§5116h — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines three key terms used in this part of the law. Community referral services are agency-run help that connects families to information, mutual support, and local resources, for example respite care, health and mental-health services, job training, and early child screening, by hotlines or other methods. Community-based, prevention-focused programs are local family programs and networks (like family support, home visiting, respite, parenting education, and peer support) that work to prevent or respond to child abuse or neglect. Respite care services are short-term care, including crisis nurseries, when the regular caregiver is temporarily away for children who are at risk of abuse or neglect, who have been abused or neglected, or who have disabilities or chronic or terminal illnesses.

Title 42, §5116h

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For purposes of this subchapter:

(1)The term “community referral services” means services provided under contract or through interagency agreements to assist families in obtaining needed information, mutual support and community resources, including respite care services, health and mental health services, employability development and job training, and other social services, including early developmental screening of children, through help lines or other methods.

(2)The term “community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect” includes organizations such as family resource programs, family support programs, voluntary home visiting programs, respite care programs, parenting education, mutual support programs, and other community programs or networks of such programs that provide activities that are designed to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect.

(3)The term “respite care services” means short term care services, including the services of crisis nurseries, provided in the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent, or guardian) to children who—

(A)are in danger of child abuse or neglect;

(B)have experienced child abuse or neglect; or

(C)have disabilities or chronic or terminal illnesses.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 208 of Pub. L. 93–247 was renumbered section 207 and is classified to section 5116g of this title. Another prior section 208 of Pub. L. 93–247 was classified to section 5116g of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 103–252, § 401(a).

Amendments

2010—Par. (1). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(1), (2), redesignated par. (2) as (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text of par. (1) read as follows: “The term ‘children with disabilities’ has the same meaning given the term ‘child with a disability’ in section 1401(3) or ‘infant or toddler with a disability’ in section 1432(5) of title 20.” Par. (2). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(2), redesignated par. (3) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (1). Par. (3). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(2), (3)(A), redesignated par. (5) as (3) and inserted “, including the services of crisis nurseries,” after “short term care services” in introductory provisions. Former par. (3) redesignated (2). Par. (3)(A), (B). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(3)(B), substituted “child abuse or neglect” for “abuse or neglect”. Par. (3)(C). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(3)(C), substituted “have disabilities or chronic or terminal illnesses.” for “have disabilities, chronic, or terminal illnesses.” Par. (5). Pub. L. 111–320, § 139(2), redesignated par. (5) as (3). 2003—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–36, § 129(a), substituted “given the term ‘child with a disability’ in section 1401(3) or ‘infant or toddler with a disability’ in section 1432(5) of title 20” for “given such term in section 1401(a)(2) of title 20”. Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 108–36, § 129(b), added par. (3) and struck out former pars. (3) and (4), which related, respectively, to family resource and support programs and outreach services.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 3 of Pub. L. 93–247, set out as a note under section 5101 of this title.

§5116h Definitions