As used in this section, unless the context and subject matter otherwise require:

1. "Department" means the department of health and human services.

2. "Hospice patient" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01.

3. "Hospice program" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01.

4. "Hospice services" has the same meaning as provided under section 23-17.4-01.

5. "Residential end-of-life facility" means a freestanding facility that provides twenty-four hour residential and support services in a home-like setting for no more than twelve hospice patients receiving hospice services from a third-party hospice program.