Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 84001 Definitions

• Library: California Code of Regulations
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register 2023 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 29, 2023
• Citation: Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 84001
• Year: 2023

In addition to Section 22undefined80001, the following shall apply:

(a)

(1) "Accredited schools, colleges or universities, including correspondence courses offered by the same," means those educational institutions or programs granted public recognition as meeting established standards and requirements of an accrediting agency authorized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

(2) "Affiliated with licensee" means members of board of directors, executive director, officers and individuals paid by the group home licensee as staff, consultant or contractor used to fulfill the plan of operation.

(3) "Age or developmentally appropriate" means as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined362.05(c)(2).

(4) "Approved schools, colleges or universities, including correspondence courses offered by the same," means those approved/authorized by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education or by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, pursuant to Education Code Sections California Education Codeundefined94900 or California Education Codeundefined94915.

(5) "Assaultive Behavior" means violent physical actions which are likely to cause immediate physical harm or danger to an individual or others.(A) Verbal Assault is not considered a form of assaultive behavior.

(b)

(1) "Behavior Management Consultant", for the purpose of this chapter, means a person who designs and/or implements behavior modification intervention services and meets the requirements specified in California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Sections 22undefined54342(a)(13)(A)1 - 22undefined7.

(c)

(1) "Certificate holder" means a person who has a current administrator's certificate issued by the Department regardless of whether the person is employed as an administrator in a group home.

(2) "Child" means a person who is under 18 placed in a licensed group home by a regional center, a parent or guardian, or a public child placement agency with or without a court order. "Child" also means a person who is: (A) 18 or 19, meets the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined11403 and continues to be provided with care and supervision by the group home or (B) 18-22 as specified in the definition for "child with special health care needs" under subsection (c)(3) and continues to be provided with care and supervision by the group home.

(3) "Child with Special Health Care Needs" means a person who is 22 years of age or younger who meets the requirements of Welfare and Institutions Code section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined17710, subsection (a) and all of the following conditions: (A) Has a medical condition that requires specialized in-home health care and (B) Is one of the following: 1. A child who has been adjudged a dependent of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined300. 2. A child who has not been adjudged a dependent of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined300, but who is in the custody of the county welfare department. 3. A child with a developmental disability who is receiving services and case management from a regional center.

(4) "Classroom Hour" means fifty (50) to sixty (60) minutes of classroom instruction within a 60-minute period. No credit is given for meal breaks.

(5) "Classroom setting" means a setting, conducive to learning and free from distractions, for which the primary purpose is education, instruction, training, or conference. Participants must be able to simultaneously interact with each other as well as with the instructor.

(6) "Co-locate" means that a vendor applicant is approved for more than one program type, i.e., ARF, RCFE, GH, and has received approval to teach specific continuing education courses at the same time and at the same location. Co-location is allowed for Continuing Education Training Program vendors only.

(7) "Complete Request" means the vendor applicant has submitted and the Department has received all required information and materials necessary to approve or deny the request for certification program and/or course approval.

(8) "Continuing Education Training Program Vendor" means a vendor approved by the Department to provide Continuing Education training courses to group home administrators and certificate holders to qualify them for renewal of their group home administrator certificate.

(9) "Course" means either, (1) a quarter-or-semester-long structured sequence of classroom instruction covering a specific subject, or (2) a one-time seminar, workshop or lecture of varying duration.

(d)

(1) "Discipline" means a penalty assessed by the facility against a child for his/her violation of the group home's rules, commitment of illegal actions or damage to property.

(e)

(1) "Early Intervention" means the use of non-physical, de-escalation interventions to control injurious behavior. Techniques include, but are not limited to, suggesting alternative behavior, crisis communication and evasive techniques.

(2) "Emergency Intervention" means the justified use of early interventions and/or otherwise prohibited manual restraints to protect the child or others from harm.

(3) "Emergency Intervention Plan" means a written plan which addresses how emergency intervention techniques will be implemented by the licensee in compliance with the requirements specified in Section 22undefined84322.

(4) "Emergency Intervention Staff Training Plan" means a written plan which specifies the training provided to group home personnel regarding the use of emergency interventions, as specified in Section 22undefined84322(g). The emergency intervention staff training plan is a component of the Emergency Intervention Plan.

(f)

(1) "Facility Manager" as defined in Health and Safety Code section California Health and Safety Codeundefined1522.4(a)(1).

(g)

(1) "Gender Expression" refers to the ways a person communicates their gender identity through clothing, haircut, behavior and interaction with others.

(2) "Gender Identity" means a person's internal identification or self-image as male, female, or other.

(3) "Group Home" means a facility which provides 24-hour care and supervision to children, provides services specified in this chapter to a specific client group, and maintains a structured environment, with such services provided at least in part by staff employed by the licensee. The care and supervision provided by a group home shall be nonmedical except as permitted by Welfare and Institutions Code Section California Welfare and Institutions Codeundefined17736(b). Since small family and foster family homes, by definition, care for six or fewer children only, any facility providing 24-hour care for seven or more children must be licensed as a group home.

(4) "Group Home Program Statement" means a written plan which identifies the client population, program structure and supervision, and provides specific program information. The group home program statement must contain all the elements required in the plan of operation, as specified in Section 22undefined84022.

(h)

(1) "Health Care Professional" means a physician or an individual who is licensed or certified under Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code to perform the necessary client care procedures prescribed by a physician...