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(20) “infant” means a child from birth to 19 months of age;

(21) “kindergartner” means a child age five or six;

(22) “nighttime care” means care between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;

(23) “owner” means the person licensed to operate a child care facility;

(24) “parent” means a birth or adoptive parent or a legal guardian;

(25) “part-time caregiver” means an individual in a child care facility whose duties include care and supervision of children in care, with or without compensation, for 15 hours or less per week;

(26) “physician” has the meaning given in 12 AAC 40.990;

(27) “preschooler” means a child age three or four;

(28) “relative” means an individual who is related to another by marriage, blood relationship, or court decree; “relative” includes a parent, child, grandparent, great grandparent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepsister, stepbrother, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle or step-grandparent;

(29) “school age” means age seven through age 18;

(30) “substance use disorder” means a diagnostic category that meets the criteria set out in the following documents, as amended from time to time and adopted by reference:

(A) the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, dated June 2013 (DSM-5);

(B) the International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, 2016, (ICD-10-CM), based on information compiled by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and published by the American Medical Association;

(31) “supervision of children” means the protective oversight of children including

(A) a prudent level of awareness of and responsibility for a child’s ongoing activity;

(B) knowledge of the child care program provided by the facility, including applicable policies and procedures, the applicable requirements of this chapter, and children’s needs; and

(C) the degree of supervision indicated by a child’s age, developmental level, and physical, emotional, and social needs;

(32) “toddler” means a child age 19 months to age 36 months;

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(20) “infant” means a child from birth to 19 months of age;

(21) “kindergartner” means a child age five or six;

(22) “nighttime care” means care between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;

(23) “owner” means the person licensed to operate a child care facility;

(24) “parent” means a birth or adoptive parent or a legal guardian;

(25) “part-time caregiver” means an individual in a child care facility whose duties include care and supervision of children in care, with or without compensation, for 15 hours or less per week;

(26) “physician” has the meaning given in 12 AAC 40.990;

(27) “preschooler” means a child age three or four;

(29) “school age” means age seven through age 18;

(30) “substance use disorder” means a diagnostic category that meets the criteria set out in the following documents, as amended from time to time and adopted by reference:

(A) the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, dated June 2013 (DSM-5);

(31) “supervision of children” means the protective oversight of children including

(A) a prudent level of awareness of and responsibility for a child’s ongoing activity;

(B) knowledge of the child care program provided by the facility, including applicable policies and procedures, the applicable requirements of this chapter, and children’s needs; and

(C) the degree of supervision indicated by a child’s age, developmental level, and physical, emotional, and social needs;

(32) “toddler” means a child age 19 months to age 36 months;