KRS 199.894: Definitions for KRS 199.892 to 199.896.

As used in KRS 199.892 to 199.896, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(2) "Secretary" means secretary for health and family services;

(3) "Child-care center" means any child-care center that provides full- or part-time care,

day or night, to four (4) or more children in a nonresidential setting who are not the

children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or children in legal custody of the

operator. "Child-care center" shall not include any ch ild-care facility operated by a

religious organization while religious services are being conducted, or a youth

development agency. For the purposes of this section, "youth development agency"

means a program with tax -exempt status under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3), which

operates continuously throughout the year as an outside -school-hours center for

youth who are six (6) years of age or older, and for which there are no fee or

scheduled-care arrangements with the parent or guardian of the youth served;

(4) "Department" means the Department for Community Based Services; and

(5) "Family child-care home" means a private home that is the primary residence of an

individual who provides full or part -time care day or night for six (6) or fewer

children who are not th e children, siblings, stepchildren, grandchildren, nieces,

nephews, or children in legal custody of the provider.