are electronically verified at the time of
			 service with respect to:
(a) The type of
			 service performed.
(b) The
			 individual receiving services.
(c)
			 The date of the service.
(d) The
			 location of service delivery.
(e)
			 The individual providing the service.
(f) The time the service begins and
			 ends.