Wyo. Code R. 048-0058-1
Effective Date: 06/14/2017 to 10/03/2022
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 048.0058.1.06142017
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Authority. The State of Wyoming pursuant to W.S. § 25-9-101 shall provide for the care of residents in the Veterans' Home of Wyoming.
Section 2. Purpose. These rules and regulations are adopted to implement the authority of the Veterans' Home of Wyoming, pursuant to W.S. § 25-9-101.
Section 3. Definitions.
(a) "Agency" means the Department of Health.
(b) "Care" means services required for domiciliary or skilled nursing level of care as specified in state and federal regulations.
(c) "Discharge" means release of a resident from the home.
(d) "Home" means the Veterans' Home of Wyoming.
(e) "Institution" means any state facility or institution established by statute, a federal institution or a private facility in the community.
(f) "Medical reasons" means a mental or physical condition which requires care and treatment, not available in a residential facility as the Veterans' Home of Wyoming.
(g) "Resident" means a person admitted to the home.
(h) "Superintendent" means the person appointed by the agency to supervise, administer and manage the home for day-to-day operation.
(i) "Transfer" means release of a resident from the home to another institution.
(j) "Veteran" means a person honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States.