Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.02 - CHILD CARE AND FOSTER CARE LICENSING
Section 16.06.02.011 - DEFINITIONS N THROUGH Z
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Noncompliance. Violation of, or inability to meet the requirements of these rules or terms of licensure. (3-28-23)
02. Operator. An individual who operates or maintains a daycare center, group daycare facility, or family daycare home voluntarily licensed by the Department. (3-28-23)
03. Person. Any individual, group of individuals, associations, partnerships, or corporations. (3-28-23)
04. Placement. The activities and arrangements related to finding a suitable licensed home or facility in which a child will reside for purposes of care, treatment, adoption, or other services. (3-28-23)
05. Plan of Correction. The detailed procedures and activities developed between the Department and caregiver required to bring a daycare center, group daycare facility, family daycare home voluntarily licensed by the Department, or foster family into conformity with these rules. (3-28-23)
06. Regularly on the Premises. For Sections 009 and 309 of these rules, "regularly on the premises" means twelve (12) hours or more in any one (1) month, or daily during any hours of operation. (3-28-23)
07. Relative. Under Section 39-1202, Idaho Code, "relative" means a child's grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, sibling, and half-sibling. (3-28-23)
08. Restraint. Physical interventions to control the range and motion of a child. (3-28-23)
09. Second Degree of Relationship. Refers to persons related by blood or marriage, and includes their spouses. The number of degrees between two (2) relatives is calculated by summing the number of ties between each relative and the common ancestor. (3-28-23)
10. Social Worker. An individual licensed under Title 54, Chapter 32, Idaho Code, and IDAPA 24.14.01, "Rules of the State Board of Social Work Examiners." (3-28-23)
11. Staff. Under Title 39, Chapter 11, Idaho Code, and Sections 300 through 399 of these rules, "staff" means a person who is sixteen (16) years old or older and employed by a daycare owner or operator to provide care and supervision at a daycare facility. (3-28-23)
12. Supervision. Under Title 39, Chapter 11, Idaho Code, and Sections 300 through 399 of these rules, "supervision" is defined as within sight and normal hearing range of the child or children being cared for. (3-28-23)
13. Time-Out. Separation of a child from group activity as a means of behavior management. (3-28-23)
14. Training. The preparation, instruction, and education related to child care that increases the knowledge, skill, and abilities of a foster parent or children's agency or volunteers. (3-28-23)
15. Variance. A temporary non-application of a foster care licensing rule that is resolved within six (6) months of approval. (3-28-23)
16. Waiver. The permanent non-application of a foster care licensing rule for relatives, if in the Department's judgment, the health and safety of the child is not compromised. (3-28-23)
