§ 32-201 Definitions.
AC § 32-201
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Advocate. The term "advocate" means the advocate of the division who reports to the division head. Child care worker. The term "child care worker" means a person paid to work in a home, including in the residence of an authorized child care provider, for the purpose of caring for one or more children. Consumer directed personal assistant. The term "consumer directed personal assistant" has the same meaning as is ascribed to the term "personal assistant" in subdivision 3 of section 365-f of the social services law. Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of consumer and worker protection. Division. The term "division" means the division of paid care established pursuant to subdivision e of section 2203 of the charter. Employer. The term "employer" means any person who employs a paid care worker in the city of New York. Home care worker. The term "home care worker" means a paid home health aide, personal care aide, home attendant, consumer directed personal assistant or other person whose primary responsibility is the provision of in-home assistance with simple health care tasks, personal hygiene services, and household tasks performed as part of paid care work. Paid care worker. The term "paid care worker" means a child care worker or a home care worker. Paid care services agency. The term "paid care services agency" means an organization primarily engaged in arranging or providing directly or through contract arrangement the services of paid care workers. State-approved education or training program. The term "state-approved education or training program" means a program that provides education or training for persons to meet any requirement established by the New York state department of health for providing home health aide services or personal care services, which program is approved by the New York state department of health or the New York state education department. (L.L. 2016/098, 8/31/2016, eff. 2/27/2017; Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2020/080.
