Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.04.18.010

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 16.04.18.010 - DEFINITIONS A THROUGH M
01.Chief Administrator. The duly authorized representative or designee of an organization responsible for day-to-day operations, management, and compliance with these rules and Title 39, Chapter 12, Idaho Code.
02.Child. Under Title 39, Chapter 12, Idaho Code, a "child" is an individual less than eighteen (18) years old, synonymous minor.
03.Child Care. The care, control, supervision, or maintenance of a child for twenty-four (24) hours a day provided as an alternative to parental care.
04.Children's Agency. A business for the placement of children in foster homes or for adoption and who does not provide child care as part of that business. A children's agency includes those providing home studies, post-placement supervision, post-finalization services, and other domestic and international adoptive services under Title 39, Chapter 1202(4), Idaho Code. A children's agency does not include an Idaho certified adoption specialist.
05.Children's Camp. A program of child care at a location away from the child's home that is primarily recreational and includes the overnight accommodation of the child and is not intended to provide treatment, therapy, or rehabilitation for the child.
06.Children's Residential Care Facility. A children's institution as defined in Section 39-1202(6), Idaho Code, but excluding foster homes, children's therapeutic outdoor programs, accredited residential schools, and children's camps if the camps provide child care for less than nine (9) consecutive weeks in any one (1) year period.
07.Children's Therapeutic Outdoor Program. A program that provides child care designed to provide behavioral, substance abuse, or mental health services to children in an outdoor setting. Also known as "outdoor program."
08.Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the Department Director, or designee.
09.Direct Care Staff. An employee who has direct personal interaction with children in the supervision of child care.
10.Disrupted Placement. When a child is discharged by the organization based on the child's behaviors, or when a child is removed from an adoptive placement before the adoption is finalized.
11.Governmental Unit. The State of Idaho, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any department, division, board, or other agency thereof.
12.Intercountry Adoption. The placement of a child from one (1) country to another for the purpose of adoption.
13.Mechanical Restraint. Devices used to restrict a person's free movement.
14.Medical Professional. Person who received a degree in nursing or medicine and is licensed as a nurse, licensed nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or medical doctor.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.04.18.010

Effective July 1, 2024