Rule 111-8-47-.01 - DefinitionsUnless a different meaning is required by the context, the following terms as used in these rules and regulations shall have the meaning hereinafter respectively ascribed to them; except, however, same do not apply to facilities owned or operated by the federal government:
(a) An "Intermediate Care Home" is a facility which admits residents on medical referral; it maintains the services and facilities for institutional care and has a satisfactory agreement with a physician and dentist who will provide continuing supervision including emergencies; it otherwise complies with these rules and regulations;(b) The term "Intermediate Care" means the provision of food, including special diets when required, shelter, laundry and personal care services, such as help with dressing, getting in and out of bed, bathing, feeding, medications and similar assistance, such services being under the supervision of a registered, licensed undergraduate, or licensed practical nurse.1. Intermediate care does not normally include providing care for bed patients except on an emergency or temporary basis, the insertion or changing of catheters, handfeeding of patients, and the care of patients who cannot go to the medication area without assistance.(c) The term "Distinct Part" means a physically identifiable unit of a medical facility such as an entire ward or contiguous wards, wing, floor, or building. It consists of all beds and related facilities in the unit;(d) The term "Intermediate Care Unit" means a clearly defined administrative unit within which is located a specified number of resident beds and supportive services;(e) The term "Medication Area" means a circumscribed space within the Intermediate Care Unit containing equipment for proper storage, preparation and administration of medicines prescribed by the residents' physician or dentist;(f) The term "Resident" means any person residing in and receiving care in an Intermediate Care Home. Residents are individuals who because of their physical or mental condition (or both) require living accommodations and care which, as a practical matter, can be made available to them only through institutional facilities; and who do not have such an illness, disease, injury or other condition as to require the degree of care and treatment which a hospital or nursing home is designed to provide;(g) The term "Resident Activities Program" means a schedule of events which are regularly planned for all residents, including social and recreational activities involving active participation by the residents, entertainment of appropriate frequency and character and opportunities for participation in community activities as possible and appropriate;(h) The term "Transfer Agreement" means a written contract with other facilities providing for transfer of residents between the facilities and for interchange of medical and other information, when the facility cannot provide the level of care needed by the resident;(i) "Physician" shall mean a doctor of medicine and/or a doctor of osteopathy duly licensed to practice in this State by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, under the provisions of the Georgia Medical Practice Act (O.C.G.A. § 43-34-1et seq.);(j) "Dentist" means any person who is licensed to practice in this State under the provisions of the Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act;(k) "Pharmacist" shall mean an individual licensed to practice pharmacy in accordance with the provisions of the Pharmacy Practice Act, O.C.G.A. § 26-4-1et seq.;(l) "Physical Therapist" shall mean an individual who practices physical therapy and who is registered with the Board of Physical Therapy of the State of Georgia (O.C.G.A. § 43-33-1et seq.);(m) A "Registered Nurse" is a person who holds a current and valid license as a registered nurse issued by the State of Georgia;(n) A "Licensed Undergraduate Nurse" is a person who holds a current and valid license as a licensed undergraduate nurse issued by the State of Georgia;(o) A "Licensed Practical Nurse" is a person who holds a current and valid license as a licensed practical nurse issued by the State of Georgia;(p) The term "Full-time Employee" means any person employed who normally works at least forty (40) hours per week in the home;(q) The term "Governing Body" means the Board of Trustees, the partnership, the corporation, the association, the person or group of persons who maintain and control the home and who is legally responsible for the operation;(r) The term "Administrator" means an individual who is licensed by the Georgia State Board of Nursing Home Administrators and who has the necessary authority and responsibility for management of the home;(s) "Permit" means authorization by the Department to the Governing Body to operate a home and signifies satisfactory compliance with these rules and regulations.(t) "Provisional Permit" means authorization by the Department to the Governing Body to operate a home on a conditional basis for a period not to exceed six months to allow a newly established home a reasonable but limited period of time to demonstrate operational procedures in satisfactory compliance with these rules and regulations; or to allow an existing home a reasonable length of time to comply with these rules and regulations, provided said home shall first present a plan of improvement acceptable to the Department. Successive Provisional Permits may be granted to any home having deficiencies only in exceptional cases, in which cases the governing body must present a plan of improvement acceptable to the Department;(u) The term "Plan of Improvement" means a written plan submitted by the Governing Body and acceptable to the Department. The plan shall identify the existing noncompliances of the institution, the proposed procedures, methods, means and period of time to correct the noncompliances;(v) The term "Board" means the Board of Community Health;(w) The term "Department" means the Department of Community Health;(x) The term "Commissioner" means the chief executive of the Department.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-47-.01
Ga. L. 1964, pp. 507, 612, as amended by Ga. L. 1969, p. 715 et seq., Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015 et seq., O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2-4et seq., 31-7-1et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 27, 2017; eff. Feb. 16, 2017.