Ch. 22, § 3. Definitions

. Except as otherwise specified in Chapter 1 or as defined herein, the terminology used in this Chapter is the standard terminology and has the standard meaning used in health care, Medicaid, and Medicare. (a) "Nursing Facility Level of Care Determination." A determination as to whether an individual requires or continues to require the level of care provided in a nursing facility. (b) "Level of Care Assessment." An assessment of an individual's current functional status used by the Department in making nursing facility level of care determinations. (c) "Level of Care Assessor." A registered nurse licensed to practice in the State of Wyoming and qualified by the Department or its agent as having successfully completed all requisite education and training to conduct a level of care assessment.