Oklahoma § 10-402 - Definitions

§ 10-402. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act:

1. "Adult" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or

older;

2. "Child" or "minor" means any person who has not attained the

age of eighteen (18) years;

3. "Child care center" means a program that operates thirty

(30) or more hours per week;

4. "Child care facility" means any public or private child care

residential facility, child-placing agency, foster family home,

child care center, part-day program, out-of-school time program, day

camp, drop-in program, program for sick children, family child care

home, or large family child care home providing either full-time or

part-time care for children away from their own homes;

5. "Child-placing agency" means an agency that arranges for or

places a child in a foster family home, adoptive home, or

independent living program;

6. "Foster family home" means the private residence of a family

which provides foster care services to a child, and includes a

specialized foster home, a therapeutic foster family home, or a

kinship care home;

7. "Foster parent eligibility assessment" includes a criminal

background investigation, including, but not limited to, a national

criminal history records search based upon the submission of

fingerprints, a home assessment, and any other assessment required

by the Department of Human Services, the Office of Juvenile Affairs,

or any child-placing agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-106 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. A foster parent

eligibility assessment shall be similar to the procedures used by

the Department of Public Safety for determining suitability of an

individual for employment as a highway patrol officer;

8. "Department" means the Department of Human Services;

9. "Division" means the section within the Department that is

assigned responsibilities pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma

Child Care Facilities Licensing Act;

10. "Family child care home" means a family home which provides

care and supervision for seven or fewer children for part of the

twenty-four-hour day. The term "family child care home" shall not

include informal arrangements which parents make independently with

neighbors, friends, and others, or with caretakers in the child's

own home;

11. "Full-time care" means continuous care given to a child

beyond a minimum period of twenty-four (24) hours;

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12. "Large family child care home" means a residential family

home which provides care and supervision for eight to twelve

children for part of the twenty-four-hour day;

13. "Part-day child care program" means a program that provides

care and supervision for children and that operates for more than

fifteen (15) and up to thirty (30) hours per week;

14. "Program" means the business entity that provides care,

supervision, and learning opportunities for children;

15. "Rap back" means a notification from the Oklahoma State

Bureau of Investigation to the Department of subsequent criminal

activity of individuals whose criminal background checks have been

completed pursuant to the requirements of the Oklahoma Child Care

Facilities Licensing Act;

16. "Residential child care facility" means a twenty-four-hour

residential facility where children live together with or are

supervised by adults who are not their parents or relatives;

17. "Responsible entity" means an individual who is authorized

to obligate the business; and

18. "Specialized service professional" means an individual from

an academic discipline or field of expertise who provides

individualized services to a child, such as behavioral or physical

therapists.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 18, § 2. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 89, § 2,

emerg. eff. May 23, 1963; Laws 1986, c. 263, § 2, operative July 1,

1986; Laws 1992, c. 228, § 1, emerg. eff. May 19, 1992; Laws 1993,

c. 122, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 414, § 15,

emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 233, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1999; Laws 2001, c. 174, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2009, c. 230,

§ 2, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 266, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2011; Laws 2013, c. 308, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.