§ 396-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

CONTRACTOR

Any person, corporation or other entity under contract with the County of Suffolk to provide child day-care services or home-care services.

DAY-CARE

Care for children of preschool age and primary school age in a group facility, family home or day-care project, defined in Subdivision 9 of § 410-e of the New York Social Services Law, or provision of residential child care for children of preschool age and primary school age. "Day care" shall not be construed to include foster care services or institutional placements.

DEPARTMENT

The Suffolk County Department of Social Services.

HOME CARE SERVICES

A. 

One or more of the following services provided to persons at home:

(1) 

Those services provided by a home-care services agency.

(2) 

Home health aide services.

(3) 

Personal care services.

(4) 

Homemaker services.

(5) 

Housekeeper or chore services.

B. 

The terms herein shall have the meanings as defined in § 3602 of the Public Health Law and as further defined in Title 18, Subsections 505.14 and 505.23, of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

MEMBER OF HOUSEHOLD

Any permanent resident of the home over the age of 16.

PERSONNEL

Any day-care employees and family day-care proprietors and members of their households; any home-care services employees and home-care services proprietors. "Employees" shall include management, corporate officers, volunteers, interns, public assistance recipients assigned to work projects (including but not limited to workers under the Public Works Program, the Community Work Experience Program and the Work Incentive Program) and auxiliary workers who come into regular, constant, routine, patterned contact with children receiving child day-care services or persons receiving home-care services.