Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Section 16.06.01.012 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS L THROUGH R
Current through September 2, 2024
For the purposes of these rules, the following terms are used:
01. Legal Guardianship. A judicially-created relationship, in accordance with Title 15, Chapter 5, Part 2, Idaho Code, including one made by a tribal court, between a child and a relative or non-relative.
02. Licensed. Facilities or programs are licensed in accordance with the provisions of IDAPA 16.06.02, "Child Care Licensing."
03. Licensing. See IDAPA 16.06.02, "Child Care Licensing," Section 100.
04. Medicaid. See "Title XIX."
05. Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 (MEPA). MEPA prohibits states or public and private foster care and adoption agencies that receive federal funds from delaying or denying the placement of any child solely on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
06. Parent. A person who, by birth or through adoption, is considered legally responsible for a child. The term "legal guardian" is not included in the definition of parent.
07. Permanency Planning. A primary function of family services initiated in all cases to identify programs, services, and activities designed to establish permanent home and family relationships for children within a reasonable amount of time.
08. Personal Care Services (PCS). Services to eligible Medicaid recipients that involve personal and medically-oriented tasks dealing with the physical or functional impairments of the individual.
09. P.L. 96-272. Public Law 96-272, the federal "Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980."
10. P.L. 105-89 . Public Law 105-89, the federal "Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997," amends P.L. 96-272 and prohibits states from delaying or denying cross-jurisdictional adoptive placements with an approved family.
11. Planning. An orderly rational process that results in identification of goals and formulation of timely strategies to fulfill such goals, within resource constraints.
12. Qualified Expert Witness--ICWA. An individual who is an expert regarding tribal customs pertaining to family organization and child rearing practice, and is qualified to render an opinion as to whether continued custody of the child by the parent(s), or Indian custodian(s), is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child.
13. Relative. Person related to a child by blood, marriage, or adoption.
14. Relative Guardian. A relative who is appointed a child's legal guardian in accordance with Title 15, Chapter 5, Part 2, Idaho Code, including a guardianship established by a tribal court.
15. Reservation. A reservation is an area of land "reserved" by or for an Indian band, village, or tribe(s) to live on and use. Reservations were created by treaty, by congressional legislation, or by executive order. Since 1934, the Secretary of the Interior has had the responsibility of establishing new reservations or adding land to existing reservations.
16. Respite Care. Time-limited care provided to children. Respite care is utilized in circumstances that require short term, temporary care of a child by a licensed or agency-approved caregiver different from their usual caregiver. The duration of an episode of respite care ranges from one (1) partial day up to fourteen (14) consecutive days.
Effective March 15, 2022
