Haw. Code R. § 17-895.1-1
For the purpose of this chapter:
"Acting director" means a person who assumes the responsibilities of director of the child care facility in the absence of the director.
"Acutely ill" means temperature above ninety-nine degrees (axillary), one hundred degrees (oral), and one hundred and one degrees (rectal) and other symptoms, such as vomiting, diarrhea, undiagnosed general rash, contagious diseases, severe cough, or difficulty in breathing.
"Approved child development or early childhood training courses" means child development or early childhood courses taken from regionally accredited institutions of higher learning and other agencies or organizations authorized by the department which are automatically accepted. Other courses, workshops, or seminars may be approved by the department provided the agency or organization is recognized by the department as having child care expertise, has submitted a description of the course, workshop, or seminar which fully describes the subject matter covered, the total hours of training and name of the qualified trainer (see "qualified trainer").
"Background check" means a review of a person's background information pursuant to chapter 801.
"Caregiver" means any individual who is responsible for the physical well-being, health, safety, supervision, and guidance of children in child care.
"Child" means any person who has not reached the age of eighteen years.
"Child care" means those situations where a person or organization has agreed to assume the responsibility for the child's supervision, development, safety, and protection apart from the parent or guardian for any part of a twenty-four hour day.
"Child care aide" or "aide" or "child care assistant" means any person who helps the lead caregiver or caregiver with all aspects of the planned program.
"Child care center" or "group child care center" means a place maintained by any individual, organization, or agency for the purpose of providing child care. The term child care center or group child care center shall include child nurseries, nursery school groups, preschools, child play groups, parent cooperatives, drop-in child care centers, group child care homes, after or before school, holiday, and summer care for elementary school age children, or other similar units operating under any name.
"Child care facility" means a place maintained by any individual, organization, or agency for the purpose of providing care for children with or without charging a fee at any time. It includes a family child care home, group child care home, and group child care center.
"Child development associate" or "CDA" means the credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition.
"Child with special needs" means a child with a condition such as a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability or impairment that causes the child to require additional or specialized services or accommodations.
"Compliance" means conformity in fulfilling the requirements of this chapter.
"Council for Professional Recognition" means the organization that administers the CDA credential.
"County building code" means the building code used by the applicable counties.
"Demonstration project" means any place providing child care which is operating with special approval of the department for exemptions to specific licensing or registration rules.
"Director" or "principal" or "lead caregiver" or "operator" means the person at the facility having responsibility for the administration of a child care center and its program.
"Drop-in care" means child care where children are permitted to arrive and leave at irregular, nonscheduled times during the facility's operating hours.
"Drop-in child care center" means a facility which accepts children for drop-in care.
"Emergency" means an unforeseen combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action.
"Facility" means the premises of the address that is on the application or license certificate for child care, or that are a part of a place in which child care is provided, including enclosed areas, lanais, and outdoor areas.
"Family child care home" or "family child care" or "FCC" means any private residence at which care is provided at any given time to six or fewer children, as defined in section 346-151, HRS.
"First aid kit" means materials and equipment in one location in a suitable container for meeting medical emergencies. A first aid kit shall be of the type approved by the American Red Cross, American Medical Society, or the department of health.
"Form 14" means a printed form made available by the state department of health or the state department of education to record a child's immunizations and health record.
"Group child care home" or "GCH" means child care provided by an individual in a facility that may be an extended or modified family child care home which provides care to no more than twelve children during any part of a twenty-four hour day. GCHs are licensed under the rules for group child care centers.
"Group size" means the number of children assigned to specific staff who occupy an individual classroom or defined physical space within a larger area.
"Guardian" means a person other than a child's parents who has legal authority over and responsibility for a child.
"Health care practitioner" means a physician who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine (M.D. or O.D.), a physician assistant (PA), or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensed to practice in any of the states or territories of the United States, or a nurse practitioner (NP) licensed by the state of Hawaii.
"Ill" or "illness" is a subjective term which shall be defined by each provider with regard to admitting or not admitting sick children to child care.
"Infant" means a child who is six weeks to twelve months of age.
