Section He-C 6342.03 - Definitions(a) "Applicant" means the entity that is requesting certification for payment as a child in-home care service provider.(b) "Certification for payment" means the process by which the division for children, youth and families approves the qualifications of and payment to providers of community-based child in-home care service.(c) "Child in home care" means the provision of care and supervision of a child in the child's residence, which can include their own home, a foster home or a relative placement home, during the temporary absence of their parent or caregiver.(d) "Child" means "child" as defined in RSA 170-E: 25,1 namely " any person under 21 years of age" or "child" as defined in RSA 169-C:3 or "child" as defined by RSA 169-D:2.(e) "Child protective service worker (CPSW) " means an employee of the division for children, youth and families who has expertise in managing cases to ensure families and children achieve safety, permanency and well-being.(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee.(g) "Conflict of interest" means "conflict of interest" as defined in RSA 21-G:21, II.(h) "Corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of pain intended to correct behavior or to punish.(i) "Department" means the department of health and human services.(j) "Director" means the director of the division for children, youth, and families, or designee.(k) "Division for children, youth, and families (DCYF) " means the organizational unit of the department of health and human services that provides services to children and youth referred by courts pursuant to RSA 169-C, RSA 170-B, RSA 170-C and RSA 463.(l) "Division for juvenile justice services (DJJS) " means the organizational unit of the department of health and human services that provides supervision and services to children and youth referred by courts or the juvenile parole board pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-D and RSA 170-H.(m) "Juvenile probation and parole officer (JPPO) " means an employee of DJJS who discharges the powers and duties established by RSA 170-G:16, and supervises paroled delinquents pursuant to RSA 170-H.(n) "NH bridges" means the automated case management, information, tracking, and reimbursement system used by DCYF and DJJS.(o) "Provider" means the individual that serves a child or family and receives financial reimbursement from the department.(p) "Service authorization" means the documentation provided by DCYF or DJJS indicating the division's responsibility for payment of community-based services for non-medicaid eligible children.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6342.03
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-C 6342) #9265, eff 9-20-08