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20-10-903. Definitions.
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20-10-903. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Administrator” means a long-term care facility administrator as defined in § 20-10-101;
(2) “Emergency” means a situation, a physical condition, or one (1) or more practices, methods, or operations which threaten the health, security, or welfare of residents;
(3) “Facility” means a long-term care facility which is required to be licensed under § 20-10-224;
(4) “Habitual violation” means a violation of state or federal law which, due to its repetition, presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents;
(5) “Licensee” means any person or any other legal entity that is licensed or required to be licensed to operate a facility;
(6) “Owner” means the holder of the title to the real estate in which the facility is maintained;
(7) “Resident” means any person who lives in and receives services or care in a long-term care facility; and
(8) “Substantial violation” means a violation of state or federal law which presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-10-903
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20-10-903. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Administrator” means a long-term care facility administrator as defined in § 20-10-101;
(2) “Emergency” means a situation, a physical condition, or one (1) or more practices, methods, or operations which threaten the health, security, or welfare of residents;
(3) “Facility” means a long-term care facility which is required to be licensed under § 20-10-224;
(4) “Habitual violation” means a violation of state or federal law which, due to its repetition, presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents;
(5) “Licensee” means any person or any other legal entity that is licensed or required to be licensed to operate a facility;
(6) “Owner” means the holder of the title to the real estate in which the facility is maintained;
(7) “Resident” means any person who lives in and receives services or care in a long-term care facility; and
(8) “Substantial violation” means a violation of state or federal law which presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents.
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20-10-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Administrative remedy” means temporary management, denial of payment for all new admissions, transfer of residents, termination or suspension of license, termination of provider agreement, directed plan of correction, directed in-service training, and remedies established by Arkansas law, including remedies provided in § 20-10-1408;
(2) “Administrator-in-training program” means a program for gaining supervised practical experience in long-term care administration;
(3) “Assisted living facility” means the same as in § 20-10-1703;
(4) “Clock hour” means a period of contact experience comprising the full sixty (60) minutes;
(5) “Department” means the Department of Human Services;
(6) [Repealed.]
(7) “Division” means the appropriate division as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services;
(8) “Head injury” means a noncongenital injury to the brain or a neurological impairment caused by illness, accident, or nondegenerative etiology;
(9) “Head injury retraining and rehabilitation” means an individualized program of instruction designed to assist an individual suffering disability as a result of head injury to reduce the adverse effects of the disability and improve functioning in activities of daily living and work-related activities, but which does not include inpatient diagnostic care, and which may be offered in a residential or day program;
(10)(A) “Long-term care facility” means a nursing home, residential care facility, assisted living facility, post-acute head injury retraining and residential care facility, or any other facility which provides long-term medical or personal care.
(B) “Long-term care facility” does not include an adult day care program that:
(i) Provides
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-10-101
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20-10-224. License required — Administration by Department of Human Services.
(a) No long-term care facility or related institution shall be established, conducted, or maintained in this state without obtaining a license.
(b)(1) By properly promulgating rules, the Department of Human Services may provide for the issuance of provisional long-term care facility licenses and long-term care facility licenses, including the licensure of facilities with specialized wings, units, or rooms for dementia residents, those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and other related conditions.
(2) The licenses shall be effective on a state fiscal year basis and shall expire June 30 of each year, subject to revocation and to annual renewal.
(3)(A) If issued, a provisional license shall be effective upon submission of the application for licensure to the Office of Long-Term Care.
(B) The provisional license shall remain in effect until the issuance of the long-term care facility license.
(c)(1) Applicants for long-term care facility licensure shall file applications under oath with the office.
(2) Applications shall be signed by the administrator or the owner of the facility.
(3) Applications shall set forth the full name and address of the facility for which licensure is sought and additional information as the office may require, including affirmative evidence of ability to comply with standards, rules, and regulations as may be lawfully prescribed.
(d) No license shall be issued or renewed for any long-term care facility unless the applicant has included in the application the name and such other information required for licensure and disclosure. This requirement, as well as any other requirement determined appropriate by the department, shall be in accordance with the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-10-224
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-10-224. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.