Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES › Section 16.06.01.012 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS L THROUGH R

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purposes of these rules, the following terms are used:
				(3-15-22)
01.
Legal
			 Guardianship
. A judicially-created relationship, in accordance with
			 Title 15, Chapter 5, Part 2, Idaho Code, including one made by a tribal court,
			 between a child and a relative or non-relative. (3-15-22)
02.
Licensed
. Facilities or
			 programs are licensed in accordance with the provisions of IDAPA 16.06.02,
			 "Child Care Licensing." (3-15-22)
03.
Licensing
. See IDAPA
			 16.06.02, "Child Care Licensing," Section
			 100. (3-15-22)
04.
Medicaid
. See "Title XIX."
			 (3-15-22)
05.
Multiethnic
			 Placement Act of 1994 (MEPA)
. MEPA prohibits states or public and
			 private foster care and adoption agencies that receive federal funds from
			 delaying or denying the placement of any child solely on the basis of race,
			 color, or national origin. (3-15-22)
06.
Parent
. A person who, by
			 birth or through adoption, is considered legally responsible for a child. The
			 term "legal guardian" is not included in the definition of parent.
			 (3-15-22)
07.
Permanency
			 Planning
. A primary function of family services initiated in all cases
			 to identify programs, services, and activities designed to establish permanent
			 home and family relationships for children within a reasonable amount of time.
			 (3-15-22)
08.
Personal Care
			 Services (PCS)
. Services to eligible Medicaid recipients that involve
			 personal and medically-oriented tasks dealing with the physical or functional
			 impairments of the individual. (3-15-22)
09.
P.L.
			 96-272
.
			 Public Law
			 96-272, the federal "Adoption Assistance and Child
			 Welfare Act of 1980." (3-15-22)
10.
P.L.
			 105-89
.
			 Public Law
			 105-89, the federal "Adoptions and Safe Families
			 Act of 1997," amends P.L.
			 96-272 and prohibits states from delaying or
			 denying cross-jurisdictional adoptive placements with an approved family.
			 (3-15-22)
11.
Planning
. An orderly rational process that results in identification of
			 goals and formulation of timely strategies to fulfill such goals, within
			 resource constraints. (3-15-22)
12.
Qualified Expert Witness--ICWA
. An individual who is an expert
			 regarding tribal customs pertaining to family organization and child rearing
			 practice, and is qualified to render an opinion as to whether continued custody
			 of the child by the parent(s), or Indian custodian(s), is likely to result in
			 serious emotional or physical damage to the child. (3-15-22)
13.
Relative
. Person related to
			 a child by blood, marriage, or adoption. (3-15-22)
14.
Relative Guardian
. A
			 relative who is appointed a child's legal guardian in accordance with Title 15,
			 Chapter 5, Part 2, Idaho Code, including a guardianship established by a tribal
			 court. (3-15-22)
15.
Reservation
. A reservation is an area of land "reserved" by or for an
			 Indian band, village, or tribe(s) to live on and use. Reservations were created
			 by treaty, by congressional legislation, or by executive order. Since 1934, the
			 Secretary of the Interior has had the responsibility of establishing new
			 reservations or adding land to existing reservations. (3-15-22)
16.
Respite Care
. Time-limited
			 care provided to children. Respite care is utilized in circumstances that
			 require short term, temporary care of a child by a licensed or agency-approved
			 caregiver different from their usual caregiver. The duration of an episode of
			 respite care ranges from one (1) partial day up to fourteen (14) consecutive
			 days. (3-15-22)