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Mean the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish.

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Abuse

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Means an unplanned or unwanted event resulting in the injury or wounding, no matter how slight, of a patient or other individual.

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Accident

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Means a person trained in record maintenance and preservation, and accredited by the American Health Information Management Association.

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Accredited medical record technician

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Means when applied to various services, that the services are at least satisfactory in meeting a referred to need when measured against contemporary professional standards of practice.

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Adequate

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Mean a person licensed by North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators in accordance with GS 90-276, Article 20, and who has authority for and is responsible for the overall operation of a facility.

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Administrator

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Mean right, suitable or proper for the specified use or purpose, suitable or proper, when used as an adjective. When used as a transitive verb it means to set aside for some specified exclusive use.

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Appropriate

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Means an interdisciplinary, intensive maintenance program for patient who have incurred brain damage caused by external physical trauma and who have completed a primary course of rehabilitative treatment and have reached a point of no gain or progress for more than three consecutive months. Services are provided through a medically supervised interdisciplinary process and are directed toward maintaining the individual at the optimal level of physical, cognitive and behavioral function.

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Brain Injury Long Term Care

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Means the maximum number of patient or resident beds for which the facility is licensed to maintain at any given time.

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Capacity

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Mean the individual responsible for the coordination of services, for a given patient between disciplines so that the patient may reach optimal rehabilitation through the judicious use of resources.

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Case Manager

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Mean a combination home as define in GS 11E- 101

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Combination facility

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Means a program for the treatment of persons with functional limitations or chronic disabling conditions who have the potential achieve a significant improvement in activities of daily living. A comprehensive, rehabilitation program utilizes a coordinated and integrated, interdisciplinary approach, directed by a physician, to assess patient needs and to provide treatment and evaluation of physical, psychosocial and cognitive deficits.

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Comprehensive, in patient rehabilitation program

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Means care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength

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Convalescent care

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Means the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service.

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Department

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Mean a person who is licensed according to GS 90 Article 25 or is registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) according the standards and qualifications as referenced in the second edition of the Accreditation/Approval Manual for Dietetic Education Program The Registration Eligibility Application for Dietitians and Continuing Professional Education which are hereby incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments and editions.

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Dietitian

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Means a registered nurse who has authority and direct responsibility for all nursing services and nursing care.

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Director of Nursing

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Means a patient who physically relocates to another health care setting or is discharged home or relocated from a nursing bed to an adult care home bed or from an adult care home bed to a nursing bed.

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Discharge

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Means substance: a) recognized in the official United States Pharmacopeia, official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them b) intended for use in the diagnosis, sure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals c) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other ie substances other than food d) intended for use as a component of any article specified in Subitems a, b, c, of this subchapter.

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Drug

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Means a facility currently licensed or proposed facility, proposed addition to a licensed facility or proposed remodeled facility that will be built according to plans and specifications which have been approved by the Department through the design development.

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Existing Facility

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Means the conference held at the end of a survey or investigation between the Department's representatives and the facility administration representative.

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Exit Conference

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Means a nursing facility or combination facility as defined in this Rule.

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Facility

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(when used in conjunction with the Nurse Aide Program) means a determination by the Department that an allegation of patient abuse or neglect, or misappropriation of patient property has been substantiated.

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Finding

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Means designated areas dedicated to patients or residents known to have Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease.

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HIV Unit

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Means any happening event or occurrence which is unplanned unusual or unwanted and has actually caused harm to a patient or has the potential for harm.

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Incident

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Means a free standing or a unit (unit pertains to contiguous dedicated beds and spaces) within an existing licensed health service.

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Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility or Unit

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Means an integrated process involving a representative from appropriate disciplines of the health care team.

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Interdisciplinary

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Means holding a current and valid licensed as required under the General Statutes of North Carolina.

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Licensed

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Means a nurse who is licensed as a practical nurse under GS 90 Article 9A.

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Licensed Practical Nurse

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Means the person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or organization to whom a license to operate the facility has been issued. The Licensee is the legal entity which is responsible for the operation of the business.

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Licensee

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Means consultations which the rehabilitation physician, the attending physician or other authorized persons determine are necessary to meet the acute medical needs of the patient and do not include routine medical needs.

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Medical consultations

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Means drug as defined in Item 17 of this Rule.

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Medication

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Mean a discrepancy between what was ordered and what is actually administered. It is the number of errors observed divided by the opportunities for error times 100.

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Medication Error rate

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Means the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary or permanent use of a patient's belongings or money without the patient's consent.

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Misappropriation of Property

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Means a failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental aguish or mental illness.

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Neglect

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Means a proposed facility, a proposed addition to an existing facility or a proposed remodeled portion of an existing facility that is constructed according to plans and specifications approved by the Department subsequent to the effective date of this Rule. If determined by the Department that more than half of an existing facility is remodeled, the entire existing facility shall be considered a new facility.

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New Facility

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Means a person who is listed on the NC Nurse Aide Registry and is in compliance with 42 CFR Part 483 which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments.

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Nurse Aide

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Means a person who has not completed an approved nurse aide training course and competency evaluation and is demonstrating knowledge, while performing tasks for which they have been found proficient by an instructor. These tasks shall be performed under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. The term does not apply to volunteers.

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Nurses Aide Trainee

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Means a nursing home as defined in GS 131E-101

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Nursing Facility

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Means the licensed nurse to whom duties for a specified number of patients and staff for a specified period of time have been delegated, such as for Unit A on the 7-3 or 3-11 shift.

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Nursing- in- charge

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Means a person licensed in the State of North Carolina as an occupational therapist in accordance with the provisions of GS 90 Article 18D.

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Occupational Therapist

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Means a person licensed in the State of North Carolina as an occupational therapist assistant in accordance with the provisions of GS 90 18D.

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Occupational Therapist Assistant

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Means personnel who are responsive to patient needs and physically present in the facility performing assigned duties.

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On-Duty Personnel

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Means any person admitted for nursing care.

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Patient

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Means the provisions of drug therapy and other pharmaceutical care services to achieve intended medication outcomes and minimize negative effects of drug therapy.

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Pharmaceutical Care

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Means a person who licensed to practice pharmacy in North Carolina.

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Pharmacist

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Means a person licensed under GS 90 Article 1to practice medicine in North Carolina.

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Physician

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Means a Negative Action Proposal contains information that may ultimately be classified as violations.

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Proposal

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Means an amended license recognizing significantly less than full compliance with the licensure rules.

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Provisional License

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Means a person licensed as a practicing psychologist in accordance with GS 90 Article 18A.

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Psychologist

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Means licensed physician who has completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency training program approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association.

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Physiatrist

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Means a person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a physical therapist in accordance with provisions of GS 90 Article 18B.

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Physical Therapist

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Means a person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a physical therapist assistant in accordance with the provision GS 90-270.24 Article 18B.

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Physical Therapist Assistant

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Means a person certified by the State of North Carolina Therapeutic Recreational Certification Board.

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Recreational Therapist

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Means a nurse who is licensed as a registered nurse under GS 90 Article 9A.

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Registered Nurse

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Means a person who is registered by the American Health Information Management Association.

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Registered Records Administrator

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Means a registered nurse licensed in North Carolina, with training, either academic or on-the-job, in physical rehabilitation nursing and at least one year experience in physical rehabilitation nursing.

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Rehabilitation Nurse

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Means an unlicensed assistant who works under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed physical therapist or occupational therapist in accordance with the appropriate occupational licensure laws governing his or her supervisor and consistent with staffing requirements as set forth in Rule .0327 of the subchapter. Any rehabilitation aide, who works in a nursing department and under the supervision of a registered nurse, shall be listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry and have received additional staff trying as listed in Rule .3028 of the subchapter.

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Rehabilitation Aide

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Means a physiatrist or physician who is qualified, based on education, training and experience, regardless of specialty, to provide medical care to rehabilitation patients.

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Rehabilitation Physician

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Means alteration, renovations, rehabilitation work, repairs to structural system, and replacement of building systems at a nursing facility.

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Remodeling

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Means any person admitted for care to an adult care home part of a combination facility as defined in GS 131E-101.

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Resident

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Means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.

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Respite Care

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Means an error which causes the patient discomfort or jeopardizes the health and safety of the patient. Factors to consider when determining significance of error include the patient's condition, the drug category (need titration of blood levels, etc.) and frequency of the error.

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Significant Medication Error

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Means each dose of medication is individually packaged in a properly sealed and properly labeled container in accordance with the US Pharmacopeia and professional standards.

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Single Unit or Unit Dose Package

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Means an employee or volunteer who provides companionship and social interaction to a particular patient, usually on a private duty basis.

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Sitter

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Means a person who meets the qualifications set forth in Rule .2802 of this subchapter.

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Social Worker

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Means a person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a speech and language pathologist in accordance with the provisions of GS 90 Article 22.

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Speech and Language Pathologist

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Means any employee to whom supervisory duties for the adult care home portion of a combination home have been delegated by either the administrator or director of nursing.

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Supervisor-in-Charge (adult care home)

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Means an authorized representative of the Department who inspects nursing facilities and combination facilities to determine compliance with rules as set forth in GS 131E-117 and applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

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Surveyor

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Means a drug distribution system in which each dose of medication is contained in, and administrated from, single unit or unit dose packages.

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Unit Dose System

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Is defined as physiological dependency by a patient on the use of a ventilator for more than eight hours a day.

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Ventilator Dependence

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Means a finding which directly relates to a patient's health, safety or welfare, or which creates a substantial risk that death or serious physical harm will occur. It is determined to be an infraction of the regulations, standards and requirements set forth in GS 131E- 117 and 131D-21 or applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

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Violation

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