Section 75-03-14.1-01 - Definitions1. "Agency" means the entity applying for or receiving a shelter care program certification.2. "Attendant care" means a site for juveniles who are cited or citable by law enforcement and need constant short-term supervision on a preadjudicatory basis.3. "Incident" means an event involving the resident and law enforcement and includes runaway status, criminal activity, behavior resulting in harm to others, harassment, violence, and discrimination.4. "Resident" means a child age ten to eighteen years old in need of temporary safe out-of-home placement.5. "Sentinel event" means a serious injury or trauma to a resident, attempted suicide by the resident, death of a resident, or inappropriate sexual contact involving a resident.6. "Shelter care home" means a licensed foster home that has agreed to provide temporary shelter care to a resident in need of emergency placement and is available twenty-four hours per day.7. "Shelter care program" means a nonsecure permanent dwelling run by an agency with certification obtained by the department, where employees offer safe shelter, food, and structured routine and is available twenty-four hours a day to a resident in need of emergency placement, not to exceed seven days, unless otherwise approved by the department.N.D. Admin Code 75-03-14.1-01
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2021-383, January 2022, effective 1/1/2022.General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-06-01.4