Mont. Admin. r. 37.50.101 - DEFINITIONS
The following definitions apply to the rules contained in this subchapter.
(1) "Daily rate "
means the rate the department will pay to facilities for supervision and
treatment services. The daily rate is a percentage of the model rate and is
based upon the department 's appropriation for foster care services.
(2) "Department " means the department of
public health and human services.
(3) "Facility " means child care agencies and
youth group homes as defined in ARM
37.97.102 and child placing
agencies as defined in ARM
37.93.101.
(4) "Foster care " or "substitute care " means
full-time care of a child in a residential setting for the purpose of providing
food, shelter, security and safety, guidance, direction and, if necessary,
treatment to children who are removed from or without the care and supervision
of their parents or guardian.
(5)
"Model rate " means the rate established by the department for the essential
programmatic costs of the supervision and treatment services the department
requires for each classification level.
(6) "Professional staff " means staff employed
by the facility who have a bachelor's, master's degree or doctorate in social
work, counseling, psychology or a related field.
(7) "Voluntary placement " means an
out-of-home placement of a child by the department after the parents or
guardians have requested the assistance of the agency and signed a voluntary
placement agreement .
(8) "Voluntary
placement agreement " means a written agreement between the department and the
parents or guardians of a child which contains the consent of the parents or
guardians to placement in foster care and the rights and obligations of the
parents or guardians, and the department while the child is in
placement.
(9) "Youth " means any
person under the age of 18.
(10)
"Youth care facility (YCF) " means a licensed facility in which foster care is
provided and includes youth foster homes, youth group homes and child care
agencies.
Notes
Sec. 41-3-1103 and 52-1-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 41-3-1103 and 52-1-103, MCA;
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