Nebraska Statutes 71-442. Alternative methods for assessing compliance
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In addition to or in lieu of the authority to inspect for purposes of licensure and renewal, the department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which permit the use of alternative methods for assessing the compliance by a health care facility or health care service with the Health Care Facility Licensure Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-442
- Care: means the exercise of concern or responsibility for the comfort, welfare, and habilitation of persons, including a minimum amount of supervision and assistance with or the provision of personal care, activities of daily living, health maintenance activities, or other supportive services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-407
- Department: means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 71-410
- Health care facility: means an ambulatory surgical center, an assisted-living facility, a center or group home for the developmentally disabled, a critical access hospital, a general acute hospital, a health clinic, a hospital, an intermediate care facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, a long-term care hospital, a mental health substance use treatment center, a nursing facility, a PACE center, a pharmacy, a psychiatric or mental hospital, a public health clinic, a rehabilitation hospital, or a skilled nursing facility. See Nebraska Statutes 71-413
- Health care service: means an adult day service, a children's day health service, a home health agency, a hospice or hospice service, a PACE center, or a respite care service. See Nebraska Statutes 71-415