(A)"Advanced
practice registered nurse (APRN)" means a certified registered nurse
anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife nurse midwife or certified nurse practitioner
under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. This was previously called advanced
practice nurse (APN).
(B)"Certified
nurse practitioner (CNP)" means a registered nurse who holds a valid
certification of authority issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that
authorizes the practice of nursing as a CNP in accordance with section 4723.43
of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing.
(C)"Child
care" per section 5104.01 of the Revised Code means all of the following:
(1)Administering
to the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool-age children and school-age
children outside of school hours;.
(2)By persons
other than their parents, guardians, or custodians;.
(3)For a part of the twenty-four-hour day;. and
(4)In a place
other than a child's own home, except that an in-home aide provides child care
in the child's own home.
(5)By a provider required by this chapter
to be licensed or approved by the department of job and family services,
certified by a county department of job and family services, or under contract
with the department to provide publicly funded child care as described in
section 5104.32 of the Revised Code.
(5)For the purposes and requirements of
this chapter, "child care" is limited to a program licensed or
required to be licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter or a program
with a contract to provide publicly funded child care pursuant to section
5104.32 of the Revised Code.
(D)"Field
trips" means infrequent or irregularly scheduled excursions from the
child's own home with an in- home in-home aide.
(E)"Food
supplement" means a vitamin, mineral, or combination of one or more
vitamins, minerals and/or energy-producing nutrients (carbohydrate, protein or
fat) used in addition to meals or snacks.
(F)"Infant"
means a child who is under eighteen months of age.
(G)"In-Home
Aide" (IHA) means a person who does not reside with the child but provides
child care to a child in the child's own home. The child's home will be
inspected by the parent, IHA and the county agency.
(H)"Medication"
means any substance or preparation which is used to prevent or treat a wound,
injury, infection, infirmity, or disease. This includes medication that is over
the counter, or prescribed or recommended by a physician or advance practice
nurse certified to prescribe medication, and permitted by the parent for
administration or application.
(I)"Parent"
means the father or mother of a child, an adult who has legal custody of a
child, an adult who is the guardian of a child, or an adult who stands in loco
parentis with respect to a child, and whose presence in the home is needed as
the caretaker of the child. Parent has the same meaning as "caretaker
parent" as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.
(J)"Physician"
means a person issued a certificate to practice in accordance with Chapter
4731. of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the state medical board or a
comparable body in another state.
(K)"Physician
assistant (PA)" means a person who has obtained a valid certificate to
practice in accordance with Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code and rules adopted
by the state medical board or a comparable body in another state.
(L)"Preschool
child" means a child who is three years old or older but is not a
school-age child.
(M)"Publicly
funded child care" is the care of infants, toddlers, preschool children,
and school-age children under age thirteen by an eligible provider, as defined
in rule 5101:2-16-01 of the Administrative Code. Publicly funded child care is
paid, wholly or in part, with federal or state funds.
(N)"Routine
trips" means frequent or regularly scheduled excursions from the home in
which in-home aide services are being provided. Routine trips include, but are
not limited to, taking a child to school or picking up a child from school.
(O)"School-age
child" means a child who is enrolled in or is eligible to be enrolled in a
grade of kindergarten or above, but who is less than fifteen years old, or, in the case of a child who is receiving special needs child
care, who is less than eighteen years old and eligible for special needs or protective child care
benefits.
(P)"Special needs child care"
means child care provided to a child who is less than eighteen years of age and
either has one or more chronic health conditions or does not meet age
appropriate expectations in one or more areas of development, including social,
emotional, cognitive, communicative, perceptual, motor, physical, and
behavioral development and that may include on a regular basis such services,
adaptations, modifications, or adjustments needed to assist in the child's function
or development.
(P)"Special needs" means
providing child care services to a child who is under eighteen years old who
does not function according to age appropriate expectations in one or more of
the following areas of development: social/emotional, cognitive, communication,
perceptual-motor, physical, or behavioral development, or the child has chronic
health issues. The child's delays/condition(s) affect development to the extent
that the child requires special adaptations, modified facilities, program
adjustments or related services on a regular basis in order to function in an
adaptive manner.
(Q)"Specialized foster home"
means a medically fragile foster home or a treatment foster home.
(R)(Q) "Toddler" means a child who is at
least eighteen months of age but less than three years of age.
Effective: 10/20/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 6/10/2019 and 10/20/2024
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 10/10/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.019
Rule Amplifies: 5104.01
Prior Effective Dates: 04/01/1982, 05/20/1983, 09/01/1986,
02/15/1988, 05/01/1989, 11/01/1991 (Emer.), 01/20/1992, 07/01/1995, 03/15/1996,
10/01/1997 (Emer.), 12/30/1997, 04/01/2003, 07/01/2005 (Emer.), 10/01/2005,
01/01/2007, 08/14/2008, 08/03/2013, 01/01/2014, 09/28/2015, 12/31/2016,
10/29/2017