Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 110 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Title 110 CMR 2.00 - Glossary

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Whenever used throughout 110 CMR, the following words shall have
			 the following meanings, unless the context plainly requires otherwise.
Abuse
means the non-accidental
			 commission of any act by a caretaker upon a child under age 18 which causes, or
			 creates a substantial risk of physical or emotional injury, or constitutes a
			 sexual offense under the laws of the Commonwealth or any sexual contact between
			 a caretaker and a child under the care of that individual. Abuse is not
			 dependent upon location (i.e., abuse can occur while the child is in an
			 out-of-home or in-home setting.)
Antipsychotic Drugs
shall mean drugs
			 which are considered neuroleptics, in that they are used to treat certain
			 psychotic symptoms. Such antipsychotic drugs shall include, but shall not be
			 limited to:
Generic Name
Trade Name
1 Acetophenazine
Tindal
2 Amoxapine
Asendin
3 Butaperazine
Repoise
4 Carphenazine
Proketazine
5 Chlorpromazine
Thorazine
6 Chlorprothizene
Taractan
7 Fluphenazine
Prolixin, Permitil
8 Haloperidol
Haldol
9 Loxapine
Loxitane
10 Mesoridazine
Serentil
11 Molindone
Moban
12 Perphenazine
Trilafon, Etrafon, Triavil
13 Pimozide
Orap
14 Piperacetezine
Quide
15 Prochlorperazine
Compazine
16 Promazine
Sparine
17 Reserpine
-
18 Thioridazine
Mellaril
19 Thiothixene
Navane
20 Trifluoperazine
Stelazine
21 Triflupromazine
Vesprin
Antipsychotic drugs include the above-listed drugs by whatever
			 official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name they may be
			 designated. All isomers, esters, ethers, and salts of; and any combination of;
			 drugs listed above are deemed to be antipsychotic drugs.
Area
means one of the 29 geographic
			 areas of the Department of Children and Families.
Area Director
means the director of one
			 of the Areas of the Department of Children and Families.
Caretaker
means a child's:
(a) parent
(b) stepparent
(c) guardian
(d) any household member entrusted with the
		  responsibility for a child's health or welfare
(e) any other person entrusted with the
		  responsibility for a child's health or welfare whether in the child's home, a
		  relative's home, a school setting, a day care setting (including babysitting),
		  a foster home, a group care facility, or any other comparable setting. As such
		  "caretaker" includes (but is not limited to) school teachers, babysitters,
		  school bus drivers, camp counselors, etc. The "caretaker" definition is meant
		  to be construed broadly and inclusively to encompass any person who is, at the
		  time in question, entrusted with a degree of responsibility for the child. This
		  specifically includes a caretaker who is him/herself a child (i.e. a babysitter
		  under 18 years of age).
Central Registry
means a subset of the
			 Department's computerized system. Every area and regional office of the
			 Department, as well as the Central Office of the Department, shall have access
			 to the computerized system, via terminals and printers which shall be located
			 in each such office. The computerized system shall have security procedures
			 which protect the data contained therein against unauthorized users or access.
			 The Department's Central Registry shall consist exclusively of data located
			 within the designated subset of the Department's computerized system. No files,
			 papers, index card systems, or any other form of document shall constitute a
			 part of the Department's Central Registry.
Child
means a person who has not reached
			 his/her 18th birthday, but does not include unborn
			 children.
Child in the Care of the Department
means a child receiving services from the Department pursuant to a Voluntary
			 Placement Agreement.
Child in the Custody of the Department
means a child placed in the Department's custody through court order, including
			 an order under a Child in Need of Services (CHINS) petition, or through
			 adoption surrender.
Closed Referral
means that a client may
			 be referred to a provider only by the Department, i.e., the provider may only
			 be reimbursed by the Department for delivering the service(s) if the client was
			 so referred. Compare, "Open Referral".
Commissioner
means the Commissioner of
			 the Department of Children and Families.
Contract
means any agreement between the
			 Department and a provider, and shall specifically include Purchase of Service
			 Agreements, Master Agreements, etc.
Day
means calendar day, unless noted to
			 the contrary (i.e. "working day").
Department
means the Department of
			 Children and Families.
Designee
means any Department employee
			 designated by means of a written memorandum, bearing the written approval of
			 the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner, and filed with the General Counsel of
			 the Department.
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health
is defined under
			 105 CMR
			 300.100 and 105 CMR 310.020 and includes the
			 following:
(a) Actinomycosis
(b) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency
		  Syndrome)
(c) Animal Bite
(d) Anthrax
(e) Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)
(f) Chickenpox (Varicella)
(g) Cholera
(h) Diarrhea of the Newborn
(i) Diphtheria
(j) Dysentery, Amebic
(k) Dysentery, Bacillary (Shigellosis)
(I) Encephalitis (specify if known)