Adult Family Foster Care Policies and Procedures 660-05

Definitions 660-05-05

(Revised 6/16/08 ML 3147)

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1. Abuse means the willful act or omission of a caregiver or any other person that results in physical injury, mental anguish, unreasonable confinement, sexual abuse or exploitation, or financial exploitation to or of a vulnerable adult.
2. Activities of Daily Living means tasks of a personal nature that are performed daily which involves such activities as bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring from bed or chair, continence, eating/feeding, and mobility inside the home.
3. Adult Family Foster Home means an occupied private residence in which Adult Family Foster Care is regularly provided by the owner or lessee thereof, to four or fewer adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the owner or lessee, for hire or compensation.
4. Agency means an organization that monitors adult family foster care and Adult Family Foster Care Homes.
5. Applicant means the individual or individuals completing and submitting to the Department an application to be licensed to provide Adult Family Foster Care.
6. Care means Adult Family Foster Care as defined by N.D.C.C. Section 50-11-00.1 (5) and includes the provision of personal non-medical service provided to assist a resident with activities of daily living.
7. Caregiver means a qualified individual who provides care to an adult residing in an Adult Family Foster Home.
8. County Social Service Agency means the county social service board in the county where the Adult Family Foster Home is located.
9. Department means the Department of Human Services.
10. Division means the Aging Services Division of the North Dakota Department of Human Services.
11. Exploitation means the act or process of a provider using the income, assets, or property of a resident for monetary or personal benefit, profit, gain, or gratification.
12. Adult Family Foster Care (AFFC) means the provision of food, shelter, security and safety, guidance, and comfort on a twenty-four-hour per day basis, in the home of the caregiver, to a person age eighteen or older, who is unable, neglects, or refuses to provide for the person's own care.
13. Home means an Adult Family Foster Home.
14. Human Service Center means the Human Service Center in the region where the county agency and Adult Family Foster Care Home are located.
15. Legal Representative means someone who has been given power by law to represent another person.
16. License means a document issued by the North Dakota Department of Human Services authorizing an applicant to operate an Adult Family Foster Home.
17. Licensed Capacity means maximum number of residents for which the Family Foster Home for Adults is licensed.
18. Licensing Study means an assessment of the applicant's compliance with the standards set forth in policy, rules, and state law.
19. Mental Anguish means psychological or emotional damage that requires medical treatment or care, or is characterized by behavioral changes, or mental illness.
20. Monitoring means overseeing the care provided to a resident by a provider and verifying compliance with laws, rules, and standards pertaining to Adult Family Foster Care.
21. Neglect means the failure of the provider to provide the goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.
22. Physical Injury means damage to bodily tissue caused by nondramatic conduct, which includes fractures, bruises, lacerations, internal injuries, dislocations, physical pain, illness, or impairment of physical function.
23. Provider means the primary caregiver in active charge of an Adult Family Foster Home who has documented qualifications in providing Adult Family Foster Care and is enrolled as a qualified service provider.
24. Qualified Service Provider (QSP) means an individual who has met all standards and requirements for that status as established under Chapter 75-03-23.07.
25. Related by Blood or Marriage includes the spouse or one of the following relatives: parent, grandparent, child, adult sibling, aunt, uncle, adult niece, or adult nephew.  
26. Resident means any adult who is receiving foster care, in an Adult Family Foster Care Home for Adults for compensation on a 24-hour basis, but does not mean any other individual who lives or stays in the home.
27. Respite Care means care provided by a respite care provider to an adult family foster care resident for the purposes of providing temporary relief to the provider from the stresses and demands associated with daily care or emergencies.
28. Respite Care Provider means an individual enrolled as a qualified service provider who provides respite care to residents, whose care is funded by the county or state, in the absence of the provider.
29. Sexual Abuse means conduct directed against a resident which constitutes any of those sex offenses defined in N.D.C.C. Sections 12.1-20-02, 12.1-20-03, 12.1-20-04, 12.1-20-05, 12.1-20-06.
30. Substantial Functional Impairment means a substantial inability, determined through observation, diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment to live independently or provide self-care resulting from physical limitations.
31. Substantial Mental Impairment means a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory which grossly impairs judgment, behavior, or the ability to live independently, or provide for self-care, and which is determined by observation, diagnosis, evaluation, or assessment.
32. Substitute Caregiver means an individual who meets qualified service provider standards and provides respite care to private pay residents in the absence of the provider.
33. Vulnerable Adult means an adult who has substantial mental or functional impairment.
34. Willfully means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly.