Mo. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 80-6.010

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 19, October 1, 2024

Section 14 CSR 80-6.010 - Definitions for Batterer Intervention Program Credentialing

PURPOSE: This rule identifies definitions used in this chapter.

(1) For the purpose of 14 CSR 80-6-

(A) The term "batterer" refers to someone who has engaged in violent or coercive behaviors against someone with whom he or she is in an intimate relationship;

(B) The term "batterer intervention program" refers to a program that meets minimum credentialing standards for the treatment of batterers;

(C) The terms "domestic violence" or "domestic battery" refer to violent or coercive behaviors both criminal and noncriminal, committed by a person against someone with whom he or she is in an intimate relationship;

(D) The term "victim" refers to a person that is currently, or has been, subject to domestic violence;

(E) The term "provider" refers to an entity that provides domestic violence programming for a fee for service in the community;

(F) The term "staff" refers to an employee of a provider who has completed the appropriate educational requirements to deliver domestic violence programming and has met the required education and certification criteria to provide the services; and

(G) The term "program" refers to the curriculum delivered by a domestic violence provider in the community as outlined by the credentialing process to be a recognized as a domestic violence provider.

14 CSR 80-6.010

Adopted by Missouri Register March 16, 2015/Volume 40, Number 06, effective 4/30/2015