Section He-C 6446.03 - Definitions(a) "Applicant" means a person who is applying or has applied for a foster family care license or permit.(b) "Case manager" means the employee of the child-placing agency who is responsible for the management of the child in care.(c) "Case plan" means the written plan developed by the staff of the division for children, youth and families (DCYF) with the involved family, pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, III, 42 U.S.C. 671, and 42 U.S.C. 675.(d) "Central registry" means the state registry of child abuse and neglect reports maintained by the department pursuant to RSA 169-C:35.(e) "Child" means: (1) "Child" as defined in RSA 170-E:25, I, namely "any person under 21 years of age." The term includes "youth"; or(2) For the purposes of compliance with RSA 126-U, "child" as defined in RSA 126-U:1, I, namely, "a person who has not reached the age of 18 years and who is not under adult criminal prosecution or sentence of actual incarceration resulting therefrom, either due to having reached the age of 17 years or due to the completion of proceedings for transfer to the adult criminal justice system under RSA 169-B:24, RSA 169-B:25, or RSA 169-B:26. 'Child' also includes a person in actual attendance at a school who is less than 22 years of age and who has not received a high school diploma." The term includes "youth."(f) "Child care agency" means "child care agency" as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II, namely "any person, corporation, partnership, voluntary association or other organization either established for profit or otherwise, who regularly receives for care one or more children, unrelated to the operator of the agency, apart from the parents, in any facility as defined in RSA 170-E and maintained for the care of children."(g) "Child in care" means a child who is placed in a foster family home.(h) "Child-placing agency" means "child-placing agency" as defined in RSA 170-E:25, IV, namely "any firm, corporation or association which:(1) Receives any child for the purpose of providing services related to arranging for the placement of children in a foster family home, group home, or child care institution; or(2) Receives any child for the purpose of providing services related to arranging for the placement of children in adoption."(i) "Child protective service worker (CPSW)" means an employee of DCYF who has expertise in managing cases to ensure families and children achieve safety, permanency, and well-being referred to the department pursuant to RSA 169-C, RSA 170-B, RSA 170-C, and RSA 463.(j) "Criminal records" means records of criminal convictions maintained by or accessible through the New Hampshire state police, or the equivalent authority within another state.(k) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services.(l) "Division for children, youth and families (DCYF)" means the organizational unit of the department that provides services to children and youth referred by courts pursuant to RSA 169-A, RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, RSA 169-D, RSA 170-B, RSA 170-C, RSA 170-H, and RSA 463. (m) "Foster family home" means "foster family home" as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(a)(1), namely, "child care in a residence in which family care and training are provided on a regular basis for no more than 6 unrelated children, unless all the children are of common parentage. The maximum of 6 children includes the children living in the home and children received for child care who are related to the residents."(n) "Foster parent" means an individual who has a license or permit for foster family care.(o) "Health care" means medical, dental, and psychiatric diagnostic and treatment services.(p) "Home study" means the written assessment and evaluation of the foster family home and the household conducted as part of the application process.(q) "Home visit" means announced or unannounced meetings with the foster family in the foster family home.(r) "Household member" means any individual who resides in the foster family home or might reside there during any time that there is a child in care.(s) "Initial license" means the first license issued for foster family care.(t) "In-service training" means competency-based courses in child care, child development, and other related topics that are required of foster parents pursuant to He-C 6446.20.(u) "Juvenile probation and parole officer (JPPO)" means an employee of DCYF who exercises the powers and duties established by RSA 170-G:16, and supervises paroled delinquents pursuant to RSA 170-H.(v) "License" means an authorization to operate a foster family home as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(a), in accordance with RSA 170-E, and the foster family care licensing requirements in He-C 6446.(w) "Licensing agency" means DCYF or a child-placing agency as defined in (h)(1) above which is licensed in accordance with He-C 6448.(x) "Order to comply" means a written citation provided by the licensing agency to a foster family care provider that identifies a violation of the rules and requires a corrective action plan to correct the violation within a specified timeframe.(y) "Parent" means "parent" as defined in RSA 169-C:3, XXI, namely "mother", "father", or "adoptive parent", but such term shall not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated by judicial decree or voluntary relinquishment."(z) "Permit" means a temporary authorization to operate a foster family home as defined in RSA 170-E:25, II(a), for a period not to exceed 6 months in accordance with RSA 170-E and He-C 6446 upon completion of the necessary licensing inspections, per RSA 170-E:31, V.(aa) "Perpetrator" means a person against whom a finding of abuse or neglect has been made.(ab) "Pre-licensing training" means the educational programs for applicants provided by the licensing agency in accordance with He-C 6446.12.(ac) "Reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the federal standard pursuant to 42.U.S.C 675(10)(A) of the Social Security Act characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions made by a caregiver for a child in foster care, that maintain the health, safety, and best interests of the child or youth while encouraging normalcy and the emotional and developmental growth of the child through participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6446.03
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