Utah Admin. Code R501-12-2 - Definitions
Terms used in this rule are defined in Rules R380-600 and R501-1. Additionally:
(1) "Agency"
means any owner, director, manager, and staff of a child-placing foster care
agency licensed by OL to certify foster parents.
(2) "Child" means an individual under 18
years old.
(3) "Child care" is
defined in Section
26B-2-401.
(4)
(a)
"Certified" means a family approved by a child-placing foster care agency who
meets each requirement in this rule and is issued a certification that is
equivalent to a foster care license issued by OL.
(b) A certified family under this rule does
not mean a home certified by OL for providing unlicensed services to a Division
of Services for People with Disabilities client.
(5) "Custodial agency" means the agency or
entity that maintains legal custody of the foster child.
(6) "DCFS" means the Division of Child and
Family Services under the department.
(7) "Department" means the Utah Department of
Health and Human Services.
(8)
"Direct access" is defined in Section
26B-2-101.
(9) "Eligible" means an OBP background check
determination of direct access qualified in accordance with Section
26B-2-120.
(10) "Foster care" means the temporary
provision of family-based care for a foster child by a foster parent.
(11) "Foster child" means a person under 21
years of age who remains subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile
court or whose placement in the home was facilitated by a custodial agency or
division of the department.
(12)
"Foster parent" means a substitute parent licensed by OL and includes the
spouse of the primary applicant.
(13) "General, common use, household items"
means:
(a) air fresheners and
deodorizers;
(b) cleaning
wipes;
(c) cutlery;
(d) facial and skin hygiene
products;
(e) hair and cosmetic
products;
(f) laundry and dish
detergent, excluding concentrated pods;
(g) laundry stain remover;
(h) nail polish remover;
(i) oral hygiene products;
(j) propane attached to a grill;
(k) rubbing alcohol; and
(l) spray furniture polish.
(14) "Hazardous material" means
any substance that if ingested, inhaled, ignited, used, or touched may cause
significant injury, illness, or death. These substances include:
(a) ammonia, including ammonia-based
cleansers;
(b) automotive
fluids;
(c) bleach, including
bleach-based cleansers;
(d)
chemical drain openers;
(e)
cleaning aerosols;
(f) compressed
air;
(g) concentrated detergent
capsules;
(h) gasoline;
(i) hair relaxers or permanents;
(j) kerosene;
(k) lighter fluid;
(l) lighters;
(m) matches;
(n) medications;
(o) oven cleaners;
(p) paint thinner;
(q) pesticides;
(r) spray paint; and
(s) toxic glues.
(15) "Home study" means a written assessment
of an applicant's ability to:
(a) actively
engage in achieving the custodial agency's identified outcomes for a foster
child;
(b) comply with applicable
statutes and rules related to providing foster care; and
(c) meet the physical and emotional needs of
a foster child.
(16)
"Human services program" is defined in Section
26B-2-101.
(17) "Immediate family member" is defined in
Subsection
80-3-102(5).
(18) "Incidental care" is defined in Section
26B-2-120.
(19) "Material change" is defined in
Subsection
26B-2-107(1) and
includes the following changes that may affect a foster child's well-being:
(a) a critical incident as defined in Rule
R380-600;
(b) a youth turning 18
years old, who resides in the home, except a foster child; and
(c) an upcoming adoption.
(20) "Medication" means any over-the-counter
or prescription drug, vitamin, or supplement in any form.
(21) "OBP" means the Office of Background
Processing within the Division of Licensing and Background Checks under the
department.
(22) "OL" means the
Office of Licensing within the Division of Licensing and Background Checks
under the department.
(23) "OL or
the agency" means OL when the foster parent is licensed by OL or the agency
when the foster parent is certified by a child-placing foster agency.
(24) "Poverty guidelines" means the US
Department of Health and Human Services listing of poverty levels as determined
by the number of members of a family.
(25) "Preserving connection" means an
individual with a relationship to a foster child that is identified with the
purpose of maintaining or strengthening that relationship and connection, as
approved in writing in the department client record.
(26) "Provider" means an OL-licensed foster
parent or the agency responsible for certifying its own foster
parents.
(27) "Relative" is as
defined in Subsection
80-3-102(6).
(28) "Reside" means visiting or living in the
foster home for any cumulative 14 days of the past 12 months.
(29)
(a)
"Respite care" means the short-term provision of family based care for a foster
child by a foster parent to provide relief to another parent.
(b) Respite care does not include preserving
connection, if the identified individual is specifically named, along with any
contact allowances or parameters in the department client
record.
(30) "Reasonable
temperature" means between 65 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
(31) "Short-term relief care provider" is
defined in Section
26B-2-101.
(32) "Siblings" means children with a common
parent or grandparent, regardless of whether their legal relationship has been
severed, including biological siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, adopted
siblings, and cousins.
(33) "Sick"
means to have a fever, to be experiencing ongoing or severe diarrhea,
unexplained lethargy, respiratory distress, ongoing or severe vomiting, or pain
or other symptoms that are ongoing or severe enough to impair a child's ability
to participate in normal activity.
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