Oklahoma § 56-198.14 - Definitions

§ 56-198.14. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Self-Directed Care Act:

1. “Ancillary services” means services in addition to basic

services provided to a consumer and includes the following:

a.

housekeeping chores which are incidental to the basic

services furnished, or which are essential to the

health and welfare of the consumer, and

b.

transportation services to enable the consumer to gain

access to waiver services and other community

services, activities and resources;

2. “Basic services” shall include, but not be limited to:

a.

getting in and out of bed, wheelchair or motor

vehicle,

b.

assistance with routine bodily functions including

bathing and personal hygiene, dressing and grooming,

and eating,

c.

assistance in acquiring, retaining and improving selfhelp, socialization and adaptive skills necessary to

reside successfully in a home- and community-based

setting,

d.

respite services for non-paid caregivers, which may

include services consisting of general household

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activities such as meal preparation and routine

household care, and

e.

health maintenance activities including, but not

limited to, administration of medications by oral,

rectal, vaginal, otic, ophthalmic, nasal, skin,

topical, transdermal and gastrostomy tube routes,

feedings through a tube, surface care of stoma sites,

irrigation of catheter, and wound care if such

activities in the opinion of the attending physician

or licensed registered nurse may be performed safely

in the home or community by a consumer-employed

caregiver who has successfully completed competencybased training approved by the Department of Human

Services;

3. “Budget allowance” means the amount of money made available

each month to a consumer to purchase needed home- and communitybased care services, based on the results of a functional needs

assessment to be developed pursuant to the provisions of this act;

4. “Consumer” means a person who has chosen to participate in

the program, has met the enrollment requirements, and has received

an approved budget allowance;

5. “Fiscal intermediary” means an entity approved by the

Oklahoma Health Care Authority that helps a consumer manage the

budget allowance of the consumer, retains the funds, and processes

employment information, processes tax information, processes

workers’ compensation insurance premiums, reviews records to ensure

correctness, writes paychecks to providers, and delivers paychecks

to the consumer for distribution to providers and caregivers;

6. “Legal representative” means a person who is a legal

guardian or conservator or who holds a durable power of attorney

authorizing the making of health and medical care decisions as

required by this section for a consumer;

7. “Personal care services” means those basic and ancillary

services which enable the consumer in need of in-home care to live

in the home and community of the consumer rather than in an

institution and to carry out functions of daily living, self-care

and mobility;

8. “Program” means the Self-Directed Care Pilot Program;

9. “Provider” means:

a.

a person licensed to render services that are eligible

for reimbursement under this program, for whom the

consumer is not the employer of record, or

b.

a consumer-employed caregiver for whom the consumer is

the employer of record; and

10. “Representative” means an uncompensated individual

designated by the consumer to assist in managing the budget

allowance and needed services of the consumer.

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Added by Laws 2005, c. 434, § 3, eff. July 1, 2005.