Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.04.18 - CHILDREN'S AGENCIES AND RESIDENTIAL LICENSING › Section 16.04.18.010 - DEFINITIONS A THROUGH M

Current through August 31, 2023
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. (4-6-23)
02.
Child
. Under Title 39,
			 Chapter 12, Idaho Code, a "child" is an individual less than eighteen (18)
			 years old, synonymous minor. (4-6-23)T
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. (4-6-23)
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. (4-6-23)
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.
			 (4-6-23)
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.
			 (4-6-23)
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." (4-6-23)
08.
Department
. The Idaho
			 Department of Health and Welfare, the Department Director, or designee.
			 (4-6-23)
09.
Direct Care
			 Staff
. An employee who has direct personal interaction with children in
			 the supervision of child care. (4-6-23)
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.
			 (4-6-23)
11.
Governmental
			 Unit
. The State of Idaho, any county, municipality, or other political
			 subdivision, or any department, division, board, or other agency thereof.
			 (4-6-23)
12.
Intercountry
			 Adoption
. The placement of a child from one (1) country to another for
			 the purpose of adoption. (4-6-23)
13.
Mechanical Restraint
.
			 Devices used to restrict a person's free movement. (4-6-23)
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.
			 (4-6-23)