52-2-302. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this part:
     (1) "Child with multiagency service needs" means a child under 18 years of age who has a need for services that are available from more than one state agency.
     (2) "Least restrictive setting" means a setting in which a child with multiagency service needs is served:
     (a) within the child's family or community; or
     (b) outside the child's family or community where the needed services are not available within the child's family or community and where the setting is determined to be the most appropriate alternative setting based on:
     (i) the safety of the child and others;
     (ii) ethnic and cultural norms;
     (iii) preservation of the family;
     (iv) services needed by the child and the family;
     (v) the geographic proximity to the child's family and community if proximity is important to the child's treatment or does not adversely affect the child's treatment.
     (3) "Local agency" means a local interagency staffing group formed pursuant to 52-2-203 or parents who are seeking placement of a child with multiagency service needs and who is suffering from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders.
     (4) "Managed care" means control of the provision of services to a defined population through a planned delivery system.
     (5) "Provider" means an agency of state or local government, a person, or a program authorized to provide treatment or services to a child with multiagency service needs who is suffering from mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders.
     (6) "Request for proposals" has the meaning as defined in 18-4-301.
     (7) "Services" has the meaning as defined in 52-2-202.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 324, L. 1993.