(1) "Accredited college or university" means a college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.
(2) "Board" means the South Carolina Board of Long Term Health Care Administrators.
(3) "Community residential care facility" means a facility defined for licensing purposes under law or pursuant to regulations for community residential care facilities by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, whether proprietary or nonprofit.
(4) "Community residential care facility administrator" means a person who has attained the required education and experience, is otherwise qualified, has been issued a license by the board, and is eligible to administer, manage, supervise, or be in administrative charge of a community residential care facility.
(5) "Consumer" means a person who is or has been a resident of a nursing home or community residential care facility.
(6) "Habilitation center" for the mentally retarded or persons with related conditions means a facility which is licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control and that serves four or more mentally retarded persons or persons with related conditions and provides health or rehabilitative services on a regular basis to individuals whose mental and physical conditions require services including room, board, and active treatment for their mental retardation or related conditions.
(7) "Nursing home" means an institution or facility defined for licensing purposes under law or pursuant to regulations for nursing homes promulgated by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, whether proprietary or nonprofit including, but not limited to, nursing homes owned or administered by the State or a political subdivision of the State. The term does not include habilitation centers for the mentally retarded or persons with related conditions.
(8) "Nursing home administrator" means a person who has attained the requisite education and experience, is otherwise qualified, and has been issued a license by the board and is eligible to administer, manage, supervise, or be in administrative charge of a nursing home.
(9) "Qualified mental retardation professional" means a person who, by training and experience, meets the requirements of applicable federal law and regulations for a qualified mental retardation professional, as determined by the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.
(10) "Sponsor" means a person who is financially or legally responsible for an individual currently residing in a nursing home or residential care facility.