In this chapter,

1. (1) "client" means a person who receives services from a domestic violence or sexual assault program for a problem that the person is directly experiencing;
2. (2) "council" means the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault;
3. (3) "crisis intervention" means contact with a person in order to intervene in emergency situations;
4. (4) "follow-up" means the process by which the grantee determines the status of a client after she or he leaves a program;
5. (5) "grant" means an award of financial assistance by the council to an eligible recipient;
6. (6) "grantee" means the legally accountable entity that receives a grant;
7. (7) "lethality assessment" means determination of the degree of danger of serious injury or death to any member of a client's family unit;
8. (8) "ongoing client" means a client who is not in crisis;
9. (9) "perpetrator" means a person who directed domestic violence or sexual assault toward another person;
10. (10) "program" means the services provided by a grantee for the community or region it serves;
11. (11) "safe home" means a private home whose occupants provide a safe environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;
12. (12) "safe home program" means a legally accountable entity that receives a grant to provide safe home services;
13. (13) "safety check" means the process of determining if a victim's situation is dangerous, and, if so, developing a safety plan;
14. (14) "safety plan" means a scheme or method by which a victim may escape from, or protect herself or himself, in a violent situation;
15. (15) "shelter" means a facility that provides a safe, emergency environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;
16. (16) "victim" means a person who may be admitted into a program as a result of having been subjected to domestic violence or sexual assault; and

17. (17) "volunteer" means a person who provides unpaid services, and who performs one or more of the following tasks:

    1. (A) telephone support;
    2. (B) referral and information;
    3. (C) office support;
    4. (D) shelter support;
    5. (E) community presentations and public relations;
    6. (F) fund-raising;
    7. (G) court liaison;
    8. (H) legal aid;
    9. (I) safe home services;
    10. (J) direct services to clients.

(Eff. 9/22/84, Register 91; am 7/1/91, Register 118)

Authority: AS 18.66.050