The following words and terms when used in this subchapter, have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Foster family home" is defined in 10 O.S., § 402 and means a private residence in which a juvenile is placed for out-of-home foster care services and includes a specialized foster home, a therapeutic foster family home, or a kinship care home. Foster parents shall provide continuous 24-hour care and support.
"Kinship care" means full-time care of a child by a kinship relation.
"Kinship relation" or "kinship relationship" means relatives, stepparents, or other responsible adults who have a bond or tie with a child and/or to whom has been ascribed a family relationship role with the child's parents or the child' provided, however, in cases where the Indian Child Welfare Act applies, the definitions contained in 25 U.S.C., Section 1903 shall control.
"Parental substitute authority" means the foster parent's authority to integrate a juvenile who is in the custody of OJA and who requires out-of-home placement into the family setting, and to care for the juvenile as the foster parent would his or her own child, excluding the authority to use corporal punishment, by:
(A) meeting the juvenile's physical and emotional needs;
(B) teaching the juvenile problem-solving, self-control, and responsibility; and
(C) building the relationship between the foster parent and the juvenile.
"Treatment team" means the Juvenile Services Unit worker, the foster parents, and others deemed as appropriate by OJA.
Okla. Admin. Code § 377:10-7-2.1