1. (1) As used in this chapter:

   1. (a) "Consult" means an interaction between two persons in which the initiating person:

      1. (i) provides information to another person;
      2. (ii) provides the other person an opportunity to respond; and
      3. (iii) takes the other person's response, if any, into consideration.
   2. (b) "Consumer" means a person who receives services offered by the division in accordance with this chapter.
   3. (c) "Council" means the Child Welfare Improvement Council created in Section 80-2-1101.
   4. (d) "Custody," with regard to the division, means the custody of a minor in the division as of the date of disposition.

   5. (e) "Day-care services" means care of a child for a portion of the day which is less than 24 hours:

      1. (i) in the child's own home by a responsible individual; or

      2. (ii) outside of the child's home in a:

         1. (A) day-care center;
         2. (B) family group home; or
         3. (C) family child care home.
   6. (f) "Director" means the director of the division appointed under Section 80-2-202.
   7. (g) "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.
   8. (h) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.

   9. (i) "Domestic violence services" means:

      1. (i) temporary shelter, treatment, and related services provided to:

         1. (A) an individual who is a victim of abuse, as defined in Section 78B-7-102; and
         2. (B) the dependent children of an individual who is a victim of abuse, as defined in Section 78B-7-102; and
      2. (ii) treatment services for an individual who is alleged to have committed, has been convicted of, or has pled guilty to domestic violence.
   10. (j) "Homemaking services" means the care of an individual in the individual's domicile, and help given to an individual caretaker relative to achieve improved household and family management through the services of a trained homemaker.
   11. (k) "Hormonal transgender treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-603.

   12. (l) "Mutual case" means a case that is:

       1. (i) opened by the division under the division's discretion and procedures;
       2. (ii) opened by the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the case; and
       3. (iii) accepted for investigation by a child protection team, as applicable.

   13. (m)

       1. (i) "Person responsible for the child's care" means the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care.
       2. (ii) "Person responsible for the child's care" includes a person responsible for the child's care in the same home as the child, a relative's home, a group, family, or day care facility, a foster care home, or a residential institution.
   14. (n) "Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102.
   15. (o) "Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102.
   16. (p) "Shelter care" means the temporary care of a minor in a nonsecure facility.
   17. (q) "Sibling" means a child who shares or has shared at least one parent in common either by blood or adoption.
   18. (r) "Sibling visitation" means services provided by the division to facilitate the interaction between a child in division custody with the child's sibling.

   19. (s)

       1. (i) "Subject of the report" means a person reported under Part 6, Child Abuse and Neglect Reports.
       2. (ii) "Subject of the report" includes the child who is the alleged victim of the report and the person responsible for the child's care.
   20. (t) "Temporary custody" means, with regard to the division, the custody of a child from the day on which the shelter hearing described in Section 80-3-301 is held until the day on which the juvenile court enters a disposition under Section 80-3-405.
   21. (u) "Transportation services" means travel assistance given to an individual with escort service, if necessary, to and from community facilities and resources as part of a service plan.
2. (2) A determination of a minor's best interest under this chapter shall be made in accordance with Sections 80-2a-201, 80-4-104, and any other section of this title consistent with those sections.

Amended by Chapter 135, 2026 General Session