For purposes of sections 30-701 to 30-713: (1) Adult child means an individual who is at least nineteen years of age and who is related to a resident biologically, through adoption, through the marriage or former marriage of the resident to the biological parent of the adult child, or by a judgment of parentage entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (2) Caregiver means a guardian, a designee under a power of attorney for health care, or another person or entity denying visitation access between a family member petitioner and a resident; (3) Family member petitioner means the spouse, adult child, adult grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, or domestic partner of a resident; (4) Guardian ad litem has the definition found in section 30-2601; (5) Isolation has the definition found in section 28-358.01; (6) Resident means an adult resident of: (a) A health care facility as defined in section 71-413; or (b) Any home or other residential dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services from any person; (7) Visitation means an in-person meeting or any telephonic, written, or electronic communication; and (8) Visitor means a person appointed pursuant to section 30-2619.01.
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