The Care Homes Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;

“environmental health authority” means the authority responsible for environmental health for the area in which the care home is situated;

“fire authority”, in relation to a care home, means the authority discharging in the area in which the care home is situated the function of fire authority under the Fire Services Act 1947(1);

“general practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner who—

(a)

provides general medical services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977(2);

(b)

performs personal medical services in connection with a pilot scheme under the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(3); or

(c)

provides services which correspond to services provided under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977, otherwise than in pursuance of that Act;

“health care professional” means a person who is registered as a member of any profession to which section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999(4) applies or who is clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist or speech therapist;

“inspection report” means a report prepared in relation to the care home under section 32(5) of the Act;

“organisation” means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;

“registered manager”, in relation to a care home, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as the manager of the care home;

“registered person”, in relation to a care home, means any person who is the registered provider or registered manager in respect of the care home;

“registered provider”, in relation to a care home, means a person who is registered under Part II of the Act as a person carrying on the care home;

“relative”, in relation to any person, means—

(a)

the person’s spouse;

(b)

any parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of his or his spouse;

(c)

the spouse of any relative within sub-paragraph (b) of this definition,

and for the purpose of determining any such relationship a person’s step-child shall be treated as his child, and references to “spouse” in relation to any person include a former spouse and a person who is living with the person as husband and wife;

“representative” means, in relation to a service user, a person, other than the registered person or a person employed at the care home, who with the service user’s express or implied consent takes an interest in the service user’s health and welfare;

“responsible individual” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7(2)(c)(i);

“service user” means any person accommodated in the care home who is in need of nursing or personal care by reason of disability, infirmity, past or present illness, past or present mental disorder or past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs;

“service user’s guide” means the written guide produced in accordance with regulation 5(1);

“service user’s plan” means the written plan prepared in accordance with regulation 15(1);

“staff” means persons employed by the registered person to work at the care home but does not include a volunteer or a person employed under a contract for services;

“statement of purpose” means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 4(1).

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference—

(a) to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in, or Schedule to, these Regulations bearing that number;

(b) in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number;

(c) in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.

(3) In these Regulations, references to employing a person include employing a person whether or not for payment and whether under a contract of service or a contract for services and allowing a person to work as a volunteer; and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.

(1)

10 & 11 Geo.6 c. 41.

(2)

1977 c. 49.

(3)

1997 c. 46.

(4)

1999 c. 8.