Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Addition" means an extension or increase in floor area or height of a building structure. "Administrator" means the chief executive officer for the hospital. "Advanced practice nurse" means a licensed registered nurse recognized by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as an advanced practice nurse. Advanced practice nurses shall include advanced registered nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. "Automatic" means providing a function without the necessity of human intervention. "Building" means a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. The term "building" shall be construed as if followed by the words "or portions thereof." "Chemical restraint" means the use of a medication for the purpose of discipline, convenience, or in an emergency situation to control mood or behavior and not required to treat a patient's condition. "Combustible" means capable of undergoing combustion. "Critical Access Hospital" means a hospital determined by the State Department of Health to be a necessary provider of health care services to residents of a rural community [63 O.S. Supp. 1999, § 1-701(a)(4)]. "Department" means the Oklahoma State Department of Health. "Emergency hospital" means a hospital that provides emergency treatment and stabilization services on a 24-hour basis that has the ability to admit and treat patients for short periods of time [63 O.S., § 1-701(a)(5)]. OAC 310:667 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 3 September 13, 2019 "Existing facility" means licensed hospitals that are in existence or have had final drawings for construction approved by the Department at the date this Chapter become effective. A general medical surgical hospital that converts to a critical access hospital shall be considered an existing facility. "General hospital" means a hospital maintained for the purpose of providing hospital care in a broad category of illness and injury {63 O.S. 1991, § 1-701(a)(1)}. "General medical surgical hospital" means a general hospital that provides medical and surgical procedures. "Governing body" means the person(s) having ultimate responsibility, including fiscal and legal authority for the hospital. "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of patients admitted for overnight stay or longer in order to obtain medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, or nursing care for illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or deformity. All places where pregnant females are admitted and receive care incident to pregnancy or delivery shall be considered to be a "hospital" within the meaning of this publication regardless of the number of patients received or the duration of their stay. The term "hospital" includes general medical surgical hospitals, specialized hospitals, critical access and emergency hospitals, and birthing centers [63 O.S. Supp. 1999, § 1-701(a)]. "Hospital campus" means inpatient and/or outpatient facilities located at different addresses operated under a common hospital license issued by the Department. "Licensed independent practitioner" means any individual permitted by law and by the licensed hospital to provide care and services, without direct supervision, within the scope of the individual's license and consistent with clinical privileges individually granted by the licensed hospital. Licensed independent practitioners may include advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority, physician assistants, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors, and psychologists. "Licensed practical nurse" means a person currently licensed to practice practical nursing in Oklahoma. "Licensed/registered dietitian" means a person who is registered as a dietitian by the American Dietetic Association and is currently licensed as a dietitian in Oklahoma. "Licensure" means the process by which the Department grants to persons or entities the right to establish, operate, or maintain any facility. "Occupancy" means the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used. "Pharmacist" means a person who is currently registered by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy to engage in the practice of pharmacy. "Physical restraint" means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material or equipment attached or adjacent to a patient's body that the patient cannot remove easily, that is not used for the purpose of therapeutic intervention or body alignment as determined by the patient's physician or licensed independent practitioner, and which restricts the patient's desired freedom of OAC 310:667 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 4 September 13, 2019 movement and access to his or her body. "Physician" means a doctor of medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.) currently licensed to practice medicine and surgery in Oklahoma. "Physician assistant" means an individual licensed as a physician assistant in Oklahoma. "Practitioner" means a dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant, psychologist, certified nurse mid- wife, advanced registered nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, pharmacist, social worker or other individual currently licensed or authorized to practice as a medical professional in Oklahoma. "Psychiatric hospital" means a specialized hospital maintained for the purpose of providing psychiatric care. "Registered nurse" means a person currently licensed to practice registered nursing in Oklahoma. "Rehabilitation hospital" means a specialized hospital maintained for the purpose of providing rehabilitation. "Respiratory care practitioner" means a person licensed by this state and employed in the practice of respiratory care {59 O.S. Supp. 1995, § 2027}. "Specialized hospital" means a hospital maintained for the purpose of providing hospital care in a certain category, or categories, of illness and injury {63 O.S. 1991, § 1-701(a)(2)}.