§ 62A-4a-210. Definitions. (Effective 3/27/2014)

     As used in this part:

(1) "Activity" means an extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity.

(2) "Age-appropriate" means a type of activity that is generally accepted as suitable for a child of the same age or level of maturity, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacity that is typical for the child's age or age group.

(3) "Caregiver" means a person with whom a child is placed in an out-of-home placement.

(4) "Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services.

(5) "Out-of-home placement" means the placement of a child in the division's custody outside of the child's home, including placement in a foster home, a residential treatment program, proctor care, or with kin.

(6) "Reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions to maintain a child's health, safety, and best interest while at the same time encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth.

Enacted by Chapter 67, 2014 General Session