1.  Chief administrative officer.  "Chief administrative officer" means the head of a state institution or the head of any other institution which provides services which fall under the jurisdiction of the department.  

1-A.  Adult developmental services.  "Adult developmental services" means any support or assistance provided, licensed or funded in whole or in part by the department pursuant to chapter 5 or 6 to an adult with an intellectual disability or autism.  

2.  Client.  "Client" means a person receiving services from the department, from any state institution or from any agency licensed or funded to provide services falling under the jurisdiction of the department.  

3.  Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee.  

4.  Department.  "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.  

4-A.  Office of advocacy. 

4-B.  Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities.  "Intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities" means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded as defined in Section 1905(d) of the federal Social Security Act, 42 United States Code, Section 1396d(d) and its implementing regulations.  

4-C.  9-8-8.  "9-8-8" means the telephone number designated as the universal telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline.  

4-D.  9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline.  "9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline" means a national network of local crisis services that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis, behavioral health crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. The 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline, or its successor, is the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system maintained by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use under the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 United States Code, Section 290bb-36c.  

5.  Parking area.  "Parking area" means land maintained by the State at the state institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, which may be designated as parking areas by the heads of the state institutions.  

6.  Public way.  "Public way" means a road or driveway on land maintained by the State at the state institutions under the jurisdiction of the department.  

7.  Resident.  "Resident" means a person residing in a state institution or in any other institution which provides services which fall under the jurisdiction of the department.  

8.  State institution.  "State institution" means:  

9.  Written political material.  "Written political material" means flyers, handbills or other nonperiodical publications which are subject to the restrictions of Title 21‑A, chapter 13.