As used in this article, the term:(1) 'Administrator' means a person, duly licensed as a nursing home administrator under Chapter 27 of Title 43, who operates or manages or is in charge of a long-term care facility.(1.1) 'Department' means the Department of Community Health.(2) 'Guardian' means a resident's legal guardian or conservator, or the parent of a minor representative who does not have a duly appointed guardian.(3) 'Long-term care facility' or 'facility' means any intermediate care home, skilled nursing home, or intermingled home subject to regulation and licensure by the department.(4) 'Representative' means a person authorized by a resident or his guardian to act for the resident as an official delegate or agent.(5) 'Resident' means any person who is receiving treatment or care in any long-term care facility. Such resident shall be entitled to exercise all rights provided under this article except as limited by a court of competent jurisdiction or by applicable law.Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 4-12, eff. 7/1/2011.
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