The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Accept for service—Decide on the basis of the needs and problems of an individual to admit or receive the individual as a client of the agency or as required by a court order transferring custody of a child to the county agency under 42 Pa.C.S. § § 6301—6365 (relating to the Juvenile Act).

Arrange—Make a service available to a client accepted for service through another agency or service provider which is not paid for by the county children and youth social service agency.

Child—An individual whose custody has been transferred to the county agency under 42 Pa.C.S. § § 6301—6365, or whom the agency has otherwise accepted for service and who:

1. (i) Is under the age of 18 years.
2. (ii) Is under the age of 21 years who committed an act of delinquency before reaching the age of 18 years.

3. (iii) Is under the age of 21 years who was adjudicated dependent before reaching the age of 18 years and while engaged in a course of instruction or treatment requests the court to retain jurisdiction until the course has been completed.

   Child care facility—The physical location or site, including buildings, grounds, supplies and equipment, as well as staff, involved in providing part-day or full-day—24 hour—social services for children. The term does not include a foster family residence as defined in Chapter 3700 (relating to foster family care agency).

   Children and youth social services—Public child welfare services referred to in the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § 701), including those activities or services designed to:

4. (i) Prevent neglect, abuse and exploitation and help overcome problems that result in dependency and delinquency.
5. (ii) Provide services to families in their own homes which protect children from continued harm.
6. (iii) Provide temporary, substitute care in foster family homes or residential child care facilities for a child in need of the care.
7. (iv) Reunite children and their families if children are placed in temporary substitute care.
8. (v) Provide a permanent, legally assured family for a child in temporary, substitute care who cannot be returned to his home.

9. (vi) Provide court-ordered care or supervision to alleged or adjudicated dependent or delinquent children.

   County—County institution district or its successor.

   Date of placement—The date of the child’s most recent physical removal from the home and placement under the care and responsibility of the county agency. A planned temporary visit home or the child’s running away from placement to home does not change the child’s date of placement.

   Department—The Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth.

   Facility designed or operated for the benefit of delinquent children—A facility which is one of the following:

10. (i) Identifies itself by charter, articles of incorporation or program description as solely for delinquent children.

11. (ii) A secure facility.

    Parent—Biological parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian.

    Placement—Twenty-four hours out-of-home care and supervision of a child.

    Provide—Perform an activity directly through county agency staff or ensure the performance of an activity through a purchase of service agreement with another agency or individual.

Authority

The provisions of this § 3130.5 amended under Articles II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § § 201—211, 701—774, 901—922 and 1001—1080).

Source

The provisions of this § 3130.5 amended January 23, 1987, effective January 24, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 392. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (75131) to (75132).