37-9-101. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Board" means the board of nursing home administrators provided for in 2-15-1735.
(2) "Department" means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17.
(3) "Long-term care facility" means a skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or intermediate care facility as defined for licensing purposes under state law or the rules for long-term care facilities of the department of public health and human services, whether proprietary or nonprofit, including facilities owned or administered by the state or a political subdivision.
(4) "Nursing home administrator" means a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a long-term care facility, whether the individual has an ownership interest in the facility and whether the individual's functions and duties are shared with one or more other individuals.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 483, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 305, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3101; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 483, L. 2001.