Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 87b - Family Day Care Homes › Section 19a-87b-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of sections 19a-87b-2 to
				19a-87b-18,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				definitions shall apply:
(1)
			 "Administration of medication" means the direct application of a medication by
			 inhalation, ingestion or any other means to the body of a person;
(2) "Adult" means a person eighteen years of
			 age or older;
(3) "Advanced
			 practice registered nurse" means an individual licensed pursuant to section
			 20-94a of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(4) "Applicant" means a person, twenty years
			 of age or older, who has completed, signed and submitted an application to the
			 Office to obtain or renew a family child care home license;
(5) "Application" means the forms prescribed
			 by the commissioner which are to be used for initial licensure, license
			 renewal, staff approval, and staff renewal of approval. Forms may be changed by
			 the Office from time to time;
(6)
			 "Assistant" means a person, eighteen years of age or older approved in writing
			 by the commissioner, who assists the provider or substitute in caring for
			 children at the licensed family child care home, while the provider or
			 substitute is present at the family child care home;
(7) "Authorized prescriber" means a
			 physician, a dentist, an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician
			 assistant;
(8) "Child" means any
			 person under (A) nineteen years of age, or (B) twenty-one years of age that has
			 special needs that require the person to receive supplemental care, has an
			 individualized education plan, and is attending school to earn a high school
			 diploma;
(9) "Commissioner" means
			 the Commissioner of Early Childhood or the commissioner's designee(s) or
			 representative(s);
(10) "Customary
			 business hours" means the hours reported to the Office which the family child
			 care home is normally in operation, including scheduled and unscheduled days
			 off, regardless of whether children are in care;
(11) "Emergency caregiver" means a person
			 twenty years of age or older, who can assume the provider's duties in an
			 unforeseen emergency situation;
(12) "Enrollment" means the period of time
			 when a child is registered to receive family child care services at the family
			 child care home;
(13) "Facility"
			 means the entire premises, identified on the license application, indoors and
			 outdoors, including space not directly used for child care;
(14) "Family child care home" has the same
			 meaning as provided in section 19a-77(a)(3) of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(15) "Family child care
			 services" means care provided by a family child care home provider, substitute,
			 or assistant;
(16) "Foster child"
			 has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-79 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(17) "Household member"
			 has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-87b of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(18) "Inspection" means
			 an announced or unannounced visit to a family child care home of an applicant
			 or provider by Office staff during business hours;
(19) "Investigational drug" means any
			 medication with an approved investigation new drug application on file with the
			 Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), that is being scientifically tested
			 and clinically evaluated to determine its efficacy, safety, and side effects
			 and that has not yet received FDA approval;
(20) "License" means the form of permission
			 issued by the Office that authorizes the operation of a family child care
			 home;
(21) "License capacity" means
			 the maximum number of children that the provider is authorized to care for
			 under the license;
(22)
			 "Medication" means any legend drug or nonlegend drug, as those terms are
			 defined in section 20-571 of the Connecticut General Statutes, including any
			 controlled substance, as defined in section 21a-240 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(23) "Medication error"
			 means the failure to administer (A) medication to a child, (B) medication
			 within one hour of the time designated by the authorized prescriber, (C) the
			 specific medication prescribed for a child, (D) medication by the correct
			 route, (E) medication according to generally accepted medical practices, or (F)
			 the correct dosage of medication;
(24) "Night care" means family child care
			 services provided for one or more hours between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
			 5:00 a.m.;
(25) "Office" means the
			 Office of Early Childhood;
(26)
			 "Parent" means the person who retains custody of the child; i.e. the mother,
			 father, supervising relative, legal guardian or foster parent;
(27) "Pharmacist" means an individual
			 licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of section 20-590, 20-591,
			 20-592 or 20-593 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(28) "Physician" means an individual licensed
			 to practice medicine in this or another state;
(29) "Physician assistant" means an
			 individual licensed pursuant to section 20-12b of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(30) "Primary health care
			 provider" means the individual who is responsible for the health care of the
			 child outside the family child care home;
(31) "Provider" means the person twenty years
			 of age or older, licensed by the Office to provide family child care services,
			 and who may substitute for another licensed provider;
(32) "Registered nurse" means a person with a
			 license to practice as a registered nurse in Connecticut in accordance with
			 chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(33) "Residence" means a home occupied by the
			 provider or approved for occupancy as a home as evidenced by a valid
			 certificate of occupancy;
(34)
			 "School age" means (A) at least five years of age on or before the first day of
			 January of the current school year, but less than thirteen years of age, or (B)
			 less than twenty-one years of age with special needs that necessitate
			 supplementary care and an individualized education program, and attending
			 school to earn a high school diploma;
(35) "Self-administer medication" means that
			 the child (A) is able to identify and select the appropriate medication by
			 size, color, amount, or other label identification, (B) knows the frequency and
			 time of day for which the medication is ordered, and (C) is able to administer
			 the medication appropriately;
(36)
			 "Significant medication error" means a medication error that is potentially
			 serious or has serious consequences for a child, including, but not limited to,
			 the administration of medication (A) by the wrong route, (B) to a child with a
			 known allergy to the medication, (C) in a lethal or toxic dosage, or (D) that
			 causes serious medical problems;
(37) "Staff" means an assistant or substitute
			 approved by the Office; and
(38)
			 "Substitute" means a person twenty years of age or older approved in writing by
			 the commissioner who may assume the provider's responsibilities in the
			 provider's absence, and who meets the same qualifications as a
			 provider.