Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 144G > SERVICES

• Care coordination: means activities intended to bring together health services, patient needs, and streams of information to facilitate the aims of care. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• children: includes children by birth or adoption;

  (9) "day" comprises the time from midnight to the next midnight;

  (10) "fiscal year" means the year by or for which accounts are reckoned;

  (11) "hereafter" means a reference to the time after the time when the law containing such word takes effect;

  (12) "heretofore" means a reference to the time previous to the time when the law containing such word takes effect;

  (13) "judicial sale" means a sale conducted by an officer or person authorized for the purpose by some competent tribunal;

  (14) "minor" means an individual under the age of 18 years;

  (15) "money" means lawful money of the United States;

  (16) "night time" means the time from sunset to sunrise;

  (17) "non compos mentis" refers to an individual of unsound mind;

  (18) "notary" means a notary public;

  (19) "now" in any provision of a law referring to other laws in force, or to persons in office, or to any facts or circumstances as existing, relates to the laws in force, or to the persons in office, or to the facts or circumstances existing, respectively, on the effective date of such provision;

  (20) "verified" when used in reference to writings, means supported by oath or affirmation. See Minnesota Statutes 645.45

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Direct patient contact: has the meaning given for "direct contact" in section 245C. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Discharge plan: means a written plan that states with specificity the services the program has arranged for the patient to transition back into the community. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• 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
• 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
• Peer recovery support services: means mentoring and education, advocacy, and nonclinical recovery support provided by a recovery peer. 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
• 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
• Protective procedure: means an action taken by a staff member of a withdrawal management program to protect a patient from imminent danger of harming self or others. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Recovery peer: means a person who has progressed in the person's own recovery from substance use disorder and is willing to serve as a peer to assist others in their recovery. 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
• Substance: means "chemical" as defined in subdivision 6. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02
• Substance use disorder: means a pattern of substance use as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. See Minnesota Statutes 245F.02