For the purposes of this chapter, the term: “Administrator” means the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of a facility, including, in the case of a community residence facility, the Residence Director of the facility. “Affiliate” means: With respect to a partnership, each partner; With respect to a corporation, each officer and director and each stockholder who directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of any class of securities issued by the corporation; and With respect to an individual: Each parent, child, grandchild, spouse, sibling, first cousin, aunt, and uncle of the individual, whether the relationship arises by blood, marriage, or adoption; Each partnership in which the individual or an affiliate of the individual is a partner, and each other partner in that partnership; and Each corporation in which the individual or an affiliate of the individual is an officer, director, or stockholder who directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of any class of securities issued by the corporation. “Assisted Living Residence” shall have the same meaning as given the term in § 44-102.01(4) . “Community residence facility” means that term as it is defined in § 44-501(a)(4) . “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “District” means the District of Columbia. “Facility” means a nursing home, Assisted Living Residence, or community residence facility operating in the District. “Long-Term Care Ombudsman” means the person designated under 42 U.S.C. § 3027(a)(12) to perform the mandated functions of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in the District. “Nursing home” means that term as it is defined in § 44-501(a)(3) . “Person” means an individual or individuals, an agency, a corporation, a partnership, the District government, or any other organizational entity. “Resident” means a resident of a facility. “Resident’s representative” means: Any person who is knowledgeable about a resident’s circumstances and has been designated by that resident to represent him or her; Any person other than a facility who has been appointed by a court either to administer a resident’s financial or personal affairs or to protect and advocate for a resident’s rights; or The Long-Term Care Ombudsman or his or her designee, if no person has been designated or appointed in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
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