§629a. Definitions
(a) In general
As used in this subpart:
(1) Family preservation services
The term "family preservation services" means services for children and families designed to help families (including adoptive and extended families) at risk or in crisis, including-
(A) service programs designed to help children-
(i) where appropriate, return to families from which they have been removed; or
(ii) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or, if adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent living arrangement;
(B) preplacement preventive services programs, such as intensive family preservation programs, designed to help children at risk of foster care placement remain with their families;
(C) service programs designed to provide followup care to families to whom a child has been returned after a foster care placement;
(D) respite care of children to provide temporary relief for parents and other caregivers (including foster parents); and
(E) services designed to improve parenting skills (by reinforcing parents' confidence in their strengths, and helping them to identify where improvement is needed and to obtain assistance in improving those skills) with respect to matters such as child development, family budgeting, coping with stress, health, and nutrition.
(2) Family support services
The term "family support services" means community-based services to promote the well-being of children and families designed to increase the strength and stability of families (including adoptive, foster, and extended families), to increase parents' confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, to afford children a stable and supportive family environment, and otherwise to enhance child development.
(3) State agency
The term "State agency" means the State agency responsible for administering the program under subpart 1.
(4) State
The term "State" includes an Indian tribe or tribal organization, in addition to the meaning given such term for purposes of subpart 1.
(5) Tribal organization
The term "tribal organization" means the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe.
(6) Indian tribe
The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe (as defined in section 682(i)(5) of this title) and any Alaska Native organization (as defined in section 682(i)(7)(A) of this title).
(b) Other terms
For other definitions of other terms used in this subpart, see section 675 of this title.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, §431, as added Aug. 10, 1993,
Prior Provisions
A prior section 431 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was classified to section 631 of this title prior to repeal by