Definitions

For the purposes of sections 17b-349e-1 to 17b-349e-9, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Adult day health services" means a program, of either a medical or social model, designed to meet the needs of cognitively or physically impaired adults through a structured, comprehensive program that provides a variety of health, social and related support services, in a protective setting, during any part of a day; (2) "Campership" means a day or overnight accredited camp program for functionally impaired adults; (3) "Caregiver" has the same meaning as "caretaker" as provided in section 17b-349e of the Connecticut General Statutes; (4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Social Services; (5) "Companion service" or "sitter service" means a non-medical, basic protection and supervision service provided to an eligible individual in the eligible individual's home on a short-term basis; (6) "Copayment" means "copayment" as defined in section 17b-349e of the Connecticut General Statutes; (7) "Department" means the Department of Social Services; (8) "Division" means the department's division of aging services; (9) "Eligible individual" means an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria as set forth in section 17b-349e-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (10) "Homemaker services" means household tasks and activities provided to an eligible individual in the eligible individual's home by a homemaker, including, but not limited to, cooking, cleaning, laundry, mending and other light household chores; (11) "Home health aide services" means services that include personal hands-on care, household tasks and similar activities provided to an eligible individual in the eligible individual's home by a home health agency; (12) "Income" means any payment from any source and of any kind including, but not limited to, Social Security (minus Medicare Part B premiums), Supplemental Security, Railroad Retirement income, pensions, wages, interest, dividends, net rental income, veteran's benefits or any other payments received on a one-time or recurring basis; (13) "Individual with Alzheimer's disease" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-349e of the Connecticut General Statutes; (14) "Liquid assets" means any checking accounts, savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, certificates of deposits, stocks or bonds, that can be converted into cash within twenty working days; (15) "Personal emergency response system" means a twenty-four hour electronic alarm system which enables a high risk individual to secure help in a medical, physical, emotional or environmental emergency; (16) "Personal care assistant services" means physical assistance to enable the eligible individual to carry out activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. These services are provided by a person who is employed by the eligible individual or the eligible individual's representative to assist the eligible individual in carrying out the tasks required in the service plan; (17) "Private duty nursing" means hourly services delivered by licensed nursing personnel in the eligible individual's home; (18) "Program" means the Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program; (19) "Provider" means a person, public agency, private non-profit agency or proprietary agency that is licensed, certified or otherwise approved by the commissioner to supply any service, or combination of services, described under "respite care services" as defined in this section; (20) "Representative" means a person designated by an eligible individual or the probate court to act on the eligible individual's behalf. A representative may include a family member, an attorney, a guardian, a conservator or a person designated by the eligible individual to act as the eligible individual's representative; (21) "Residential health care facility" means a facility that, on a short-term basis, provides food, shelter, supervised health care and related services to four or more persons, eighteen years of age or older, who are unrelated to the owner or administrator; (22) "Respite care services" means support services that provide short-term relief from the demands of ongoing care for an individual with Alzheimer's disease provided hourly, daily, overnight or on weekends including, but not limited to, companion or sitter services, home health aide services, homemaker services, personal care assistant services, adult day health services, short-term inpatient care in a licensed nursing facility, residential health care facility, overnight campership program, private duty nursing, transportation and the personal emergency response system; (23) "Service plan" means a written document agreed upon by the eligible individual, the caregiver and the sponsor agency that specifies the type, frequency and duration of services to be provided. The service plan shall take into account other services available to the eligible individual and the eligible individual's caregiver; (24) "Sponsor agency" means the organization that contracts with the department to administer the regional program, determine eligibility and arrange for services for eligible individuals; and (25) "Relative" means spouse, natural parent, child, sibling, adoptive child, adoptive parent, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew.