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(16) “respite care” means care provided to an individual with a terminal illness to provide temporary relief to a primary caregiver;

(17) “service area” means the geographical area in which a hospice agency regularly provides services to individuals;

(18) “short-term inpatient care” means care provided to an individual with a terminal illness, in an inpatient setting, for brief periods of time for the purpose of pain control or acute or chronic symptom management;

(19) “terminal illness” means an illness for which an individual has a life expectancy of less than six months if the illness runs its normal course, and for which the individual is no longer receiving curative treatment;

(20) “volunteer” means a trained individual who works for a hospice agency without compensation;

(21) “volunteer hospice agency” means a hospice agency that provides all direct client care at no charge. (Eff. 5/24/2007, Register 182; am 5/14/2021, Register 238) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Article 8. Ambulatory Surgical Centers. Rule 7 AAC 12.350. Scope 7 AAC 12.352. Medical staff 7 AAC 12.355. Services required 7 AAC 12.360. Emergency equipment, treatment, and requirements 7 AAC 12.365. Obstetrical care 7 AAC 12.370. Abortions 7 AAC 12.350. Scope. A facility that is not a part of a hospital, nor part of a physician’s general medical practice, and that operates primarily for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients who do not require hospitalization is an ambulatory surgical center and must comply with 7 AAC 12.350 —