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| The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish. |
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| 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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| Accredited Medical Record Technician |
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| A person trained in record maintenance and preservation, and accredited by the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| 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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| A person licensed by the North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators in accordance with G.S. 90‑276, Article 20, and who has authority for and is responsible for the overall operation of a facility. |
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| 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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| Brain injury long term care |
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| An interdisciplinary, intensive maintenance program for patients 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 functions. |
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| The maximum number of patient or resident beds for which the facility is licensed to maintain at any given time. |
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| 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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| A combination home as defined in G.S. 131E‑101. |
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| Comprehensive, Inpatient Rehabilitation Program |
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| A program for the treatment of persons with functional limitations or chronic disabling conditions who have the potential to 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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| Care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength. |
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| The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| A person who is licensed according to G.S. 90, Article 25, or is registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) according to the standards and qualifications as referenced in the second edition of the "Accreditation/Approval Manual for Dietetic Education Program," |
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| A registered nurse who has authority and direct responsibility for all nursing services and nursing care. |
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| 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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Substances:
(a)recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
(b)intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, 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 animals, i.e., substances other than food; and
(d) intended for use as a component of any article specified in Subitems (a), (b), or (c) of this Subparagraph. |
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| A facility currently licensed or a proposed facility, proposed addition to a licensed facility or proposed remodeled licensed facility that will be built according to plans and specifications which have been approved by the Department through the design development drawings stage prior to the effective date of this Rule. |
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| 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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| A nursing facility or combination facility as defined in this Rule. |
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(when used in conjunction with the Nurse Aide program)
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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| Designated areas dedicated to patients or residents known to have Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease. |
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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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| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility or Unit |
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| A free‑standing facility or a unit (unit pertains to contiguous dedicated beds and spaces) within an existing licensed health service facility approved in accordance with G.S. 131E, Article 9 to establish inpatient, rehabilitation beds and to provide a comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation program. |
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| An integrated process involving a representative from appropriate disciplines of the health care team. |
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| Holding a current and valid license as required under the General Statutes of North Carolina. |
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| A nurse who is licensed as a practical nurse under G.S. 90, Article 9A. |
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| 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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| 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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| Drug as defined in Item (17) of this Rule. |
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| 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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| Misappropriation of Property |
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| 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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| A failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness. |
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| 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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| A person who is listed on the N.C. Nurse Aide Registry and is in compliance with 42 CFR Part 483 which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments. |
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| 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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| A nursing home as defined in G.S. 131E‑101. |
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| 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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| A person licensed in the State of North Carolina as an occupational therapist in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 18D. |
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| Occupational Therapist Assistant |
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| A person licensed in the State of North Carolina as an occupational therapist assistant in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 18D. |
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| Personnel who are responsive to patient needs and physically present in the facility performing assigned duties. |
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| Any person admitted for nursing care. |
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| The provision of drug therapy and other pharmaceutical care services to achieve intended medication outcomes and minimize negative effects of drug therapy. |
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| A person who is licensed to practice pharmacy in North Carolina. |
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| A person licensed under G.S. 90, Article 1 to practice medicine in North Carolina. |
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| A Negative Action Proposal containing information that may ultimately be classified as violations. |
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| An amended license recognizing significantly less than full compliance with the licensure rules. |
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| A person licensed as a practicing psychologist in accordance with G.S. 90, Article 18A |
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| A 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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| A person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a physical therapist in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 18B. |
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| Physical Therapist Assistant |
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| A person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a physical therapist assistant in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90‑270.24, Article 18B. |
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| A person certified by the State of North Carolina Therapeutic Recreational Certification Board. |
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| A nurse who is licensed as a registered nurse under G.S. 90, Article 9A. |
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| Registered Records Administrator |
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| A person who is registered by the American Health Information Management Association. |
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| 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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| 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 .3027 of this Subchapter. Any rehabilitation aide, who works in a nursing department and is under the supervision of a registered nurse, shall be listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry and have received additional staff training as listed in Rule .3028 of this Subchapter. |
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| A physiatrist or a physician who is qualified, based on education, training and experience, regardless of specialty, to provide medical care to rehabilitation patients. |
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| Alterations, renovations, rehabilitation work, repairs to structural systems, and replacement of building systems at a nursing facility. |
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| Any person admitted for care to an adult care home part of a combination facility as defined in G.S. 131E‑101. |
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| Services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days. |
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| Significant Medication Error |
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| 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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| Single Unit or Unit Dose Package |
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| Each dose of medication is individually packaged in a properly sealed and properly labeled container in accordance with the U.S. Pharmacopeia and professional standards. |
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| An employee or volunteer who provides companionship and social interaction to a particular patient, usually on a private duty basis. |
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| A person who meets the qualifications set forth in Rule .2802 of this Subchapter. |
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| Speech and Language Pathologist |
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| A person licensed in the State of North Carolina as a speech and language pathologist in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90, Article 22. |
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| (adult care home) 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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| An authorized representative of the Department who inspects nursing facilities and combination facilities to determine compliance with rules as set forth in G.S. 131E‑117 and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations. |
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| A drug distribution system in which each dose of medication is contained in, and administered from, single unit or unit dose packages. |
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| A drug distribution system in which each dose of medication is contained in, and administered from, single unit or unit dose packages. |
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| A finding which directly relates to a patient's or resident'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 G.S. 131E ‑117 and 131D‑21 or applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations. |
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