The following words and terms, when used in this Part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Advisory board" means the entity that offers advice and counsel on the operation of a facility.
"Basement" means an area of a building or structure having one-half or more of its clear height below grade level.
"Behavior management" means guidance that provides a learning experience for the child, which contributes to developing the capacity for self-control, self-direction, and the understanding of behavioral consequences.
"Chemical restraint" means medication used to control behavior or to restrict the freedom of movement and is not a standard treatment for the child’s medical or psychiatric condition.
"Child" means any person who has not attained the age of 18.
"Child care staff" means staff, including part-time, on-call and substitute staff, who provide direct care and supervision of residents. To be counted as required child care staff, workers must be engaged in providing care and meet the minimum qualifications for child care staff.
"Children's services" means an educational facility, child welfare agency, child-serving institution, child-placing agency, foster family home, or hospital or mental health treatment facility that serves children.
"Children's shelter" means a non-secure public or private residential program that provides care and supervision for children usually not exceeding 30 days.
"Custodian" means the adult or agency legally responsible for the child.
"Department" means Department of Human Services.
"Governing board" means the entity with ultimate responsibility and authority for the overall operation of a facility.
"Grievance process" means an identified procedure followed when a parent, custodian, child, or anyone acting in the child's behalf, wishes to document dissatisfaction regarding the operation of the facility.
"Health professional" means a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant, as defined by the appropriate state licensing board.
"Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)" means the process mandated by state statute by which children are placed outside of their state of residence. Procedures are carried out by the Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services.
"Licensed mental health professional" means a person possessing the training, qualifications, and professional recognition in a mental health-related field and who has been issued a license by the appropriate state board.
"Licensed social worker" means a social worker who has been issued a license by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers.
"Licensing requirements for residential child care facilities" means the regulations contained in this Part that constitute the minimum requirements for residential facilities.
"Mechanical restraint" means a device that restricts the movement or function of a child or portion of a child’s body.
"Nonprofit facility" means an operating facility that does not make a profit.
"On-call or substitute staff" means staff available to work during the absence of regular part-time or full-time staff.
"Organizational structure" means the legal basis or ownership of the facility.
"Physical restraint" means using the body to restrict the movement or function of a child or portion of a child’s body.
"Potentially hazardous foods" means any food that contains milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, crustacean, or other ingredients in a form capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of harmful microorganisms.
"Privately operated facility" means a facility owned and operated by an individual, partnership, corporation, or association, which may be operated on a profit or nonprofit basis.
"Proprietary facility" means a facility that operates on a for-profit basis.
"Psychotropic medications" means medications with well-demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of mental disorders through the modification of behavior, mood, and emotions.
"Publicly operated facility" means a facility operated by a governmental entity.
"Qualified Substance Abuse Professional" means someone who meets the criteria established by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
"Regimented residential program" means a military-style training program under which residents are subject to a controlled and regimented environment that affirms dignity of self and respect for others and includes physical training and discipline.
"Residential child care facility" means a 24-hour residential facility where children live together with, or are supervised by, adults other than their parents or relatives.
"Residential treatment facility" means a facility that cares for children under 24-hour medical care who have emotional, psychological, or mental disorders.
"Seclusion" means the involuntary confinement of a child in a room or area where the child is physically prevented from leaving.
"Secure care facility" means a facility that cares for and supervises adjudicated children in a building in which entering and exiting is prohibited through the use of internal or external locks or through secure fencing around the perimeter.
"Separation" means removing a child from the group or group activity as a method of behavior management.
"Serious incident" means any non-routine occurrence that has an impact on the care, supervision, or treatment of a child or children.
"Service plan" means a comprehensive individualized program of action based on the child’s needs.
"Social services" means services, which may include, but are not limited to, admission assessments, placement services, counseling, casework services to residents and their families, service planning, and discharge planning.
"Social services staff" means facility employees who provide social services.
"Staff member" means any person employed by or working for or with a residential child care facility on a regularly scheduled basis. This includes full-time, part-time, on-call and substitute staff, whether paid or unpaid.
"Support staff" means clerical staff, cooks, building custodians, and other personnel who provide support services to the facility.
"Volunteer" means a person who, of his or her own free will, enters into an agreement with a facility to provide services without monetary compensation.