OAR 411-348-0020: Definitions and Acronyms

In addition to the following definitions, OAR 411-317-0000 includes general definitions for words and terms frequently used in OAR chapter 411, division 348. If a word or term is defined differently in OAR 411-317-0000, the definition in this rule applies. (1) "Alternative Care" means attendant care support for a child delivered in a setting other than the child's family home or Host Home to allow for respite for the in-residence caregiver. Alternative care arrangements are made in accordance with OAR 411-348-0410. (2) "CDDP" means "Community Developmental Disabilities Program". (3) "DHS-CW" means the child welfare program area within the Department. (4) "Emergency Escape and Rescue Opening" refers to an opening accessible from the interior of a Host Home that allows for egress without the use of tools, keys, or special knowledge. (5) "Executive Director" means the person designated by a board of directors or corporate owner responsible for the operation of a Host Home Program and the delivery of services in a Host Home. (6) "Host Home" means a residential training home per ORS 443.400 that is a community-based family home setting licensed by the Department according to these rules to provide home and community-based services to children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Host Homes are community homes featuring an in-residence caregiver serving in a parental role with the support of additional staff to deliver intensive care and support to children in a family home environment. (7) "Host Home Program" means a Medicaid provider agency certified and endorsed according to OAR chapter 411, division 323 to operate a licensed Host Home according to these rules. (8) "IEP" means "Individualized Education Program". (9) "In-Residence Caregiver" means the caregiver who utilizes a Host Home as their primary residence and assumes ownership, rental, or lease responsibility for the property of the Host Home. An in-residence caregiver is unrelated to children enrolled to receive services in a Host Home. (10) "Involuntary Seclusion of a Child" means the confinement of a child alone in a room or an enclosed space from which the child is prevented from leaving by any means. Involuntary seclusion of a child does not include age-appropriate time-out if the time-out is in a setting from which the child is not prevented from leaving by any means. (11) "ISP" means "Individual Support Plan". (12) "ODDS" means the Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Developmental Disabilities Services. (13) "Program Provider" means the Host Home Program certified and endorsed according to OAR chapter 411, division 323 to operate a licensed Host Home according to these rules. (14) "Program Supervisor" is a trained program provider staff member who is designated by the Executive Director, or the Executive Director's designee, to authorize the ongoing application of the restraint of a child according to OAR 411-348-0355. (15) "Prone Restraint" means a restraint in which a child is held face down on the floor or other surface. (16) "Reportable Injury" means any type of injury to a child from the use of a restraint including, but not limited to, a rug burn, fracture, sprain, bruising, pain, soft tissue injury, puncture, scratch, concussion, abrasion, dizziness, loss of consciousness, loss of vision, visual disturbance, or death. (17) "Restraint" means the physical restriction of a child’s actions or movements by holding the child, using pressure, or other means. (18) "Serious Bodily Injury" means any significant impairment of the physical condition of a child or others, as determined by qualified medical personnel, whether self-inflicted or inflicted by someone else. (19) "Supine Restraint" means a restraint in which a child is held face up on the floor or other surface. (20) "These Rules" mean the rules in OAR chapter 411, division 348. (21) "Transition Support" means planning and other efforts to support a child entering into or exiting from a placement in a Host Home.