Rule 290-2-31-.01. Definitions
Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following terms as used in these Rules and Regulations shall have the meaning hereafter respectively ascribed to them:
- (a) "Child-placing agency" or "CPA" means any institution, society, agency, or facility, whether incorporated or not, which places children in foster homes for temporary care or adoption.
- (b) "Department" means the Department of Human Services of the State of Georgia.
- (c) "DFCS" means the Department of Human Services Division of Family and Children Services of the State of Georgia.
- (d) "Caregiver" means a foster parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed.
- (e) "Foster parent(s)" means the adult member(s) of a foster family who provides supervision and care in a parental role for a child in foster care in full approval status through DFCS or a CPA.
- (f) "Short-term" means up to seventy-two (72) consecutive hours or for such longer periods of time under such circumstances as may be promulgated by the department pursuant to rules and regulations.
- (g) "Occasional" means once per week or less on varying days and not exceeding twice per month.
- (h) "Respite care" means occasional or short-term relief for a caregiver by a person or entity.
- (i) "Extended" means more than seventy-two (72) hours.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-3, 49-5-8, 49-5-8.1.
History. Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Nov. 30, 2023; eff. Dec. 20, 2023.