Sec.17-227-14a. Definitions

As used in sections 17-227-14a to 17-227-14m, inclusive:

A. "Applicant" means any person, firm, corporation or organization applying for a license or renewal of a license under this section;

B. "Certificate of need" means approval of capital expenditures or functions or services from the commission of hospitals and health care (sections 19-73a to 19-73t of the general statutes);

C. "Chief administrative officer" means the individual in charge of the overall management of the hospital;

D. "Clinical staff" means that group of professional and paraprofessional personnel of the hospital which is directly involved in the care and treatment programs;

E. "Department" means the department of mental health, 90 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115;

F. "Emergency service" means an immediately available service to meet the psychiatric and/or medical needs of individuals who either present themselves or who develop such need for help;

G. "Hospital" means a psychiatric facility which primarily offers medically directed inpatient services for the diagnosis, treatment, care, protection and rehabilitation, as indicated, of individuals admitted with psychiatric disorders.

H. "License" means the certificate issued by the department that signifies compliance with these regulations and other applicable law and authorizes the applicant to conduct a hospital for mental illness;

I. "Licensee" means any person, firm, corporation or organization licensed to conduct a hospital under these regulations;

J. "Organizational chart" means a description of the successive delegations of functional authority and assignments of responsibility, listing all position categories and number of budgeted full-time equivalents;

K. "Policies" means written statements which define the basic philosophies and instructions required by the staff of the hospital in order for them to participate effectively in the operation of the hospital;

L. "Population to be served" means the group toward which the hospital directs its services; such groups may be geographical, client type, disability or functional level delineated;

M. "Professional" means an individual who, by custom, training, education or experience, is considered a member of one of the helping professions, e.g., physician, nurse, social worker, psychologist, who is qualified by specific training and experience in mental health care and treatment;

N. "Paraprofessional" means an individual who, through experience, inservice training or formal educational, or all three, functions in the hospital under a number of different job titles, such as mental health worker, psychiatric technician, psychiatric aide, psychiatric assistant, etc.;

O. "Staff" means those professional and paraprofessional individuals who are directly involved in the hospital's programs, and includes any volunteer workers;

P. "Statement of ownership" means a written statement as to the actual legal owners of the hospital;

Q. "Treatment" means services related to the reduction of disability or discomfort, amelioration of signs and symptoms and changes in specified physical, mental or social functioning.

(Effective April 18, 1978)