55 Pa. Code § 2610.4
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings unless the contents clearly indicate otherwise:
Administering agency-A private agency from which the Department is purchasing services for carrying out functions normally fulfilled by State or local governmental agencies.
Department-The Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.
Foster home-A private home in which the foster home care provider lives, and provides a substitute family setting for a period exceeding 24 hours, to no more than three clients.
Group foster home-A residence which provides a safe, supportive, substitute home, for a period exceeding 24 hours to 4 to 13 clients.
Temporary illness-An illness which makes it necessary for a client to be confined to his room for a period not exceeding 14 consecutive days, or an illness defined as temporary by the client's personal physician.
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