Section 455IAC1-7-2. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Adult day care services" refers to the provision of a comprehensive structured program in a protective setting during the daytime and early evening hours.

(2) "Alzheimer's disease" refers to a progressive degenerative disease that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior as diagnosed by a qualified physician.

(3) "Alzheimer's disease and related senile dementia program" or "Alzheimer's program" refers to the program established under IC 12-10-4 [IC 12-10-4 was repealed by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 20, effective July 1, 2011.].

(4) "Dementia" or "related senile dementia" refers to a group of symptoms identified by a qualified physician, including, but not limited to, a decline in intellectual functioning that is severe enough to interfere with the ability of an individual diagnosed with related senile dementia to perform routine activities.

(5) "Division" refers to the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services established under IC 12-9-1-1.

(6) "Institutional care" refers to continuous, twenty-four (24) hour residential care provided by facilities such as the following:

(A) Hospitals and nursing facilities.

(B) Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

(C) Community residential facilities for developmentally disabled.

(D) State owned and operated institutions.

(7) "Respite care services" refers to those services provided temporarily or periodically to an individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related senile dementia, in the absence of the usual unpaid caregiver, and including services provided in the home or on an overnight basis in an approved out-of-home setting such as a nursing facility.

(8) "Task force" refers to the Alzheimer's disease and related senile dementia task force established under IC 12-10-5-2.

(Division of Aging; 455 IAC 1-7-2; filed Aug 17, 1995, 8:30 a.m.: 19 IR 37; readopted filed Oct 1, 2001, 3:38 p.m.: 25 IR 528; readopted filed Nov 30, 2007, 4:47 p.m.: 20071226-IR-460070733RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2013, 3:22 p.m.: 20131211-IR-455130453RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (460 IAC 1-6-2) to the Division of Aging (455 IAC 1-7-2) by P.L.153-2011, SECTION 21, effective July 1, 2011.