Idaho Code > Title 30 > Chapter 21 > Part 7 – Miscellaneous Provisions
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- Act: means the Idaho uniform business organizations code. See Idaho Code 30-21-102
- Adaptive equipment: means any piece of equipment or any item that is used to increase, maintain or improve the parenting capabilities of a parent with a disability. See Idaho Code 16-1602
- Adjudicatory hearing: means a hearing to determine:
Idaho Code 16-1602Aggravated circumstances: includes , but is not limited to:
Idaho Code 16-1602Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it. Authorized agency: means the department, a local agency, a person, an organization, corporation, benevolent society or association licensed or approved by the department or the court to receive children for control, care, maintenance or placement. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Child: means an individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Circumstances of the child: includes , but is not limited to, the joint legal custody or joint physical custody of the child. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Court: means district court or magistrate division thereof or, if the context requires, a magistrate or judge thereof. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC Custodian: means a person, other than a parent or legal guardian, to whom legal or joint legal custody of the child has been given by court order. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Department: means the department of health and welfare and its authorized representatives. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Disability: means , with respect to an individual, any mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more major life activities of the individual including, but not limited to, self-care, manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning or working, or a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Foster care: means twenty-four (24) hour substitute parental care for children placed away from their parents or guardians by persons who may or may not be related to the children and for whom the state agency has placement and care responsibility. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Foster parent: means a person or persons licensed to provide foster care. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian ad litem: means a person appointed by the court pursuant to a guardian ad litem volunteer program to act as special advocate for a child under this chapter. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Legal custody: means a relationship created by court order, which vests in a custodian the following rights and responsibilities:
Idaho Code 16-1602Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Permanency hearing: means a hearing to review, approve, reject or modify the permanency plan of the department and to review reasonable efforts in accomplishing the permanency plan. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Permanency plan: means a plan for a continuous residence and maintenance of nurturing relationships during the child’s minority. See Idaho Code 16-1602 person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114Pretrial conference: A meeting of the judge and lawyers to discuss which matters should be presented to the jury, to review evidence and witnesses, to set a timetable, and to discuss the settlement of the case. Proceeding: includes a civil action, arbitration, mediation, administrative proceeding, criminal prosecution and investigatory action. See Idaho Code 30-21-102 Protective order: means an order issued by the court in a child protection case, prior to the adjudicatory hearing, to enable the child to remain in the home pursuant to section 16-1615(8), Idaho Code, or following an adjudicatory hearing to preserve the unity of the family and to ensure the best interests of the child pursuant to section 16-1619(10), Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Protective supervision: is a legal status created by court order in a child protective case whereby the child is in the legal custody of his or her parent(s), guardian(s) or other legal custodian(s), subject to supervision by the department. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Psychotropic medication: means a drug prescribed to affect psychological functioning, perception, behavior or mood. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Qualified individual: means a trained professional or licensed clinician who is not connected to or affiliated with any placement setting in which children are placed by the department and who is not an employee of child and family services, unless a waiver has been approved by the authorized agency. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Qualified residential treatment program: means a program that has a trauma-informed treatment model designed to address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances, is able to implement the treatment identified for the child by the assessment of the child required under section 16-1619A(2), Idaho Code, and is licensed and accredited in accordance with state and federal law. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Reasonable and prudent parent standard: means the standard of care characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety and best interests of a child while simultaneously encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child that a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural or social activities. See Idaho Code 16-1602 Relative: means a child’s grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, first cousin, sibling and half-sibling. See Idaho Code 16-1602 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Idaho Code 30-21-102 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Supportive services: as used in this chapter , shall mean services that assist parents with a disability to compensate for those aspects of their disability that affect their ability to care for their child and that will enable them to discharge their parental responsibilities. See Idaho Code 16-1602