Nebraska Statutes 71-1926. Terms, defined
For purposes of the Children’s Residential Facilities and Placing Licensure Act:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-1926
- 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.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Care means the provision of room and board and the exercise of concern and responsibility for the safety and welfare of children on a twenty-four-hour-per-day basis in settings that serve as the out-of-home placement for children;
(2) Child means a minor less than nineteen years of age;
(3) Child-placing agency means any person other than the parent or legal guardian of a child that receives the child for placement and places or arranges for the placement of a child in a foster family home, adoptive home, residential child-caring agency, or independent living;
(4) Department means the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(5) Director means the Director of Public Health of the Division of Public Health;
(6) Person includes bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations; and
(7) Residential child-caring agency means a person that provides care for four or more children and that is not a foster family home as defined in section 71-1901.