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(i) "Employee" means a staff person who is under contract of hire on a full-time or a part-time
basis at a juvenile facility.
(j) "Human services degree or field" means a major in a curriculum that is designed to give
students an understanding of human behavior and to teach them appropriate
intervention/problem-solving skills on behalf of selected populations.
(k) "Inspection" means the on-site review of a juvenile facility by the department to determine
compliance with these administrative rules for a juvenile facility.
(l) "Juvenile facility," hereinafter referred to as "facility" means a program operated by a
juvenile court and providing residential care as provided in the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280,
MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.
(m) "Medication" means prescription and nonprescription medicines.
(n) "Parent" means a biological parent, adoptive parent, or guardian.
(o) "Physical examination" means a thorough evaluation of a patient's current physical
condition and a medical history conducted by, or under the supervision of, a licensed medical
professional.
(p) "Policy" means a definitive, stated course or method of action that guides and determines
present and future decisions and activities. A policy is a written statement of principles that
guides the facility in the attainment of objectives. To comply with a rule that requires a policy,
there must be evidence that a line of action or principle has been adopted and is being followed
by the facility.
(q) "Protection" means the continual responsibility of the facility to take reasonable action to
insure the health, safety, and well-being of a resident while under the supervision of the facility
or an agent or employee of the facility and includes protection from physical harm,
humiliation, intimidation, and social, moral, financial, and personal exploitation while on the
premises.
(r) "Rated capacity" means the actual number of beds that are available and approved by the
department for use. This does not include hospital beds, segregation beds, or other spaces used
only on a temporary basis.
(s)"Resident" means a child who is admitted to and resides in a facility.
(t) "Resident confinement room" means a locked or unlocked room or area that is approved by
the licensing authority for the seclusion or retention of a resident.
(u) "Residential treatment facility" means a facility that has established a goal-oriented
intervention program to provide post-dispositional residential care.
(v) "Resident record" means the individual file kept by a facility concerning a child who has
been placed at the facility.
(w) "Resident restraint" means the use of material, mechanical, medical, or physical techniques
for restricting a resident's behavior or movement.
(x) "Secure facility" means a facility, or portion thereof, other than a resident confinement
room, that is used to retain residents in custody. Outside doors usually have locks that prevent
egress from the building.
(y) "Shelter care facility" means a facility that provides care for residents pending court action
or other placement planning.
(z) "Social service supervisor" means a person who supervises a social service worker.