R9-10-401. Definitions

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-401 and R9-10-101, the following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified: 1. “Administrator” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36- 446. 2. “Care plan” means a documented description of physical health services and behavioral health services expected to be provided to a resident, based on the resident’s comprehensive assessment, that includes measurable objectives and the methods for meeting the objectives. 3. “Direct care” means medical services, nursing services, or social services provided to a resident. 4. “Director of nursing” means an individual who is responsible for the nursing services provided in a nursing care institution. 5. “Highest practicable” means a resident’s optimal level of functioning and well-being based on the resident’s current functional status and potential for improvement as determined by the resident’s comprehensive assessment. 6. “Intermittent” means not on a regular basis. 7. “Nursing care institution services” means medical services, nursing services, behavioral care, health-related services, ancillary services, social services, and environmental services provided to a resident. 8. “Resident group” means residents or residents’ family members who: a. Plan and participate in resident activities, or b. Meet to discuss nursing care institution issues and policies. 9. “Secured” means the use of a method, device, or structure that: a. Prevents a resident from leaving an area of the nursing care institution’s premises, or b. Alerts a personnel member of a resident’s departure from the nursing care institution. 10. “Social services” means assistance provided to or activities provided for a resident to maintain or improve the resident’s physical, mental, and psychosocial capabilities. 11. “Total health condition” means a resident’s overall physical and psychosocial well-being as determined by the resident’s comprehensive assessment. 12. “Unnecessary drug” means a medication that is not required because: a. There is no documented indication for a resident’s use of the medication; b. The medication is duplicative; c. The medication is administered before determining whether the resident requires the medication; or d. The resident has experienced an adverse reaction from the medication, indicating that the medication should be reduced or discontinued. 13. “Ventilator” means a device designed to provide, to a resident who is physically unable to breathe or who is breathing insufficiently, the mechanism of breathing by mechanically moving breathable air into and out of the resident’s lungs.