Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 144G > ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES WITH DEMENTIA CARE

• Administration of medications: means performing a task to provide medications to a patient, and includes the following tasks performed in the following order:

  (1) checking the patient's medication record;

  (2) preparing the medication for administration;

  (3) administering the medication to the patient;

  (4) documenting administration of the medication or the reason for not administering the medication as prescribed; and

  (5) reporting information to a licensed practitioner or a registered nurse regarding problems with the administration of the medication or the patient's refusal to take the medication. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02

• Alcohol and drug counselor: means an individual qualified under section 245G. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Human Services. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Direct patient contact: has the meaning given for "direct contact" in section 245C. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Licensed practitioner: means a practitioner as defined in section 151. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Medical director: means an individual licensed in Minnesota by the Board of Medical Practice as a doctor of osteopathic medicine, physician, or physician assistant, or an individual licensed in Minnesota as an advanced practice registered nurse by the Board of Nursing and certified to practice as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner by a national nurse organization acceptable to the board. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Nurse: means a person licensed and currently registered to practice practical or professional nursing as defined in section 148. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Patient: means an individual who presents or is presented for admission to a withdrawal management program that meets the criteria in section 245F. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Program director: means the individual who is designated by the license holder to be responsible for all operations of a withdrawal management program and who meets the qualifications specified in section 245F. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Responsible staff person: means the program director, the medical director, or a staff person with current licensure as a nurse in Minnesota. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Technician: means a person who meets the qualifications in section 245F. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Withdrawal management program: means a licensed program that provides short-term medical services on a 24-hour basis for the purpose of stabilizing intoxicated patients, managing their withdrawal, and facilitating access to substance use disorder treatment as indicated by a comprehensive assessment. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02