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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 13A.11.08.02" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="08" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In these regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Admission” means the date a person is formally admitted to the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Admission committee” means the management team delegated final responsibility to review and approve or deny applications for admission to the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Admission criteria” means the standards applied by the Center to determine its capacity and capability to provide the services requested by an applicant and the applicant's capability to benefit from services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Appeal hearing” has the same meaning as defined in COMAR 13A.11.07.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Assistive technology” means the application of technological methods and principles and the provision of devices and aids to meet the needs of and address the barriers confronted by individuals with disabilities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Career assessment” means a systematic, organized study of a consumer that is made to identify vocational options, assets, limitations, and behaviors, considering the interests, capabilities, and priorities of the individual, in the context of work environments in which the individual might function.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Case manager” means the staff person assigned primary responsibility for planning, initiating, coordinating, and monitoring a program of services in conjunction with the individual client.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>"Center" means the Workforce and Technology Center, a facility operated by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services, for the purpose of providing vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to individuals with disabilities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Client” means an individual who is accepted for services and admitted to the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Client Assistance Program” has the same meaning as defined in COMAR 13A.11.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Client's representative” has the same meaning as “individual's representative” as defined in COMAR 13A.11.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)” means the private, nonprofit organization formed in 1966 which has established standards of quality for rehabilitation services and which accredits those who provide these services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Department” means the Maryland State Department of Education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Director” means the chief administrator who is responsible for the operation of the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Discharge” means termination of a program of services being provided for a client of the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Division” has the same meaning as defined in COMAR 13A.11.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Employer advisory board” means a group of citizens who voluntarily provide advice, consultation, and recommendations associated with vocational courses offered at the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Employment skills training” means a program offered by the Center designed to provide a client with these skills necessary to achieve employment in a specific occupation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“Functional limitations” means conditions resulting from a disability which prevent or impair an individual's ability to perform independent living or vocationally related activities.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Medical director” means the licensed physician who directs, manages, and coordinates medical services provided at the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Medical functional evaluation” means a systematic study of a person to assess and identify the need for physical restoration services, functional assets and limitations, and readiness for vocational rehabilitation or independent living services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>“Medical rehabilitation services” means the provision of one or more of the following services to clients:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Physical therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Occupational therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Audiology;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Speech-language therapy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Rehabilitation nursing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Medical management;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Psychiatric or psychological evaluation, or both, and psychiatric or psychological treatment, or both;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Therapeutic recreation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Related services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(23)">
      <text>“Medical staff” means those persons appointed to professional positions within the medical department of the Center in accordance with the credentialing process required by COMAR 10.07.01.24.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(24)">
      <text>“Physiatrist” means an individual licensed to practice medicine in Maryland who, by virtue of training and experience, specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(25)">
      <text>“Physician” means an individual licensed to practice medicine in Maryland who has been appointed to the medical staff of the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(26)">
      <text>“Program” means a structured set of activities designed to achieve specific objectives established for the client.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(27)">
      <text>“Record” means the official repository of electronic and hard copy documentation concerning an individual served by the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(28)">
      <text>“Residential services” means the provision of room, board, recreation, and other support services in the dormitory of the Center or the supported residence dormitory.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(29)">
      <text>“Restriction” means a procedure designed to reduce or eliminate maladaptive or inappropriate behavior as part of a progressive disciplinary action program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(30)">
      <text>“Risk management” means a program developed to identify, evaluate, and reduce the risks to clients in the provision of services at the Center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(31)">
      <text>“Vocational rehabilitation services” has the same meaning as defined in COMAR 13A.11.01.08.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>