2005 Vermont Code - § 2051. — Definitions

§ 2051. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

(1) "Board" means the Vermont state board of examiners for nursing home administrators.

(2) "Nursing home" means any institution or facility, whether proprietary or nonproprietary, defined as a nursing home for licensing purposes pursuant to section 2002(7) of this title, or the equivalent facility or facilities as defined by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.

(3) "Nursing home administrator" means a person who is duly licensed by the board of examiners for nursing home administrators and who is charged with the general administration of a nursing home whether or not the individual has an ownership interest in the home and whether or not his functions and duties are shared with one or more other individuals.

(4) "Director" means the director of the office of professional regulation. (Added 1969, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 1970; amended 2005, No. 27, § 9.)