Sec. 454.3. Standard units of measure

(a) The purpose of the standard unit of measure is to provide a uniform statistic for measuring costs. The unit of measure for revenue-producing centers has been developed to reflect man effort, where possible, and the volume of services rendered to patients.

(b) With regard to the standard unit of measure, the following terms are defined as follows:

(1) A clinic outpatient is one who is admitted to the clinical service of the residential health care facility for diagnosis or treatment on an ambulatory basis in a formally organized unit of a medical specialty or subspecialty clinic or service.

(2) A day-care outpatient is one who is participating in a psychiatric or medical day or night care program and is not included in the daily inpatient census.

(3) A home health outpatient is one who receives medical services at his residence from representatives of an organized home health program of the residential health care facility.

(4) Meals on wheels is a program whereby a patient receives dietary services at his residence from representatives of the residential health care facility.

(5) A homemaker outpatient is one who receives domestic services at his residence from representatives of the residential health care facility. Examples of services are housekeeping, maintenance, laundry, etc.