The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Abuse or neglect" means the same as defined in RCW 26.44.020.
"Administer medication" means the direct application of a drug to the body or an individual by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means.
"Adults" means individuals 18 years old or older not in the care of the department.
"Agency" means the same as defined in RCW 74.15.020.
"Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" means the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
"Asexual" means the lack of a sexual attraction or desire for other individuals.
"Bisexual" means individuals who have an emotional or physical attraction to individuals of the same and different genders.
"Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)" means an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when an individual's breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
"Department" means the Washington state department of children, youth, and families.
"Department of health (DOH)" means the Washington state department of health.
"Developmental disability" means the same as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
"Firearms" means a weapon or any device designed to cause bodily harm or physical damage from which projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder. These include, but are not limited to, handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
"Gay" means a sexual orientation to describe individuals who are emotionally or physically attracted to someone of the same gender. Gay is sometimes an umbrella term for the LGBTQIA+ community.
"Gender expression" means individuals' outward communication of their gender through behavior or appearance. This may or may not conform to their sex assigned at birth or socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.
"Gender fluid" means individuals whose gender identities are flexible, not permanent.
"Gender" or "gender identity" means an individual's inner sense of being a female, male, a blend of both or neither, or another gender. This may or may not correspond with an individual's sex assigned at birth.
"Guardians" means the same as legal guardian defined in RCW 26.33.020.
"Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)" means the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
"Homicidal behaviors" means actions, threats, or patterns of conduct that reasonably indicate an imminent intent or attempt to commit homicide as defined in RCW 9A.32.010.
"Inappropriate sexual behavior" means sexual behavior that:
(a) Is not considered within the normal range of behaviors based on age and developmental level of the children involved;
(b) Takes place between children of widely different ages;
(c) Involves coercion, force, or aggression of any kind; or
(d) Causes harm or potential harm to the children.
"Instructional hours" means the same as defined in RCW 28A.150.205.
"Intersex" means an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations when the body is born with a combination of chromosomes, internal organs, or external genitalia that do not develop as expected.
"Involuntary seclusion" means temporarily removing students from residential living areas to unlocked areas for the purposes of carrying out appropriate positive behavior intervention plans.
"Lesbian" means females or women who have an emotional or physical attraction for other females or women.
"LGBTQIA+" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual. The "+" represents identities not specifically named in the LGBTQIA acronym, e.g., pansexual, gender nonbinary, and Two-Spirit.
"License" means a permit issued by the department when the licensee meets the licensing requirements established in this chapter.
"Licensees" means individuals or entities named on a license issued by the department that authorizes them to provide care to residential students at a RPS. Licensing requirements issued in this chapter apply to licensees and their employees, volunteers, interns, and work study students.
"Licensing division (LD)" means the division within the department that supports child safety and well-being through licensing, monitoring, compliance, investigations, and technical assistance to individuals and agencies that provide direct care for children and youth outside the care of their parents or guardians.
"Licensing provider portal" means the internet connected provider application system used by the department and agencies to securely store digital employment and licensing documents and data.
"Living accommodations" means areas on the school premises that residential students access for noninstructional purposes, including areas where they eat, sleep, bathe, recreate, or otherwise reside.
"Nonbinary" means a term of self-identification for individuals who do not identify within the limited and binary terms that have described gender identity, e.g., female and male. Nonbinary is also an umbrella term for many identities such as gender expansive, gender fluid, and genderqueer.
"Other weapons" means instruments other than firearms intentionally designed to cause bodily harm or physical damage. These include, but are not limited to, BB guns, pellet guns, air rifles, stun guns, and archery equipment.
"Over-the-counter medications" means drugs that can be obtained without a prescription and are not restricted to use by a licensed health care provider. For the purposes of this chapter this includes, but is not limited to, herbal supplements, vitamins, eye drops, ointments, and pain relievers.
"Parents" means the same as defined in RCW 26.26A.010.
"Pending status" means that the department has received and is processing a renewal application submitted by the facility and the licensee and they are considered licensed in good standing during this process even if their most current license shows as expired.
"Personnel" means every paid and nonpaid individual working directly for the residential private school's living accommodations, including interns and volunteers.
"Queer" means LGBTQIA+ identities and orientations. The term is sometimes used as an umbrella term for all LGBTQIA+ individuals.
"Questioning" means individuals who are exploring their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression at any age.
"Residential private schools (RPS)" means a nonpublic K-12 school that is subject to approval by the state board of education that provides living accommodations to enrolled residential students, while primarily focusing on education.
"Serious illness or injury" means physical or mental conditions that involve either inpatient hospitalization or continuing treatment by a health care provider and that are unexpected and not part of routine medical care.
"Sexual orientation" means an individual's emotional or physical attraction to other individuals.
"Sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression (SOGIE)" means distinct identifiers everyone has. LGBTQIA+ is a subdistinction within SOGIE self-identifiers. SOGIE includes LGBTQIA+ as well as heterosexual, cisgender, and nonquestioning individuals.
"State board of health" means the same as "state board" as defined in RCW 43.20.025.
"Transgender" means an umbrella term for individuals whose gender identity or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender-affirming medical care is not a prerequisite to identify as transgender. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation.
"Two-Spirit" means a modern umbrella term used by some Native Americans to describe Native American individuals in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender or other gender-variant, ceremonial, and social role in their cultures. Being Two-Spirit does not imply any specific sexual orientation.
"Washington My Health My Data Act" means the same as defined in chapter 19.373 RCW.
"Washington state patrol fire protection bureau (WSP/FPB)" means the Washington state fire marshal.