Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1151 – Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Agency” means any private or public agency operating in the State, one of whose purposes is the funding, provision or regulation of health care services.
(2) “Long-term care facility” means any facility as defined in § 1102 of this title.
(3) “Long-Term Care Ombudsperson” or “Ombudsperson” means the person designated under the Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3001 et. seq.) to perform the mandated functions of the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsperson in the State, or the Ombudsperson’s designee.
(4) “Record” means any medical, social, or financial information pertaining to a resident of a long-term care facility which is maintained by any agency regulated under this chapter or Chapter 10 of this title; provided, however, that “record” does not include criminal investigative files.
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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1151
- Agency: means any private or public agency operating in the State, one of whose purposes is the funding, provision or regulation of health care services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1151
- Long-term care facility: means any facility as defined in § 1102 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1151
- Ombudsperson: means the person designated under the Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1151
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, limited partnership, limited liability company, or any other legal entity, and includes a legal successor of those entities. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1102
- Resident: means an individual, whether identified as a patient, guest, or other designation, residing and receiving services in a long-term care facility. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1102
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302