Definitions

The terms listed in this section apply to this chapter. Terms not defined below are defined in Title 39, Chapter 12, and IDAPA 16.06.01. (7-1-26) 01. Caregiver. A foster parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed or a designated official for a child care institution in which a child in foster care has been placed. (7-1-25) 02. Child. Includes individuals age eighteen (18) to twenty-three (23) who are ordered into or voluntarily entered Extended Foster Care through the Department. (7-1-26) 03. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare or its authorized representatives. (7-1-25) 04. Foster Home. Includes both foster homes and relative foster homes as set forth in Idaho Code. (7-1-25) 05. Foster Parent. Licensed person(s) residing in a private home under their direct control. (7-1-26) 06. Household Member. Any person, other than a foster child, who resides in, or on the property of, a foster home. (7-1-25) 07. Medical Professionals. Persons who have received a degree in nursing or medicine and are licensed as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or medical doctor. (7-1-25) 08. Noncompliance. Violation of, or inability to meet, the requirements of these rules or terms of licensure. (7-1-25) 09. Plan of Correction. The detailed procedures and activities developed between the Department and caregiver required to bring a foster family into conformity with these rules. (7-1-25) 10. Restraint. Physical interventions to control the range and motion of a child. (7-1-25) 11. Supervision. Being within sight and normal hearing range of a child being cared for. (7-1-26) 011. – 101. (RESERVED)