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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-60. FOSTER HOMES |
Section 29-6099. DEFINITIONS
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6099.1The following terms and phrases shall have the meanings described:
"Activities of daily living" - Eating, dressing, clothing, and grooming.
"Adult" - A person other than a foster child who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
"Agency" - The entity under which an applicant seeks to be a foster parent or under which a foster home operates, which may be either CFSA or a child-placing agency.
"Applicant" - the person(s) applying to be licensed as a foster parent, including as appropriate the person applying for a temporary license, under this Chapter.
"Business day" - Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays.
"CFSA" - The District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency.
"Child" - A foster child or any other person under eighteen (18) years of age residing in a foster home.
"Child-placing agency" - A child-placing agency licensed under the laws of the District of Columbia.
"Child protection register" - The confidential index of all reports of suspected child abuse or neglect established pursuant to The Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977, effective September 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title II, § 201, or its equivalent in another jurisdiction.
"Clean hands certification" - The self-certification by an applicant that he or she does not owe certain outstanding debt to the District of Columbia government as set forth in D.C. Code § 47-2862.
"Court" - Family Division of the District of Columbia Superior Court.
"DC KIDS" - The integrated health care system operated by CFSA.
"Director" - The Director of CFSA.
"Firearm" - Has the meaning set forth in the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975, effective September 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85.
"Foster care" - Continuous 24-hour care and supportive services provided for a minor in the legal custody or guardianship of CFSA while the child needs substitute care.
"Foster care board and care payment" - Payment provided by CFSA for the provision of care to a foster child in a foster home.
"Foster child" - A child who is in foster care.
"Foster home" - The residence at which a foster parent is licensed to provide care to a foster child under this chapter of the DCMR.
"Foster parent" - An individual who is licensed to provide care in a foster home to a foster child pursuant to this chapter of the DCMR.
"Health care" - Includes medical, surgical, dental, or psychiatric evaluation or treatment.
"Home visit" - A visit by CFSA or the agency to the prospective foster home in order to interview household members and to assess the community environment and the sleeping and living arrangements.
"Household" - A residence and all individuals residing within the residence.
"License" - Permission granted to an applicant by CFSA to operate a foster home as a foster parent under this chapter of the DCMR.
"Minor" - An individual who is under twenty-one (21) years of age.
"Parent surrogate" - A person appointed to represent the interests of a child with a disability in the educational decision-making process pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1410-1420 and its implementing regulations.
"Re-evaluation" - The process of examining a foster parent and foster home as part of the determination of whether to renew a license.
"Revocation" - The taking back of a license by CFSA because of a failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter of the DCMR.
Safety assessment" - an assessment of an applicant's residence, including but not limited to its general physical environment, sanitation and external environment.
"Temporary license" - a license to operate a foster home for a temporary period issued to a foster home that has complied with the requirements of § 6027 of this Chapter.