Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XII - Licensing and Approved Standards › Chapter 114 - Licensing and Regulation of All Group Living Foster Care Facilities for Children › Rule 441-114.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Adequate lighting"
means a light intensity
				  of 20 foot-candles (approximately equivalent to a 60 watt bulb at a clear
				  distance of 5 feet).
"Caseworker"
means any staff of the facility
				  who is primarily responsible for planning for individual children, a family, or
				  groups, as well as coordination with referral sources and coordination of
				  services to the individual.
"Casework supervisor"
means any staff of the
				  facility who provides supervision of the caseworker(s) by regularly scheduled
				  face-to-face case specific discussions with the caseworker.
"Chemical restraint"
means the use of
				  chemical agents including psychotropic drugs as a form of restraint. The
				  therapeutic use of psychotropic medications as a component of a service plan
				  for a particular child is not considered chemical restraint.
"Child care worker"
means any staff of the
				  facility whose primary responsibility is the direct care of children in the
				  facility.
"Community residential facility"
means a
				  facility which provides care for children who are considered unable to live in
				  a family situation due to social, emotional or physical disabilities but are
				  capable of interacting in a community environment with a minimum amount of
				  supervision. The facility provides 24-hour care including board and room.
				  Community resources are used for education, recreation, medical, social and
				  rehabilitation services. The facility is responsible for planning the daily
				  activities of the children, discipline, guidance, peer relationships, and
				  recreational programs.
"Control room"
means a locked room used for
				  treatment purposes in a comprehensive residential facility.
"Educational degrees"
means formally
				  approved certificates from accredited schools.
"Immediate family,"
for the purposes of this
				  chapter, means persons who have a blood or legal relationship with the
				  child.
"Mechanical restraint"
means restriction by
				  the use of a mechanical device of a child's mobility or ability to use the
				  hands, arms, or legs.
"Physical restraint"
means direct physical
				  contact required on the part of a staff member to prevent a child from hurting
				  self, others, or property.
"Private juvenile detention home"
means a
				  juvenile detention home as defined in Iowa Code section
				  232.2, which does not meet the
				  requirements of being "county or multicounty" as defined in rule
				  441-105.1 (232).
"Private juvenile shelter care home"
means a
				  juvenile shelter care home as defined in Iowa Code section
				  232.2, which does not meet the
				  requirements of being "county or multicounty" as defined in rule
				  441-105.1 (232).
"Prone restraint"
means a physical restraint
				  in which a child is held face down on the floor.
"Schedule II medications"
means those
				  controlled substances identified in Iowa Code chapter 124.
"Staff"
means any person providing care or
				  services to or on behalf of the residents whether the person is an employee of
				  the facility, an independent contractor or any other person who contracts with
				  the facility, an employee of an independent contractor or any other person who
				  contracts with the facility, or a volunteer.
"Time out"
means the temporary and
				  short-term restriction of a resident for a period of time to a designated area
				  from which the resident is not physically prevented from leaving, for the
				  purpose of providing the resident an opportunity to regain self-control. Staff
				  physically preventing the resident from leaving the time out area would be
				  considered seclusion in control room conditions.