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(25) “licensee”, with respect to the holder of a current foster home license, has the meaning given “licensed entity” in AS 47.32.900;

(26) “licensing specialist” means an employee of the department with duties assigned to carry out the process of licensing a foster home and to enforce compliance with the foster home licensing standards of this chapter;

(27) “mechanical restraint” means a device attached or adjacent to the child’s body that the child cannot easily remove and that restricts freedom of movement;

(28) “mental health professional” has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915;

(29) “parent” means a birth or adoptive parent;

(30) “passive physical restraint” means the least amount of direct physical contact by a foster parent or caregiver, using methods approved by the department, to restrain a child from harming self or others;

(31) “pest” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 10.9990;

(32) “physical restraint” means the application of physical force without the use of any device, for the purpose of restricting the free movement of a child’s body;

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

(34) “potable water” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 10.9990;

(35) “premises” means a place or location licensed under AS 47.32 and this chapter, including all or portions of adjacent structures, land, vehicles, equipment, water supply, wastewater systems, and plumbing over which the licensee has direct control;

(36) “protective services specialist” means an employee of the department with the child protection duties specifically assigned to the division that oversees children’s services within the department;

(37) “psychotropic medication” means a type of medicine that is prescribed to affect or alter thought processes, mood, sleep, or behavior; these include antipsychotic, antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications;

(38) “reasonable and prudent parent standard” means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions to maintain the health, safety, and best interests of the child while encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child;

(39) “regular contact” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 10.990(c);

(40) “relative” means an individual who is related to another by blood, adoption, marriage, or tribal custom, or an adult family member; in this paragraph, “adult family member” has the meaning given in AS 47.10.990;

(41) “sanitize” has the meaning given in 7 AAC 10.9990;