Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1500 - SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Section 17-1500-2 - Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter:

"Child caring institution" or "group home" means any institution or group home other than an institution of the State, maintained for the purpose of receiving six or more minor children for care and maintenance, not of common parents, apart from the parents or guardians on a twenty-four hour basis for monetary payment. The term shall not apply to any boarding school which is primarily engaged in educational work.

"Social rehabilitation services" means the provision of therapeutic activities within a child caring institution, group home, or staff secure facility to individuals with diagnosed physical or developmental disabilities, to individuals with serious emotional, behavioral, or interpersonal adjustment problems, or to unmarried mothers.

"Staff secure facility" means a treatment facility which provides room and board, and intensive treatment and rehabilitation services, which are within the context of a group living experience and which are based upon an individualized treatment plan.