§ 20-10-1902 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

20-10-1902. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Deficiency" means a violation or alleged violation by a long-term care facility of applicable state or federal laws, rules, or regulations governing the operation or licensure of a long-term care facility;

(2) "Deficiency tag number" means an alphanumeric designation of a deficiency by the Office of Long-Term Care that denotes the applicable state or federal rule, regulation, or law allegedly violated and that is used on the statement of deficiencies;

(3) "Impartial decision maker" means an individual employed by a state agency to conduct an informal dispute resolution hearing for the agency;

(4) "Informal dispute resolution" means a nonjudicial process or forum before an impartial decision maker that provides a facility cited for deficiency with the opportunity to dispute a citation for deficiency;

(5) "Long-term care facility" has the same meaning as under 20-10-213;

(6) "Party" means a facility requesting an informal dispute resolution hearing or the office, or both;

(7) "State survey agency" means the office, the federally designated state entity that performs Medicaid and Medicare surveys and inspections of Arkansas long-term care facilities; and

(8) (A) "Statement of deficiencies" means a statement prepared by the office citing the applicable state or federal laws, rules, or regulations violated by a long-term care facility and the facts supporting the citation.

(B) A statement of deficiencies may also be referred to as a "2567".