R501-12-3. Definitions

  As used in this Rule:

  (1) "Agency" means a child-placing foster agency licensed by the DHS Office of Licensing to certify foster parents.

  (2) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age or a person under 21 years of age who remains subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court or whose placement in the home is initiated and facilitated by DCFS.

  (3) "Child Care" is defined in Section 26-39-102.

  (4) "DCFS" means the DHS Division of Child and Family Services.

  (5) "DHS" means the Utah Department of Human Services.

  (6) "Direct Access" is defined in section 62A-2-101.

  (7) "DJJS" means the DHS Division of Juvenile Justice Services.

  (8) "Foster Care" means the temporary provision of family based care for a foster child by a foster parent.

  (9) "Foster Parent" means a substitute parent licensed by the DHS Office of Licensing or certified by a licensed child-placing foster agency, and includes the spouse of the primary applicant. Foster parents may also be referred to by other titles, including but not limited to proctor foster parents, professional foster parents, resource families, or kinship caregivers.

  (10) "Hazardous Material" means any substance that if ingested, inhaled, ignited, used, or touched may cause significant injury, illness, or death. These substances include but are not limited to:

  (a) pesticides;

  (b) gasoline;

  (c) bleach, including bleach based cleansers;

  (d) compressed air

  (e) ammonia, including ammonia based cleansers;

  (f) chemical drain openers;

  (g) hair relaxers/permanents;

  (h) kerosene;

  (i) spray paint;

  (j) paint thinner;

  (k) automotive fluids;

  (l) toxic glues (excludes non-toxic glues);

  (m) oven cleaners;

  (n) matches/lighters/lighter fluid;

  (o) cleaning aerosols;

  (p) medications; and

  (q) ultra and concentrated detergent capsules.

  (11) "Home Study" is the same as a pre-placement adoptive evaluation as outlined in 78B-6-128 and is the written assessment of an applicant's ability to:

  (a) comply with all applicable statutes and administrative rules related to providing foster care;

  (b) meet the physical and emotional needs of a child in foster care; and

  (c) actively engage in achieving the custodial agency's identified outcomes for foster children.

  (12) "Human Services Program" is defined in Section 62A-2-101.

  (13) "Incidental Care" is defined in 62A-2-120.

  (a) Foster parents shall utilize reasonable and prudent judgment in selecting a provider of incidental care of a foster child;

  (b) incidental care is permitted only in DHS licensed homes, not those certified by child placing agencies.

  (14) "Medication" means any over-the-counter or prescription drug, vitamin, or supplement in any form.

  (15) "Poverty Guidelines" means the current US Department of Health and Human Services listing of poverty levels as determined by the number of members of a family (see http://www.direct.ed.gov/RepayCalc/poverty.html).

  (16) "Reside" means living in the home for any cumulative thirty days of the past 12 months.

  (17) "Respite Care" means the short term provision of family based care for a foster child by a foster parent in order to provide relief to another parent.

  (18) "Siblings" means children with a common parent or grandparent, regardless of whether their legal relationship has been severed, including biological siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, adopted siblings, and cousins.

  (19) "Sick" means to have a fever, to be experiencing ongoing or severe diarrhea, unexplained lethargy, respiratory distress, ongoing or severe vomiting, or pain or other symptoms that are ongoing or severe enough to impair a child's ability to participate in normal activity.