Section He-C 6349.03 - Definitions(a) "Agency" means the board of directors, executive director, and employees of an organization that is incorporated and recognized by the NH secretary of state.(b) "Applicant" means the person or entity that is requesting certification for payment as a child care service provider.(c) "Case plan" means the division for children, youth and families or the division or juvenile justice services written document, pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, III, that describes the service plan for the child and family, and addresses outcomes, tasks, responsible parties, and timeframes for correcting problems that led to abuse, neglect, delinquency, or child in need of services (CHINS) .(d) "Certification for payment" means the process by which DCYF approves the qualifications of and payment to providers of child care services.(e) "Child or minor" means an individual from birth through age 20, except as otherwise stated in a specific provision.(f) "Child care services" means the care and supervision of a child away from the child's home and apart from the child's parents.(g) "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.(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee.(i) "Conflict of interest" means a situation, circumstance, or financial interest, which has the potential to cause a private interest to interfere with the proper exercise of a public duty.(j) "Corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of pain intended to correct behavior or to punish.(k) "Court-ordered" means a written decree that is issued by a district, family, superior, probate, or Supreme Court.(l) "Department (DHHS) " means the department of health and human services.(m) "Director" means the director of the division for children, youth, and families or his or her designee.(n) "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.(o) "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.(p) "Founded" means a report of abuse or neglect where the department has determined that there is a preponderance of the evidence to believe that a child has been abused or neglected.(q) "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.(r) "Licensed," means an authorization granted by the commissioner to provide one or more types of child care services.(s) "Licensed exempt" means a child care provider who is not required to be licensed in accordance with RSA 170-E.(t) "NH bridges" means the automated case management, information, tracking, and reimbursement system used by DCYF.(u) "Provider" means the individual or agency that serves a child or family and receives financial reimbursement from DHHS.(v) "Quality assurance" means the process that DCYF uses to monitor the quality and effectiveness of child care services.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6349.03
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-C 6349) #9268, eff 9-20-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 36, Filed September 8, 2016, Proposed by #11166, Effective 9/19/2016, Expires 3/18/2017.