Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R501 - Human Services Program Licensing
Rule R501-12 - Foster Care Services
Section R501-12-3 - Definitions

(1) "Agency" means the owners, directors and managers of a child placing foster agency licensed by the DHHS Office of Licensing to certify foster parents.

(2) "Child" is defined in Section 26B-2-101.

(3) "Child Care" is defined in Section 26B-2-401.

(4) "Certified" means a family recruited by a child placing foster care agency who meets all the requirements of Rule R501-12 and is issued a certification that would equal a foster care license if issued by the office. A certified family under this rule does not mean a home certified by the office for providing unlicensed services to a Division of Services for People with Disabilities client.

(5) "Custodial Agency" means the agency that maintains legal custody of the foster child.

(6) "DCFS" means the DHHS Division of Child and Family Services.

(7) "Department" means the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), including all divisions, offices and institutions.

(8) "Direct Access" is defined in Section 26B-2-101.

(9) "Foster Care" means the temporary provision of family based care for a foster child by a foster parent.

(10) "Foster Child" means a person under 21 years of age who remains subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court or whose placement in the home was facilitated by a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.

(11) "Foster Parent" means a substitute parent licensed by the DHHS Office of Licensing or certified by a licensed child placing foster agency and includes the spouse of the primary applicant. A foster parent includes a proctor parent, professional parent, resource family, or kinship caregiver.

(12) "General, common use, household items" means:

(13) "Hazardous Material" means any substance that if ingested, inhaled, ignited, used, or touched may cause significant injury, illness, or death. These substances include:

(14) "Home Study" means a written assessment of an applicant's ability to:

(15) "Human Services Program" is defined in Section 26B-2-101.

(16) "Incidental Care" is defined in Section 26B-2-120.

(17) "Kinship Connection" means relationships to foster children with the purpose of maintaining or strengthening familial relationships and connections with other individuals that are approved in writing in the DHHS client record.

(18) "Medication" means any over-the-counter or prescription drug, vitamin, or supplement in any form.

(19) "Office" means the office of licensing within the Division of Licensing and Background Checks under DHHS.

(20) "Poverty Guidelines" means the current US Department of Health and Human Services listing of poverty levels as determined by the number of members of a family.

(21) "Reside" means living in the foster home for any cumulative 30 days of the past 12 months. Reside is further defined in Rule R501-14 as it applies to background clearances only.

(22) "Respite Care" means the short term provision of family based care for a foster child by a foster parent to provide relief to another parent. Respite care does not include kinship connections, if identified individuals are specifically named, along with any contact allowances or parameters in the DHHS client record.

(23) "Reasonable Temperature" means between 65 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

(24) "Siblings" means children with a common parent or grandparent, regardless of whether their legal relationship has been severed, including biological siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, adopted siblings, and cousins.

(25) "Sick" means to have a fever, to be experiencing ongoing or severe diarrhea, unexplained lethargy, respiratory distress, ongoing or severe vomiting, or pain or other symptoms that are ongoing or severe enough to impair a child's ability to participate in normal activity.

(26) "The Provider" means a foster parent or agency.