Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 7 - Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Chapter 90 - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program Standards
13 AAC 90.190 - Definitions

(1) "client" means a person who receives services from a domestic violence or sexual assault program for a problem that the person is directly experiencing;

(2) "council" means the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault;

(3) "crisis intervention" means contact with a person in order to intervene in emergency situations;

(4) "follow-up" means the process by which the grantee determines the status of a client after she or he leaves a program;

(5) "grant" means an award of financial assistance by the council to an eligible recipient;

(6) "grantee" means the legally accountable entity that receives a grant;

(7) "lethality assessment" means determination of the degree of danger of serious injury or death to any member of a client's family unit;

(8) "ongoing client" means a client who is not in crisis;

(9) "perpetrator" means a person who directed domestic violence or sexual assault toward another person;

(10) "program" means the services provided by a grantee for the community or region it serves;

(11) "safe home" means a private home whose occupants provide a safe environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;

(12) "safe home program" means a legally accountable entity that receives a grant to provide safe home services;

(13) "safety check" means the process of determining if a victim's situation is dangerous, and, if so, developing a safety plan;

(14) "safety plan" means a scheme or method by which a victim may escape from, or protect herself or himself, in a violent situation;

(15) "shelter" means a facility that provides a safe, emergency environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;

(16) "victim" means a person who may be admitted into a program as a result of having been subjected to domestic violence or sexual assault; and

(17) "volunteer" means a person who provides unpaid services, and who performs one or more of the following tasks: