Definitions for the purposes of this chapter:(a) Private institution taking care of children.— Means any agency, asylum, orphanage, institute, lodging, center, house, mission or refuge devoted during twenty-four (24) hours of the day, for profit or nonprofit, to the care of more than six (6) children.(b) Foster home.— Is the home of a family devoted to the care of not more than six (6) children coming from other homes or families during the twenty-four (24) hours of the day, for profit or nonprofit. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 2, eff. 60 days after June 5, 1973.
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