In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) 'adult family member' means a person who is 18 years of age or older and who is (A) related to the child as the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling; (B) the child's sibling's legal guardian or parent; or (C) in the case of an Indian child, an extended family member as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (2) 'care' means to provide for the physical, mental, and social needs of the child; (3) 'child' means a person who is (A) under 18 years of age; (B) 19 years of age if that person was under 18 years of age at the time that a proceeding under this chapter was commenced; and (C) under 21 years of age if that person is committed to the custody of the department under AS 47.10.080(c)(1) or (v); (4) 'child in need of aid' means a child found to be within the jurisdiction of the court under AS 47.10.010 and 47.10.011; (5) 'commissioner' means the commissioner of family and community services; (6) 'court' means the superior court of the state; (7) 'custodian' means a natural person 18 years of age or older to whom a parent or guardian has transferred temporary physical care, custody, and control of the child for a period of t of the state; (7) 'custodian' means a natural person 18 years of age or older to whom a parent or guardian has transferred temporary physical care, custody, and control of the child for a period of time; (8) 'department' means the Department of Family and Community Services; (9) 'domestic violence' has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990; (10) 'family member' means a person of any age who is (A) related to the child as the child's grandparent, aunt, uncle, or sibling; (B) the child's sibling's legal guardian or parent; or (C) in the case of an Indian child, an extended family member as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (11) 'family support services' means the services and activities provided to children and their families, including those provided by the community, a church, or other service organization, both to prevent removal of a child from the parental home and to facilitate the child's safe return to the family; 'family support services' may include counseling, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, assistance to address domestic violence, visitation with family members, parenting classes, in-home services, temporary child care services, and transportation; (12) 'foster , mental health services, assistance to address domestic violence, visitation with family members, parenting classes, in-home services, temporary child care services, and transportation; (12) 'foster care' means care provided by a person or household under a foster home license required under AS 47.32; (13) 'gravely disabled' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915; (14) 'guardian' means a natural person who is legally appointed guardian of the child by the court; (15) 'hazardous volatile material or substance' has the meaning given in AS 47.37.270; (16) 'Indian child' has the meaning given in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (17) 'Indian child's tribe' has the meaning given in 25 U.S.C. 1903; (18) 'infant' means a child who is less than 21 days of age; (19) 'intoxicant' means a substance that temporarily diminishes a person's control over mental or physical powers, including alcohol, controlled substances under AS 11.71, and a hazardous volatile material or substance misused by inhaling its vapors; (20) 'juvenile detention facility ' has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (21) 'mental health professional' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915, except that, if the child is placed in another state by 'juvenile detention facility ' has the meaning given in AS 47.12.990; (21) 'mental health professional' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915, except that, if the child is placed in another state by the department, 'mental health professional' also includes a professional listed in the definition of 'mental health professional' in AS 47.30.915 who is not licensed to practice by a board of this state but is licensed by a corresponding licensing authority to practice in the state in which the child is placed; (22) 'mental illness' has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915; (23) 'mental injury' has the meaning given in AS 47.17.290; (24) 'near fatality' means physical injury or other harm, as certified by a physician, caused by an act or omission that created a substantial risk of death; (25) 'out-of-home care provider' means a foster parent or relative other than a parent with whom the child is placed; (26) 'parent' means the biological or adoptive parent of the child; (27) 'permanency hearing' means a hearing (A) designed to reach a decision in a case concerning the permanent placement of a child under AS 47.10; and (B) at which the direction of the case involving the child is ncy hearing' means a hearing (A) designed to reach a decision in a case concerning the permanent placement of a child under AS 47.10; and (B) at which the direction of the case involving the child is determined; (28) 'physical injury' has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b); (29) 'reasonable efforts' means, with respect to family support services required under AS 47.10.086, consistent attempts made during a reasonable time period and time-limited services; (30) 'reasonable time' means a period of time that serves the best interests of the child, taking in account the affected child's age, emotional and developmental needs, and ability to form and maintain lasting attachments; (31) 'secure residential psychiatric treatment center' has the meaning given 'residential psychiatric treatment center' in AS 47.32.900; (32) 'serious physical injury' has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b); (33) 'sexual abuse' means the conduct described in AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.460; conduct constituting 'sexual exploitation' as defined in AS 47.17.290, and conduct prohibited by AS 11.66.100 - 11.66.150; (34) 'support' has the meaning given in AS 11.51.120(b).
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