As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Legal representative" means a legal guardian or a legally appointed substitute decision-maker who is authorized to act on behalf of a nursing home resident. (3)(a) "Monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument that transmits and records activity and is not connected to the facility's computer network. (b) The term "monitoring device" shall not include a camera that records still images exclusively. (4) "Nursing home" means a nursing facility or nursing home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2. (5) "Ombudsman" means the administrator of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman established within the office of elderly affairs by the provisions of R.S. 40:2010.2. (6) "Resident" means a person who is a resident of a nursing home.
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