Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 11 > Part II-H - Licensing of Adult Day Health Care Providers

• Adult day health care: means a medical model adult day health care program designed to provide services for medical, nursing, social, care management, and personal care needs to adults who are functionally impaired. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.42
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.42
• Functionally impaired adults: means persons seventeen years of age or older who are physically or mentally impaired to a degree that they are in need of supervision. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.42
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• provider: means any place owned or operated for profit or nonprofit by a person, society, agency, corporation, institution, or any other group wherein two or more functionally impaired adults who are not related to the owner or operator of such agency are provided with adult day health care services, as defined in this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.42