(1) "County department" means the county, city and county, or district department of human or social services.
(2) (a) "Homeless youth" means a child or youth who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age and who:
(I) Lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or
(II) Has a primary nighttime residence that is:
(A) A supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or
(B) A public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
(b) "Homeless youth" shall not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an act of congress or a state law.
(3) "Homeless youth shelter" means a facility that is licensed pursuant to section 26-6-104.
(3.5) "Licensed host family home" means a home that meets the requirements established by the state board by rule pursuant to section 26-6-106 (5).
(4) "Parent" means the legal custodian or guardian of the youth.
(5) "Youth" or "child" means any person who is at least eleven years of age but is less than twenty-one years of age.
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