§ 131E‑116.  Definitions.
As used in this Part, unless otherwise specified:
(1)	"Administrator" means an administrator of a facility.
(1a)	"Commission" means the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.
(2)	"Facility" means a nursing home and a home for the aged or disabled licensed pursuant to G.S. 131E‑102, and also means a nursing home operated by a hospital which is licensed under Article 5 of G.S. Chapter 131E.
(3)	"Patient" means a person who has been admitted to a facility.
(4)	"Representative payee" means a person certified by the federal government to receive and disburse benefits for a recipient of governmental assistance. (1977, c. 897, s. 1; 1983, c. 143, s. 1, c. 775, s. 1; 1993, c. 499, s. 1.)