660.600. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

660.600. As used in sections 660.600 to 660.608, thefollowing terms mean:

(1) "Division", the division of aging of the department ofsocial services;

(2) "Long-term care facility", any facility licensedpursuant to chapter 198, RSMo, and long-term care facilitiesconnected with hospitals licensed pursuant to chapter 197, RSMo;

(3) "Office", the office of the state ombudsman forlong-term care facility residents;

(4) "Ombudsman", the state ombudsman for long-term carefacility residents;

(5) "Regional ombudsman coordinators", designatedindividuals working for, or under contract with, the areaagencies on aging, and who are so designated by the area agencyon aging and certified by the ombudsman as meeting thequalifications established by the division;

(6) "Resident", any person who is receiving care ortreatment in a long-term care facility.

(L. 1991 H.B. 444 § 1)