(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.
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