Section 75-03-21-01 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Abuse" means any willful act or omission of a caregiver or any other individual which results in physical injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, sexual abuse, or exploitation to or of a resident.2. "Agency" means an organization which monitors the facility.3. "Applicant" means the individual or individuals completing and submitting to the department an application to be licensed to provide care.4. "Care" means foster care for adults as defined by North Dakota Century Code section 50-11-00.1 and includes the provision of personal, nonmedical services provided to assist a resident with tasks of a personal nature that are performed daily and which involve such activities as bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring from bed or chair, continence, eating or feeding, and mobility inside the facility.5. "County agency" means the county social service board in the county where the facility is located and monitored.6. "Department" means the North Dakota department of human services.7. "Exploitation" means the act or process of a provider using the income, assets, or person of a resident for monetary or personal benefit, profit, gain, entertainment, or gratification.8. "Facility" means a foster care home for adults.9. "Home- and community-based setting experience interview" means an instrument used to record information about a resident's experiences in the facility.10. "License" means a document issued by the department authorizing an applicant to operate a facility.11. "Mental anguish" means psychological or emotional damage that requires medical treatment or medical care, or is characterized by behavioral changes or physical symptoms.12. "Monitoring" means overseeing the care provided to a resident by a provider and verifying compliance with laws, rules, and standards pertaining to care and the resident's rights related to the facility.13. "Neglect" means the failure of the provider to provide the goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.14. "Person-centered service plan" means a plan that describes the medicaid waiver recipient resident's assessed needs, outcomes, and goals and how the services and natural supports provided will assist the resident in achieving their outcomes and live safely and successfully in the community.15. "Provider" means a primary caregiver in active charge of a facility who has documented qualifications in providing care and is enrolled as a qualified service provider.16. "Qualified service provider" means an individual who has met all standards and requirements for that status established under chapter 75-03-23.17. "Resident" means any adult who is receiving care in a facility for compensation on a twenty-four-hour basis, but does not mean any other individual who lives or stays in the facility.18. "Respite care" means care provided by a respite care provider or substitute caregiver to a resident for the purpose of providing temporary relief to the provider from the stresses and demands associated with daily care or emergencies.19. "Respite care provider" means an individual enrolled as a qualified service provider who provides respite care to residents, whose care is funded by the county or state, in the absence of the provider.20. "Sexual abuse" means conduct directed against a resident which constitutes any of those sex offenses defined in North Dakota Century Code sections 12.1-20-02, 12.1-20-03, 12.1-20-03.1, 12.1-20-04, 12.1-20-05, 12.1-20-06, 12.1-20-06.1, 12.1-20-07, 12.1-20-11, 12.1-20-12.1, and 12.1-20-12.2 and North Dakota Century Code chapter 12.1-41.21. "Substitute caregiver" means an individual who meets qualified service provider standards and provides respite care to private pay residents in the absence of the provider.N.D. Admin Code 75-03-21-01
Effective May 1, 1992; amended effective May 1, 1995; April 1, 1999;September 1, 2004; October 1, 2012.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-362, October 2016, effective 10/1/2016.General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16, 50-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-11-03