§346-16 Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:"Child caring institution" means any institution other than an institution of the State, maintained for the purpose of receiving six or more minor children for care and maintenance, not of common parents, apart from their parents or guardians on a twenty-four hour basis for monetary payment. This term shall not apply to any boarding school which is essentially and primarily engaged in educational work.
"Child placing organization" means any person, agency, or organization, except family courts and the department of human services, engaged in the investigation, placement, and supervision of children in foster care.
"Criminal history record check" means an examination of an individual's criminal history record through:
(1) An initial fingerprint analysis and name inquiry into state and national criminal history record files;
(2) Subsequent fingerprint analyses for new hires and rehires; and
(3) A name inquiry into the state criminal history record files.
"Foster boarding home" means any boarding home in which:
(1) One or more, but fewer than six, minor children are received; and
(2) Six or more minor siblings are placed together in the best interests of the children,
for care and maintenance apart from their parents or guardians on a twenty-four hour basis for fee or charge.
"Institution of higher education" means any institution normally requiring a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment, including but not limited to colleges, universities, and vocational or technical schools.
"Prospective adoptive parents" means a person, or persons who are married to each other, applying with the department to adopt a child or children.
(b) None of the facilities defined in subsection (a) shall be considered a special treatment facility in the sense of section 321-11(10) unless clinical treatment of mental, emotional or physical disease or handicap is a part of the routine program or constitutes the main purpose of the facility. [L 1941, c 296, pt of §1; RL 1945, pt of §4830; am L 1949, c 353, pt of §1; am L 1953, c 153, pt of §5 and c 191, pt of §1; RL 1955, §108-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §20; am L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §346-16; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1980, c 303, §9(1); am L 1981, c 84, §2; am L 1985, c 209, §1; am L 1986, c 297, §1; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1989, c 394, §2; am L 1999, c 152, §1; am L 2000, c 108, §2]