Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 30-100 - Community Services › Chapter DHS 83 - Community-Based Residential Facilities › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section DHS 83.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1) "Abuse" has the meaning given in s.
				  46.90(1),
				  Stats.
(2) "Accessible" means
				  barriers are not present that prevent a person from entering, leaving or
				  functioning within a CBRF without physical help.
(3) "Activities of daily living" means
				  bathing, eating, oral hygiene, dressing, toileting and incontinence care,
				  mobility and transferring from one surface to another such as from a bed to a
				  chair.
(4) "Administrator" means an
				  employee, including the licensee, or an employee designated by the licensee,
				  who is responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of the
				  CBRF.
(5) "Adult" means an
				  individual who is at least 18 years of age.
(5m) "Advanced practice nurse" has the
				  meaning given in s.
				  N
				  8.02(1).
(6) "Ambulatory" means the ability to walk
				  without difficulty or help.
(7)
				  "Apartment" means a living space with separate living, toileting and sleeping
				  areas.
(8) "Applicant" means the
				  person seeking licensure of a CBRF.
(9) "Area of refuge" means a room or
				  stairwell landing for residents who cannot negotiate stairs, used for safe,
				  temporary refuge in a fire or other emergency to await instruction or
				  assistance.
(10) "Assessment" means
				  gathering and analyzing information about a prospective or existing resident's
				  needs and abilities.
(11)
				  "Basement" means that portion of a building that is partly or completely below
				  grade.
(12) "Care, treatment or
				  services" means the provision of personal care, supervision, supervision of
				  medication administration, management, or assistance to a resident by the CBRF,
				  an employee, or by a person, agency or corporation affiliated with or under
				  contract to the operator that is above the level of room and board.
(13) "Caregiver" has the meaning given in s.
				  50.065(1)
				  (ag), Stats.
(14) "Case manager" means a person who plans,
				  coordinates and oversees the care of a resident.
(15) "Chemical restraint" means a
				  psychotropic medication used for discipline or convenience, and not required to
				  treat medical symptoms.
(16)
				  "Client group" means individuals who need similar services because of a common
				  disability, condition or status. Client groups include individuals:
(a) With functional impairments that commonly
				  accompany advanced age.
(b) With
				  irreversible dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease.
(c) Who have a developmental disability as
				  given in s.
				  51.01(5),
				  Stats.
(d) Who are emotionally
				  disturbed or who have a mental illness as given in s.
				  51.01(13)
				  (a), Stats.
(e) Who are alcoholic as given in s.
				  51.01(1),
				  Stats., or who are drug dependent as defined in s.
				  51.01(8),
				  Stats.
(f) With physical
				  disabilities.
(g) Who are pregnant
				  and in need of counseling services.
(h) Under the legal custody of a government
				  correctional agency or under the legal jurisdiction of a criminal
				  court.
(i) Diagnosed as terminally
				  ill.
(j) With traumatic brain
				  injury.
(k) With acquired
				  immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).