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  • (1) "Assisted living facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-21-2.
  • (2) "Auxiliary aids and services" means items, equipment, or services that assist in effective communication between an individual who has a mental, hearing, vision, or speech disability and another individual.
  • (3) "Government agency" means any department, division, office, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality created by the state, or to which the state is a party, or created by any county or municipality, which is responsible for the regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision of facilities, or which provides services to patients, residents, or clients of facilities.
  • (4) "Intermediate care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-2.
  • (5)
    • (a) "Long-term care facility" means:
      • (i) a skilled nursing facility;
      • (ii) except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), an intermediate care facility;
      • (iii) a nursing home;
      • (iv) a small health care facility;
      • (v) a small health care facility type N; or
      • (vi) an assisted living facility.
    • (b) "Long-term care facility" does not mean an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability, as defined in Section 58-15-2.
  • (6) "Ombudsman" means the administrator of the long-term care ombudsman program, created pursuant to Section 62A-3-203.
  • (7) "Ombudsman program" means the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
  • (8) "Resident" means an individual who resides in a long-term care facility.
  • (9) "Skilled nursing facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-15-2.
  • (10) "Small health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-21-2.
  • (11) "Small health care facility type N" means a residence in which a licensed nurse resides and provides protected living arrangements, nursing care, and other services on a daily basis for two to three individuals who are also residing in the residence and are unrelated to the licensee.




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