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Admission Agreement - Includes all documents that a resident or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter. Advance Health Care Directive - A written instruction that relates to the provision of health care when the individual is incapacitated. Advance directives include, but are not limited to, a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, an Individual Health Care Instruction, a Request to Forego Resuscitative Measures, or a Do Not Resuscitate Form. Allowable Health Condition - Any health condition that the licensee is allowed to care for either in accordance with a specific regulation, or with an exception approved by the licensing agency. This includes restricted health conditions as specified in Section 87612, Restricted Health Conditions. Ambulatory Person - A person who is capable of demonstrating the mental competence and physical ability to leave a building without assistance of any other person or without the use of any mechanical aid in case of an emergency. AED - Automated External Defibrillators - portable electronic device that analyzes the heart's rhythm and can deliver an electrical shock, which helps the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm known as defibrillation ASP - Appropriately Skilled Professional - An individual that has training and is licensed to perform the necessary medical procedures prescribed by a physician. This includes but is not limited to the following: Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT) and Respiratory Therapist (RT). T Basic Rate - as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.312, means those services required (that meet the needs of residents) to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a license; safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.Basic Services - Services required to be provided by the facility in order to obtain and maintain a license and include, in such combinations as may meet the needs of the residents and be applicable to the type of facility to be operated, the following: safe and healthful living accommodations; personal assistance and care; observation and supervision; planned activities; food service; and arrangements for obtaining incidental medical and dental care.