"Lavatory" means a vessel or basin for washing which is in conformity with plumbing codes in force in the state.
"Lead caregiver" or "teacher" or "teacher director" or "lead teacher" means a person responsible for planning and implementing all or part of the program activities, preparing program materials, and supervising and training other staff.
"Liability insurance coverage" means a general casualty insurance policy issued to insure against legal liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the child is under the provider's care.
"License" means a certificate of approval issued by the state department of human services authorizing the operation of a child care facility.
"Local sanitary codes" means the specific rules set up by a county, the state department of health, or a comparable federal agency, which govern aspects of health and safety.
"Minor deficiencies" means deficiencies which do not involve risk to life, health, or safety of the children enrolled at the child care center.
"Night care" means child care provided to children who stay at night or overnight at a group child care center, group child care home, or family child care home. Care shall not be provided for twenty-four consecutive hours.
"Panic hardware" means a standard device on doors which permits quick and safe exits upon emergencies (e.g. push bars and plates).
"Person" means any individual with unsupervised access to children in care, caregiver, adult household member, applicant, provider, substitute, volunteer, new hire, rehire, temporary hire, or staff member in a child care facility or exempt child care facility.
"Policy" means a principal plan for the management of a child care facility.
"Primary caregiver" means the individual in the infant and toddler child care center to whom the care of a specific child and family is assigned. Primary care is defined as direct care, verbal and physical interactions, primary responses to infant's or toddler's physical and emotional needs while in the center, and continued interaction with parents regarding the infant's or toddler's experiences.
"Provider" means any individual eighteen years or older, caregiver, facility, agency or organization, exempt care providers, and adult employees, who provide direct child care to children in the absence of the child's caretaker.
"Provisional license" or "temporary permit" means a temporary license issued at the discretion of the department up to a period of six months to any child care facility which is unable to conform to all the rules at the time the license is issued.
"Qualified nutrition consultant" means a dietitian or nutritionist who meets the advanced educational requirements for membership in the American Dietetic Association and is eligible for registration; or one who has a master's degree in public health nutrition or nutritional sciences.
"Qualified trainer" means a person who has twelve credits in early childhood or child development or related fields such as human development, psychology, social work, or nursing and a combined total of three years of experience in training adults who work with children or has six credits in early childhood or child development or related fields such as human development, psychology, social work, or nursing, and a combined total of five years of experience in training adults who work with children.
"Recalled" means any type of remedial action taken by a business for a corrective action plan agreed upon by the United States consumer product safety commission to address unsafe or potentially unsafe products to protect consumers, including the return of a product to the manufacturer or retailer for a cash refund or a replacement product, the repair of a product, or public notice of the hazard.
"Regionally accredited college or university" means any college or university that is recognized by the following regional accrediting organizations:
"Regular license" means a certificate of approval issued by the state department of human services to any child care facility which conforms to all the rules at the time the license is issued.
"Regularly" means the typical or normal pattern of the child care center, group child care home, or family child care home, or a practice or schedule that is routine and uniform and is not subject to unexplained or irrational variations.
"Rules" means the rules developed by the department of human services to set minimum standards of care and safety for the protection of children in care.
"Single service utensils" means the supplies or equipment used once to serve food (e.g. paper plates, cups, disposable forks).
"Staff member" means administrative, child care, office, maintenance, employees, and other support personnel who are employed by the child care facility, including volunteers and substitutes.
"State advisory committee on child care services" means a group of people appointed by the department of human services to advise the department on matters regarding child care, including child care rules.
"Substitute" means a person who serves as a replacement staff person for no more than ten consecutive working days in the same position when the regular staff person is absent on an emergency or unplanned basis.
"Supervision" means to be within sight and hearing distance of the children to insure their safety and protection.
"Temporary hire" means a person who serves as a replacement when the regular staff person is absent on a planned basis.
"Temporary permit" means the same as provisional license.
"Toddler" means a child who is twelve to thirty-six months of age.
"USDA child care food program" means the food standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture.
"Volunteer" means a person working or offering services to a child care facility without remuneration, except for reimbursable personal expenses allowed by the facility.
Haw. Code R. § 17-895.1-1