As used in ORS § 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998, unless the context requires otherwise:

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(1) ‘Child’ means an unmarried person under 21 years of age who resides in or receives care or services from a child-caring agency.

(2)(a) ‘Child-caring agency’ means:

(A) Any private school, private agency, private organization or county program providing:

(i) Day treatment for children with emotional disturbances;

(ii) Adoption placement services;

(iii) Residential care, including but not limited to foster care or residential treatment for children;

(iv) Residential care in combination with academic education and therapeutic care, including but not limited to treatment for emotional, behavioral or mental health disturbances;

(v) Outdoor youth programs; or

(vi) Other similar care or services for children.

(B) Any private organization or person that provides secure transportation services as defined in ORS § 418.241 during any segment of a child’s trip to or from a child-caring agency, certified foster home as defined in ORS § 418.241 or developmental disabilities residential facility as defined in ORS § 418.241, if the route of the child’s trip begins or ends in this state.

(b) ‘Child-caring agency’ includes the following:

(A) A shelter-care home that is not a foster home subject to ORS § 418.625 to 418.645;

(B) An independent residence facility as described in ORS § 418.475 that meets the standards established by the Department of Human Services by rule to be considered a child-caring agency;

(C) A private residential boarding school;

(D) A child-caring facility as defined in ORS § 418.950; and

(E) A secure nonemergency medical transportation provider, as defined in ORS § 418.241.

(c) ‘Child-caring agency’ does not include:

(A) Residential facilities or foster care homes certified or licensed by the Department of Human Services under ORS § 443.400 to 443.455, 443.830 and 443.835 for children receiving developmental disability services;

(B) Any private agency or organization facilitating the provision of respite services for parents pursuant to a properly executed power of attorney under ORS § 109.056. For purposes of this subparagraph, ‘respite services’ means the voluntary assumption of short-term care and control of a minor child without compensation or reimbursement of expenses for the purpose of providing a parent in crisis with relief from the demands of ongoing care of the parent’s child;

(C) A youth job development organization as defined in ORS § 344.415;

(D) A shelter-care home that is a foster home subject to ORS § 418.625 to 418.645;

(E) A foster home subject to ORS § 418.625 to 418.645;

(F) A facility that exclusively serves individuals 18 years of age and older; or

(G) A facility that primarily serves both adults and children but requires that any child must be accompanied at all times by at least one custodial parent or guardian.

(3) ‘Child-caring facility’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 418.950.

(4)(a) ‘County program’ means any county operated program that provides care or services to children:

(A) In the custody of the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Youth Authority; or

(B) Under a contract with the Oregon Health Authority.

(b) ‘County program’ does not include any local juvenile detention facility that receives state services provided and coordinated by the Department of Corrections under ORS § 169.070.

(5) ‘Governmental agency’ means an executive, legislative or judicial agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution or instrumentality of this state or of a county, municipality or other political subdivision of this state.

(6) ‘Independent residence facility’ means a facility as described in ORS § 418.475.

(7)(a) ‘Outdoor youth program’ means a program that provides, in an outdoor living setting, services to children who have behavioral problems, mental health problems or problems with abuse of alcohol or drugs.

(b) ‘Outdoor youth program’ does not include any program, facility or activity:

(A) Operated by a governmental entity;

(B) Operated or affiliated with the Oregon Youth Corps;

(C) Licensed by the Department of Human Services under other authority of the department; or

(D) Operated by a youth job development organization as defined in ORS § 344.415.

(8) ‘Private’ means not owned, operated or administered by any governmental agency or unit.

(9) ‘Private residential boarding school’ means either of the following as the context requires:

(a) A child-caring agency that is a private school that provides residential care in combination with academic education and therapeutic care, including but not limited to treatment for emotional, behavioral or mental health disturbances; or

(b) A private school providing residential care that is primarily engaged in educational work under ORS § 418.327.

(10) ‘Proctor foster home’ means a foster home certified by a child-caring agency under ORS § 418.248 that is not subject to ORS § 418.625 to 418.645.

(11) ‘Provider of care or services for children’ means a person, entity or organization that provides care or services to children, regardless of whether the child is in the custody of the Department of Human Services, and that does not otherwise meet the definition of, or requirements for, a child-caring agency. ‘Provider of care or services for children’ includes a proctor foster home certified by a child-caring agency under ORS § 418.248.

(12) ‘Qualified residential treatment program’ means a program described in ORS § 418.323.

(13) ‘Shelter-care home’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 418.470. [Formerly 419.101; 1975 c.310 § 1; 1983 c.510 § 1; 1999 c.316 § 3; 2001 c.809 § 1; 2001 c.900 § 117; 2007 c.70 § 198; 2010 c.60 § 1; 2011 c.278 § 1; 2013 c.131 § 4; 2016 c.106 § 1; 2017 c.30 § 2; 2017 c.244 § 1; 2017 c.448 § 1; 2019 c.209 § 7; 2019 c.513 § 1; 2019 c.619 § 8; 2020 s.s.1 c.19 15a,15b; 2021 c.59 § 3; 2021 c.672 § 15; 2022 c.90 § 15]