Section 17-313b-1 - DefinitionsAs used in Sections 17-313b-1 to 17-313b-17, inclusive:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Income Maintenance or his designated representative.(2) "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" means said commissioner or his designated representative.(3) "Audited consolidated operational report" means the annual cost and performance reporting document, which consists of forms provided by the Department of Mental Retardation, and submitted by all organizations operating community living arrangements or community living arrangements and day services.(4) "Operational plan" means the document, which consists of forms provided by the Department of Mental Retardation, and submitted by all organizations operating community living arrangements for use in establishing rates for the following contract year.(5) "Community living arrangement" means any residence operated by an organization for mentally retarded persons and licensed pursuant to Section 19a-467 G.S. other than a community training home, group residence, habilitative nursing facility, or residential school. A facility certified to participate in the Medicaid program as an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded shall not be considered a community living arrangement for purposes of establishing rates pursuant to these regulations.(6) "Community Training Home" means a residence licensed as such by the Department of Mental Retardation pursuant to Section 19a-467 G.S.(7) "Region" means Department of Mental Retardation region of the state.(8) "Primary Region" means that Department of Mental Retardation Region in which an organization has its highest number of community living arrangement placements.(9) "Day Services" means the range of non-residential services provided to persons by organizations which receive funding from the state including, but not limited to, community work services, adult day treatment, supported employment and elderly enrichment.(10) "Organization" means any business entity which operates community living arrangements and/or day services for mentally retarded persons.(11) "Client" means a mentally retarded person who receives services funded, or partially funded by the Department of Mental Retardation.(12) "Contract Year" means the period of July 1 through June 30.(13) "Contract" means the written agreement between the Department of Mental Retardation and an organization to provide services during the contract year.(14) "Residential Client Needs Assessment" means documents which present a composite assessment of individual client needs for each community living arrangement to assist in establishing the basic staffing pattern required in the residence. The forms and assessment are provided by the Department of Mental Retardation.(15) "Newly Licensed Community Living Arrangement" means any community living arrangement operated by an organization that has been licensed for less than twelve (12) months and which has not had a rate established pursuant to Sec. 17-313b-8.(16) "Line Item" means the categories of expenditures, administrative and general, direct service staff compensation, direct service costs other than direct service staff compensation, and room and board costs, used in the rate setting process established by these regulations.(17) "Line Item Cost Settlement" means the cost settlement process for the expenditure categories recognized in these regulations.(18) "Multi-Unit Structure" means any residential building in which more than one unit is leased or offered for lease.(19) "Related Parties" means persons or organizations related through marriage, ability to control, ownership, family or business association. Past exercise or influence or control need not be shown, only the potential or ability to directly or indirectly exercise influence or control.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17-313b-1