Section 2610.4. Definitions

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

Administering agency—A private agency from which the Department is purchasing services for carrying out functions normally fulfilled by State or local governmental agencies.

Department—The Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth.

Foster home—A private home in which the foster home care provider lives, and provides a substitute family setting for a period exceeding 24 hours, to no more than three clients.

Group foster home—A residence which provides a safe, supportive, substitute home, for a period exceeding 24 hours to 4 to 13 clients.

Temporary illness—An illness which makes it necessary for a client to be confined to his room for a period not exceeding 14 consecutive days, or an illness defined as temporary by the client’s personal physician.