1. (1) "Adult homeless facility" means a facility serving individuals experiencing homelessness who are at least 18 years old.
2. (2) "Code blue alert" means the same as defined in Section 35A-16-701.
3. (3) "Code blue event" means the same as defined in Section 35A-16-701.
4. (4) "Dangerous weather conditions" means any condition that warrants a public warning or alert by the National Weather Service.
5. (5) "Direct Access Clearance System" or "DACS" means the online system used by the Office of Background Processing (OBP), under the Division of Licensing and Background Checks, for processing and monitoring background checks for any applicant with direct access to a client in a human services program.
6. (6) "Direct care staff" means any staff that works directly with a client.
7. (7) "Emergency facility" means any facility providing immediate, short-term housing to an individual experiencing homelessness, with or without supportive services.

8. (8) "Family" means individuals related by:

   1. (a) biology;
   2. (b) fictive kinship;
   3. (c) legal guardianship; or
   4. (d) marriage.
9. (9) "Family homeless facility" means a facility serving families experiencing homelessness with children under the age of 18.

10. (10) "Homeless facility" means the same as "homeless shelter," as defined in Section 35A-16-701, and includes:

    1. (a) an adult homeless facility, including any facility where multiple individual pods or units are located on the same property and operated by the same organization;
    2. (b) an emergency facility;
    3. (c) a family homeless facility;
    4. (d) a temporary homeless youth facility; and
    5. (e) transitional housing.
11. (11) "Temporary homeless youth facility" means the same as "temporary homeless youth shelter," as defined in Section 80-5-102.
12. (12) "Transitional housing" means a facility offering longer-term housing with supportive services to facilitate permanent housing.

Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 26B-2-101 and Rule 380-600. Additionally:

KEY: human services, licensing, homeless

Date of Last Change: June 22, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-104