As used in this chapter:
(1) “Agency” means the Agency of Human Services.
(2) “Director” means the Director of Rate Setting.
(3) “Division” means the Division of Rate Setting.
(4) “Provider” means any entity, excluding a hospital or a physician, providing services to State-assisted persons pursuant to a contract or other form of agreement with the State.
(5) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Human Services.
(6) “State-assisted” means a person eligible for or receiving benefits administered by or in coordination with the Agency.
(7) “Community-based services” means the following services provided pursuant to Vermont’s Global Commitment to Health Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration or a successor program:
(A) long-term services and supports provided to older adults and adults with disabilities in a home or community setting other than a nursing home, including enhanced residential care services;
(B) home health and hospice services, adult day rehabilitation services, and assistive community care services; and
(C) short- and long-term services and supports provided to individuals with mental conditions, individuals with substance use disorders, individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities, and individuals with a brain injury, in a home or community setting that is not a clinical residential setting or a private nonmedical residential setting.