§ 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 1- 7-106 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; 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.

Legislative History

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.