The following definitions apply in this subchapter:

(1) "Administrator" means the individual responsible for the day-to-day operation of a hospital, skilled or intermediate care facility. This individual may also be known as, but not limited to, "chief executive officer", "executive director", or "president".

(2) "Adult day care center" means a facility as defined in 50-5-101 (2) , MCA, but does not include day habilitation programs for the developmentally disabled and handicapped or a program offered by a church or senior citizens organization for purposes other than provision of custodial care necessary to meet daily living needs.

(3) "Communicable disease" means an illness due or suspected to be due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products, which results from transmission of that agent or its products to a susceptible host directly or indirectly, and includes a dangerous communicable disease.

(4) "Coronary care unit" means an area within the hospital where there is a concentration of physicians, nurses, and other staff who have special skills and experience in providing care for critically ill cardiac patients.

(5) "Diagnostic" means the art, science or method of distinguishing signs or symptoms of a diseased condition.

(6) "Hospitalization" means being hospitalized or admitted to a hospital.

(7) "Hospital record" means written records of admissions, discharges, total patient days, register of operations performed and outpatients treated.

(8) "Inpatient" means a patient lodged and fed in a facility while receiving treatment.

(9) "Intensive care unit" means an area within the hospital where there is a concentration of physicians, nurses, and other staff who have specialized skills and experience in providing care for critically ill medical and surgical patients.

(10) "Manager" means the individual responsible for the day-to-day operation of a health care facility, excluding a hospital, skilled or intermediate care facility.

(11) "Medical record" means a written document which is complete, current and contains sufficient information for planning a patient's or resident's care, reviewing and evaluating care rendered, evaluating a patient's or resident's condition, and for providing a means of communication among all persons providing care.

(12) "Obstetrical service" means an area within the hospital which provides care for a maternity patient including but not limited to labor, delivery and postpartum care.

(13) "Outpatient" means a person receiving health care services and treatment at a facility without being admitted as an inpatient to the facility.

(14) "Supervise" means to oversee and direct staff by being present in the health care facility.