RS 40:2120.51: Definitions

As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply unless the content clearly states otherwise:

(1) "Certified nurse aide" means a certified nursing assistant or certified nurse aide employed by a nursing facility or contracted by a nursing facility.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) "Medical staffing agency" means any agency, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group that provides, for profit, the services of certified nurse aides to a nursing facility.

(4) "Nursing facility" means a nursing home licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health pursuant to R.S. 40:2009.1 et seq., and a unit of a licensed hospital certified as a skilled nursing facility unit.

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee.