OAR 333-027-0005
Definitions

The following definitions shall apply in OAR 333-027-0000 (Purpose) through 333-027-0190 (Civil Penalties):
(1) “Admission” means acceptance of a patient for the provision of services by an agency.
(2) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.
(3) “Agency” means Home Health Agency.
(4) “Allowed practitioner” means a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or naturopathic physician.
(5) “Branch office” means a location or site from which a home health agency provides services to patients within a portion of the total geographic area served by the parent agency and does not exceed 60 miles from the parent agency.
(6) “Clinical note” means a dated, written, and signed notation by a member of the home health agency team of a contact with the patient that describes care rendered, signs and symptoms, treatment or drugs given, patient’s reaction, and any changes in patient’s physical or mental condition.
(7) “Clinical record” means all information and documentation pertaining to the care of a patient.
(8) “Division” means the Public Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority.
(9) “Governing body” means the designated person(s) having ultimate responsibility for the home health agency.
(10) “Home health agency” means a public or private entity providing coordinated home health services on a home visiting basis.
(11) “Home health aide” means a person who is certified as a nursing assistant by the Oregon State Board of Nursing in accordance with OAR chapter 851, division 062 and who assists licensed nursing personnel in providing home health services.
(12) “Home health service” means items and services furnished to an individual by a home health agency, or by others under arrangement with such agency, on a visiting basis in a place of temporary or permanent residence used as the individual’s home for the purpose of maintaining that individual at home.
(13) “Licensed practical nurse” means a person licensed as such by the Oregon State Board of Nursing in accordance with ORS chapter 678.
(14) “Naturopathic physician” means a person licensed by the Board of Naturopathic Examiners in accordance with ORS chapter 685.
(15) “Nurse practitioner” has the meaning given that term in ORS 678.010 (Definitions for ORS 678.010 to 678.410).
(16) “Occupational therapist” has the meaning given that term in ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340).
(17) “Occupational therapy assistant” has the meaning given that term in ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340).
(18) “Parent home health agency” (“parent agency”) means an agency that has branches or subunits.
(19) “Physician assistant” means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to ORS 677.525 (Fees).
(20) “Physical therapist assistant” has the meaning given that term in ORS 688.010 (Definitions for ORS 688.010 to 688.201) and is licensed in accordance with 688.020 (License required to practice physical therapy or use designation)
(21) “Physical therapist” has the meaning given that term in ORS 688.010 (Definitions for ORS 688.010 to 688.201).
(22) “Physician” means a person who is licensed by the Oregon Medical Board and that meets the definition in ORS 677.010 (Definitions for chapter)
(23) “Plan of treatment” means a document developed by the physician or allowed practitioner in consultation with agency staff after a patient assessment that identifies the patient’s medical status and needs, and outlines the services that will be provided to the patient to meet identified needs. The plan of treatment may also be referred to as the plan of care.
(24) “Primary agency” means the agency that admits the patient for the provision of curative, rehabilitative, or preventive services in the patient’s home by home health professionals.
(25) “Professional policy-making committee” (Committee) means a group of individuals who are appointed by the governing body of an agency, and who has authority and responsibility for the development and monitoring of all professional policies pertaining to the home health agency.
(26) “Progress note” means a documented summary of a patient’s response to care provided during a specific period of time.
(27) “Registered nurse” means a person licensed as such by the Oregon State Board of Nursing in accordance with ORS chapter 678.
(28) “Skilled nursing” means the patient care services pertaining to the curative, rehabilitative, or preventive aspects of nursing performed by, or under the supervision of, a registered nurse pursuant to the plan of treatment.
(29) “Social worker” means a person who has a master’s degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and has one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
(30) “Social work assistant” means a person who has a baccalaureate degree in social work, psychology, or another field related to social work and has at least one year of social work experience in a health care setting.
(31) “Speech pathologist” means a person who is licensed in accordance with ORS 681.250 (Requirement for license in speech-language pathology or audiology) and has a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech pathology or audiology from the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
(32) “Stable and predictable condition” means a situation where the patient’s clinical or behavioral state is known, not characterized by rapid changes, and does not require continuous reassessment and evaluation.
(33) “Subunit” means an agency that provides services for a parent agency in a geographic area different from that of the parent agency and at a distance that exceeds 60 miles from the parent agency.
(34) “Survey” means an inspection of an applicant for a home health agency license or licensed home health agency to determine the extent to which the applicant or agency is in compliance with ORS chapter 443 and these rules.
(35) “Therapeutic services” means services provided for curative, rehabilitative, or preventive purposes.

Source: Rule 333-027-0005 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-027-0005.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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