Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-28-301
"Applicant" is defined in A.A.C. R9-22-101.
"Assessor" means a social worker as defined in this subsection or a licensed registered nurse (RN) who:
Is employed by the Administration to conduct PAS assessments,
Completes a minimum of 30 hours of classroom training in both EPD and DD PAS for a total of 60 hours, and
Receives intensive oversight and monitoring by the Administration during the first 30 days of employment and ongoing oversight by the Administration during all periods of employment.
"Current" means belonging to the present time.
"Disruptive behavior" means inappropriate behavior by the applicant or member including urinating or defecating in inappropriate places, sexual behavior inappropriate to time, place, or person or excessive whining, crying, or screaming that interferes with an applicant's or member's normal activities or the activities of others and requires intervention to stop or interrupt the behavior.
"Frequency" means the number of times a specific behavior occurs within a specified interval.
"Functional assessment" means an evaluation of information about an applicant's or member's ability to perform activities related to:
Developmental milestones,
Activities of daily living,
Communication, and
Behavior.
"Immediate risk of institutionalization" means the status of an applicant or member under A.R.S. § 36-2934(A)(5) and as specified in A.R.S. § 36-2936 and in the Administration's Section 1115 Waiver with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
"Intervention" means therapeutic treatment, including the use of medication, behavior modification, and physical restraints to control behavior. Intervention may be formal or informal and includes actions taken by friends or family to control the behavior.
"Medical assessment" means an evaluation of an applicant's or member's medical condition and the applicant's or member's need for medical services.
"Medical or nursing services and treatments" or "services and treatments" means specific, ongoing medical, psychiatric, or nursing intervention used actively to resolve or prevent deterioration of a medical condition. Durable medical equipment and activities of daily living assistive devices are not treatment unless the equipment or device is used specifically and actively to resolve the existing medical condition.
"Physician consultant" means a physician who contracts with the Administration.
"Social worker" means an individual with two years of case management-related experience or a baccalaureate or master's degree in:
Social work,
Rehabilitation,
Counseling,
Education,
Sociology,
Psychology, or
Other closely related field.
"Special diet" means a diet planned by a dietitian, nutritionist, or nurse that includes high fiber, low sodium, or pureed food.
"Toileting" means the process involved in an applicant's or member's managing of the elimination of urine and feces in an appropriate place.
"Vision" means the ability to perceive objects with the eyes.
"Aggression" means physically attacking another, including:
Throwing an object,
Punching,
Biting,
Pushing,
Pinching,
Pulling hair,
Scratching, and
Physically threatening behavior.
"Bathing" means the process of washing, rinsing, and drying all parts of the body, including an applicant's or member's ability to transfer to a tub or shower and to obtain bath water and equipment.
"Continence" means the applicant's or member's ability to control the discharge of body waste from bladder and bowel.
"Dressing" means the physical process of choosing, putting on, securing fasteners, and removing clothing and footwear. Dressing includes choosing a weather-appropriate article of clothing but excludes aesthetic concerns. Dressing includes the applicant's or member's ability to put on artificial limbs, braces, and other appliances that are needed daily.
"Eating" means the process of putting food and fluids by any means into the digestive system.
"Emotional and cognitive functioning" means an applicant's or member's orientation and mental state, as evidenced by aggressive, self-injurious, wandering, disruptive, and resistive behaviors.
"EPD" means an applicant or member who is elderly or physically disabled.
"Grooming" means an applicant's or member's process of tending to appearance. Grooming includes: combing or brushing hair; washing face and hands; shaving; oral hygiene (including denture care); and menstrual care. Grooming does not include aesthetics such as styling hair, skin care, nail care, and applying cosmetics.
"Mobility" means the extent of an applicant's or member's purposeful movement within a residential environment.
"Orientation" means an applicant's or member's awareness of self in relation to person, place, and time.
"Physically disabled" means an applicant or member who is determined to be physically impaired by the Administration through the PAS assessment as allowed under the Administration's Section 1115 Waiver with CMS.
"Resistiveness" means inappropriately obstinate and uncooperative behaviors, including passive or active obstinate behaviors, or refusing to participate in self-care or to take necessary medications. Resistiveness does not include difficulties with auditory processing or reasonable expressions of self-advocacy.
"Self-injurious behavior" means repeated self-induced, abusive behavior that is directed toward infliction of immediate physical harm to the body.
"Sensory" means of or relating to the senses.
"Transferring" means an applicant's or member's ability to move horizontally or vertically between two surfaces within a residential environment, excluding transfer for toileting or bathing.
"Wandering" means an applicant's or member's moving about with no rational purpose and with a tendency to go beyond the physical parameter of the residential environment.
"Acute" means an active medical condition having a sudden onset, lasting a short time, and requiring immediate medical intervention.
"Aggression" means physically attacking another, including:
Throwing objects,
Punching,
Biting,
Pushing,
Pinching,
Pulling hair, and
Scratching.
"Ambulation" means the ability to walk and includes quality of the walking and the degree of independence in walking.
"Bathing or showering" means an applicant's or member's ability to complete the bathing process including drawing the bath water, washing, rinsing, and drying all parts of the body, and washing the hair.
"Clarity of communication" means an ability to speak in recognizable language or use a formal symbolic substitution, such as American-Sign Language.
"Community mobility" means the applicant's or member's ability to move about a neighborhood or community independently, by any mode of transportation.
"Crawling and standing" means an applicant's or member's ability to crawl and stand with or without support.
"DD" means developmentally disabled.
"Developmental milestone" means a measure of an applicant's or member's functional abilities, including:
Fine motor skills,
Gross motor skills,
Communication,
Socialization,
Daily living skills, and
Behaviors.
"Dressing" means the ability to put on and remove an article of clothing. Dressing does not include the ability to put on or remove braces nor does it reflect an applicant's or member's ability to match colors or choose clothing appropriate for the weather.
"Eating or drinking" means the process of putting food and fluid by any means into the digestive system.
"Expressive verbal communication" means an applicant's or member's ability to communicate thoughts with words or sounds.
"Food preparation" means the ability to prepare a simple meal including a sandwich, cereal, or a frozen meal.
"Hand use" means the applicant's or member's ability to use both hands, or one hand if an applicant or member has only one hand or has the use of only one hand.
"History" means a medical condition that occurred in the past, regardless of whether the medical condition required treatment in the past, and is not now active.
"Personal hygiene" means the process of tending to one's appearance. Personal hygiene may include: combing or brushing hair, washing face and hands, shaving, performing routine nail care, oral hygiene including denture care, and menstrual care. This does not include aesthetics such as styling hair, skin care, and applying cosmetics.
"Rolling and sitting" means an applicant's or member's ability to roll and sit independently or with the physical support of another person or with a device such as a pillow or specially-designed chair.
"Running or wandering away" means an applicant or member leaving a physical environment without notifying or receiving permission from the appropriate individuals.
"Self-injurious behavior" means an applicant's or member's repeated behavior that causes injury to the applicant or member.
"Verbal or physical threatening" means any behavior in which an applicant or member uses words, sounds, or action to threaten harm to self, others, or an object.
"Wheelchair mobility" means an applicant's or member's mobility using a wheelchair and does not include the ability to transfer to and from the wheelchair.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-28-301