Section 13.90.190. Definitions.

In this chapter,  
		(1) "client" means a person who receives services from a domestic violence or sexual assault program for a problem that the person is directly experiencing;  
		(2) "council" means the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault;  
		(3) "crisis intervention" means contact with a person in order to intervene in emergency situations;  
		(4) "follow-up" means the process by which the grantee determines the status of a client after she or he leaves a program;  
		(5) "grant" means an award of financial assistance by the council to an eligible recipient;  
		(6) "grantee" means the legally accountable entity that receives a grant;  
		(7) "lethality assessment" means determination of the degree of danger of serious injury or death to any member of a client's family unit;  
		(8) "ongoing client" means a client who is not in crisis;  
		(9) "perpetrator" means a person who directed domestic violence or sexual assault toward another person;  
		(10) "program" means the services provided by a grantee for the community or region it serves;  
		(11) "safe home" means a private home whose occupants provide a safe environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;  
		(12) "safe home program" means a legally accountable entity that receives a grant to provide safe home services;  
		(13) "safety check" means the process of determining if a victim's situation is dangerous, and, if so, developing a safety plan;  
		(14) "safety plan" means a scheme or method by which a victim may escape from, or protect herself or himself, in a violent situation;  
		(15) "shelter" means a facility that provides a safe, emergency environment for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, and their children, on a short-term basis;  
		(16) "victim" means a person who may be admitted into a program as a result of having been subjected to domestic violence or sexual assault; and  
		(17) "volunteer" means a person who provides unpaid services, and who performs one or more of the following tasks:  
			(A) telephone support;  
			(B) referral and information;  
			(C) office support;  
			(D) shelter support;  
			(E) community presentations and public relations;  
			(F) fund-raising;  
			(G) court liaison;  
			(H) legal aid;  
			(I) safe home services;  
			(J) direct services to clients.  

Authorities

18.66.050

Notes

Authority

AS 18.66.050 ________________________

History

Eff. 9/22/84, Register 91; am 7/1/91, Register 118