208.865.  Definitions. — Definitions.

As used in sections 208.850 to 208.871:

  (1)  "Consumer" means a person receiving personal care assistance services from a personal care attendant as defined in subdivision (4) of this section;

  (2)  "Council" means the Missouri quality home care council;

  (3)  "Department" means the Missouri department of health and senior services;

  (4)  "Personal care attendant" means a person, other than a consumer's spouse, providing consumer-directed personal care assistance services as defined in subdivisions (2) and (5) of section 208.900 under sections 208.900 to 208.927, similar consumer-directed personal care assistance services under section 208.930, and similar consumer-directed personal care assistance services through a program operated pursuant to a waiver obtained under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act or similar consumer-directed services under the successor to any of said programs;

  (5)  "Vendor" is defined in subdivision (10) of section 208.900 and in subsection 2 of section 208.862.