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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-77-1802. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Long-term care facility” means a facility required to be licensed under § 20-10-224;

(2) “Long-term care insurance” means the same as in § 23-97-304; and

(3) “Long-term care services” means the following necessary services that originate in a setting other than an acute care hospital and that are provided to individuals whose functional capacities are chronically impaired:

(A) Physician's services;

(B) Nursing services;

(C) Diagnostic services;

(D) Therapeutic services including physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy;

(E) Rehabilitative services;

(F) Maintenance services;

(G) Personal care services individually designed to assist with an individual's physical dependency needs related to bathing, bladder and bowel requirements, dressing, eating, personal hygiene, medications, mobility, incidental housekeeping, laundry, and shopping for personal maintenance items;

(H) Transportation services;

(I) Day care services;

(J) Respite care services; and

(K) Services provided by chiropractors, podiatrists, and optometrists.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-77-1802. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-77-1802/

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