Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-54 - ALABAMA YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT › Section 660-5-54-.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) For the
			 purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) CHILD. A person under the age of 18
			 years.
(b) COMMUNITY TREATMENT
			 FACILITY FOR YOUTHS. A religious, faith-based, or church non-profit, other
			 non-profit, or for profit youth residential facility that provides mental
			 health treatment services to children in a group setting and that has the
			 capacity to provide secure containment.
(c) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Human
			 Resources.
(d) DIRECTOR. The
			 Director of the State Department of Human Resources.
(e) LONG TERM YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. A
			 religious, faith-based, or church non-profit, other non-profit, or for profit
			 long term residential facility, group care facility, or similar facility as
			 determined by the director, providing 24-hour non-profit care of youth in need
			 of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the
			 activities of daily living or for the protection of the child and others and
			 that has the capacity to provide secure containment.
(f) PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL. A
			 religious, faith-based, or church non-profit, other non-profit, or for profit
			 group home that provides children with 24-hour residential care and
			 supervision, which, in addition to providing educational services, provides, or
			 holds itself out as providing, behavioral-based services to youth with social,
			 emotional, or behavioral issues and that has the capacity to provide secure
			 containment.
(g) PRIVATE
			 ALTERNATIVE OUTDOOR PROGRAM. A religious, faith-based, or church non-profit,
			 other non-profit, or for profit group home or residential facility that
			 provides children with 24-hour residential care and supervision, which
			 provides, or holds itself out as providing, behavioral-based services in an
			 outdoor living setting to children with social or behavioral issues and that
			 has the capacity to provide secure containment or prohibits children from
			 freely leaving the area of operations for the program.
(h) RESTRICTIVE BEHAVIOR PRACTICES. Any
			 institutional practice or procedure that involves assisting a child in gaining
			 control of his or her behavior, protects a child from self-harm, protects other
			 children or staff members, or prevents the destruction of property.
(i) YOUTH SOCIAL REHABILITATION FACILITY. A
			 religious, faith-based, or church non-profit, other non-profit, or for profit
			 residential facility that provides 24-hour non-profit social rehabilitation
			 services in a group setting to children recovering from mental illness or
			 substance abuse who are in need of temporary assistance, guidance, or
			 counseling and that has the capacity to provide secure containment.
(j) YOUTH TRANSITIONAL CARE FACILITY. A
			 religious, faith-based, or church non-profit, other non-profit, or for profit
			 group care facility that provides 24-hour non-profit care of children in need
			 of professional services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining
			 the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual or
			 others and that have the capacity to provide secure containment.