Section 325.20102. Definitions; A to H.

As used in these rules:

(a)   "Applicant" means a person applying to the department for a nursing home or a nursing

care facility license or any other permit or certification pursuant to state or federal law or these rules.

(b)    "Basic nursing facility" means a nursing care facility, or distinct part thereof, which has been certified by the department as an intermediate care facility.

(c)   "Change in ownership," for purposes of section 20142(3) of the code, means a transfer of the property of a nursing care facility from one owner to another where the new owner will use the transferred assets as a nursing care facility operated by the new owner subsequent to the transfer.

(d)    "Child care home" means a nursing home which is designed, staffed, and equipped exclusively to accommodate patients under 15 years of age who do not require hospital care, but who are in need of nursing care because they cannot be cared for

effectively in their own homes or in home substitutes, and which has been licensed by the department as meeting the requirements of part 14 of these rules.

(e)   "Child care unit" means a clearly identifiable distinct part within a nursing home which is designed, staffed, and equipped to accommodate a specific number of patients under 15 years of age and which has been licensed by the department as meeting the requirements of part 14 of these rules.

(f)  "Child" means a person under 15 years of age.

(g)   "Code" means 1978 PA 368.

(h)     "County medical care facility" means a nursing care facility, other than a hospital long-term care unit, which provides organized nursing care and medical treatment to 7 or more unrelated individuals who are suffering or recovering from illness, injury, or infirmity and which is owned and operated by a county or counties.

(i)    "Correction notice" means a notice to a nursing home specifying violations of the code or these rules, corrective action to be taken, and the period of time in which the corrective action is to be completed.

(j)   "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(k)   "Distinct part" means a clearly identifiable area or section within a nursing care facility consisting of at least a nursing unit, wing, floor, or building containing contiguous rooms providing a specific type or level of care and service. The distinct part may share services, such as management services, building maintenance, and laundry, with other units.

(l)   "Home" means a nursing home.

History: 1981 AACS; 2014 AACS.