Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 1. "Declaration of disaster or emergency" means a disaster or emergency declared by the governor under chapter 37-17.1. 2. "Department" means the department of health and human services. 3. "Essential caregiver" means an individual identified by a resident of a long-term care facility or by the resident's designated decisionmaker to provide in-person physical, spiritual, or emotional support to the resident. 4. "Long-term care facility" means a skilled nursing facility, basic care facility, or swing-bed hospital approved to furnish long-term services.