Section 22-B3599. DEFINITIONS

 

3599.1For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise provided:

 

Assessment - an evaluation of a resident's strengths and needs in various functional domains by an interdisciplinary team.

 

Behavior management specialist - a person who has training and experience in the theory and technique of changing the behavior of individuals to enhance their learning of life skills, adaptive behaviors, and to decrease maladaptive behaviors; and works under the supervision of a licensed practitioner, usually a psychologist.

 

Direct care staff - individuals employed to work in the GHMRP who render the day-to-day personal assistance residents require in order to meet the goals of their Individual Habilitation Plans.

 

Emergency care - appropriate services in a variety of settings accessible to individuals designed to meet an immediate need and restore or maintain the physical or mental well-being of the resident or provider.

 

Group Home for Mentally Retarded Persons (GHMRP) - a community residence facility that provides a home-like environment for at least four (4) but no more than eight (8) related or unrelated mentally retarded individuals who require specialized living arrangements and maintains necessary staff, programs, support services and equipment for their care and habilitation.

 

Habilitation - as defined in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §7-1301.03(14).

 

Habilitation services - a variety of services designed to maximize each resident's habilitation.

 

Health inventory - health history, including present illnesses and symptoms and physician's assessment of current health status as provided on the form developed by the Department of Human Services.

 

Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP) - as defined in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §7-1304.03.

 

Interdisciplinary team (IDT) - a group of persons with special training and experience in the diagnosis and habilitation of mentally retarded persons which has the responsibility of performing a comprehensive evaluation of each resident and participating in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the resident's Individual Habilitation Plan.

 

Least restrictive environment - as defined in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §7-1301.03(16).

 

Mentally retarded - as defined in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §7-1301.03(19).

 

Psychologist - a person who has completed a program of graduate studies in psychology and is licensed by the District of Columbia.

 

Qualified mental retardation professional (QMRP) - as defined in D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §7-1301.03(21).

 

Resident - an individual other than staff who lives in a group home for mentally retarded persons pursuant to this chapter.

 

Self help skills - skills that enable the resident to perform the activities of daily living.

 

Unusual incident - any occurrence or event which substantially interferes with a resident's health, welfare, living arrangement, well being or in any way places the resident at risk. These incidents may include but are not limited to natural disaster or other events which cause damage to the GHMRP or threaten the residents, outbreaks of disease, filing of bankruptcy, labor disputes or any event which may interfere with the operation of the GHMRP, allegations or incidents involving neglect, abuse, assault, or sexual assault of a resident, sudden death of a resident and allegations or incidents of drug possession or distribution by a staff person of the GHMRP.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 3280, 3305 (May 8, 1992); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 244 (January 14, 2000) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 1898 (March 17, 2000).