(120)[(119)] Supervising nurse--The
person responsible for supervising skilled services provided by an
agency and who has the qualifications described in §97.244(c)
of this chapter (relating to Administrator Qualifications and Conditions
and Supervising Nurse Qualifications). This person may also be known
as the director of nursing or similar title.
(121)[(120)] Supervision--Authoritative
procedural guidance by a qualified person for the accomplishment of
a function or activity with initial direction and periodic inspection
of the actual act of accomplishing the function or activity.
(122)[(121)] Support services--Social,
spiritual, and emotional care provided to a client and a client's
family by a hospice.
(123)[(122)] Survey--An on-site
inspection or complaint investigation conducted by an HHSC [
a DADS] representative to determine if an agency is in compliance
with the statute and this chapter or in compliance with applicable
federal requirements or both.
(124)[(123)] Terminal illness--An
illness for which there is a limited prognosis if the illness runs
its usual course.
(125)[(124)] Unlicensed person--A
person not licensed as a health care provider. The term includes home
health aides, hospice aides, hospice homemakers, medication aides
permitted by DADS, and other unlicensed individuals providing personal
care or assistance in health services.
(126)[(125)] Unsatisfied judgments--A
failure to fully carry out the terms or meet the obligation of a court's
final disposition on the matters before it in a suit regarding the
operation of an agency.
(127)[(126)] Violation--A finding
of noncompliance with this chapter or the statute resulting from a
survey.
(128)[(127)] Volunteer--An individual
who provides assistance to a home and community support services agency
without compensation other than reimbursement for actual expenses.
(129)[(128)] Working day--Any
day except Saturday, Sunday, a state holiday, or a federal holiday.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 21, 2017
TRD-201703727 Karen Ray
Chief Counsel
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 5, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 438-3791
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