New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6400 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Part He-C 6423 - FOSTER FAMILY HOME RATE-SETTING
Section He-C 6423.03 - Definitions

(a) "Adolescent care" means that category of foster family care for the care of adolescents, ages 14-21 years with specialized needs, provided by foster parents that have been recruited, selected, and trained to serve this specialized population.

(b) "Crisis care" means that category of foster family care where an unplanned placement is made in a foster family home any time after 4:30 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m., during a weekend, or holiday, and services are provided to a child in care on a regular 24-hour a day basis for a period not to exceed 5 calendar days.

(c) "Eligible child" means a child removed from their home by court order or through a voluntary agreement whose needs for out of home care can be met by a general, specialized, adolescent, emergency, or respite foster family home.

(d) "Emergency care" means that category of foster family care where an unplanned placement is made in a foster family home and services are provided to a child in care on a regular 24-hour a day basis for a period not to exceed 10 days.

(e) "General care" means that category of foster family care where shelter, supervision, and support services are provided.

(f) "Respite care" means that category of foster family care for substitute care provided by a person or agency which is licensed as a child care or child-placing agency and provides temporary overnight relief of child care responsibilities for the parent or for the substitute care provider for children in foster care programs.

(g) "Specialized care" means that category of foster family care in which shelter, supervision, and support services are provided to children identified as needing specialized care by foster parents who have met the additional training and care requirements set forth in He-C 6446.04(c) and He-C 6446.23(j) .