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(26) “facility” means a

(A) general acute care hospital;

(B) specialized hospital;

(C) nursing home;

(D) intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition;

(E) ambulatory surgical center;

(F) birth center;

(G) mental health center;

(H) home health agency;

(I) rural primary care hospital;

(J) critical access hospital;

(K) long-term acute care hospital; and

(L) frontier extended stay clinic;

(27) “general acute care hospital” means a facility that provides inpatient hospitalization for medical and surgical care of acute illness or injury, perinatal care, and other services described in 7 AAC 12.105(a);

(28) “home health agency” means a facility described in 7 AAC 12.500;

(29) “intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition” means a facility described in 7 AAC 12.300;

(30) “intermediate nursing care” means nursing care which is provided on a regular basis to persons who do not require hospitalization or skilled nursing care, but who require services above the level of residential care as defined in 7 AAC 43.280, and includes the observation, assessment, and treatment of an individual with a long-term disability whose condition is relatively stable, and care for a person who is nearing recovery and discharge whose condition is relatively stable but who continues to require professional medical or nursing supervision;

(31) “investigational drug” means a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use for investigational purposes;

(32) “licensed nurse” means a person who is licensed as a professional or practical nurse under AS 08.68;

(33) “licensee” means the owner of a licensed facility;