West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 78 - Human Services › Title 78 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUREAU FOR SOCIAL SERVICES › Series 78-20 - Informal and Relative Family Child Care Home Registration Requirments › Section 78-20-3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the following definitions, the definitions in
				  W. Va. Code §
									49-2-101, et
seq.,
are applicable to this rule.
3.1. Approved Training -- Instruction or
				training approved by the secretary or provided by a trainer approved through or
				sponsored by the West Virginia State Training and Registry System
				(STARS).
3.2. Caregiver -- The
				person primarily responsible for child care in the informal or relative family
				child care home.
3.3. Child Abuse
				and Neglect -- Physical injury, mental or emotional injury, sexual abuse,
				sexual exploitation, the sale or attempted sale or negligent treatment or
				maltreatment of a child by a parent responsible for the child's
				welfare.
3.4. Corrective Action
				Plan -- A written agreement between the department and the informal or relative
				family child care home when deficiencies are identified during an inspection or
				investigation of a complaint that includes the plan and time frame for
				correction.
3.5. Criminal History
				Background Check -- A review of information pursuant to the provisions of the
				West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act (WV
				CARES), W. Va. Code §
									16-49-1
et seq.,
G9CSR10, and an examination of protective service records to determine
				eligibility for employment or participation under this rule.
3.6. Disinfect -- Eliminate most germs from a
				contact surface through the use of chemical disinfectants or heat.
3.7. Infant -- A child less than 12 months of
				age.
3.8. Informal Caregiver -- The
				person in an informal family child care home who is named in the certificate of
				registration.
3.9. Informal
				Caregiver Home -- A home that provides care for three or fewer children. At
				least one child is not related to the caregiver.
3.10. Parent -- A parent by blood, marriage
				or adoption, or a legal guardian or other person standing in loco
				parentis.
3.11. Pre-service
				Training -- Training completed by all child care staff and applicable
				volunteers as required by the S1086 Child Care and Development Block Grant
				(CCDBG) Act of 2014, Section I. Health and Safety Requirements (Pre-Service
				Training Modules 1-10 Safe Spaces, Emergency Preparedness, Hazardous Materials,
				Shaken Baby, Safe Sleep/Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDS),
				Infectious Diseases, Medication Administration, Food Allergies, Transportation,
				and Child Development must be completed to meet compliance).
3.12. Relative Caregiver -- The person in a
				relative family child care home who is named in the certificate of
				registration.
3.13. Relative Family
				Child Care Home -- Home that provides care only to children related to the
				caregiver. The caregiver must be a grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, uncle,
				great-aunt, great-uncle, or adult sibling.
3.14. Revocation -- The termination of a
				certificate of registration when an informal or relative family child care home
				fails to maintain the minimum requirements established by the department under
				this rule.
3.15. Sanitize -- Remove
				filth or soil and small amounts of certain bacteria. For a contact surface to
				be considered sanitary, the surface must be clean, and the number of germs
				reduced so that disease transmission is unlikely.
3.16. School-Age Child -- A child aged five
				years to 13 years of age.
3.17.
				Serious Injury -- An injury sustained while in care that requires medical care
				beyond immediate first aid.
3.18.
				Substitute -- An individual who cares for children when the caregiver is absent
				and is responsible to the caregiver.
3.19. Toddler -- A child between the ages of
				12 and 24 months.
3.20. WV CARES
				Self-Disclosure Application and Consent Form -- A signed declaration of
				criminal convictions and indictments, and authorization to allow a criminal
				history background check.