§ 45.01 Definitions.
RCNY § 45.01
When used in this article and in 24 RCNY Health Code Articles 49 and 51: (a) School means a public or private elementary or junior high school where more than six children are received for instruction, but does not include a day care service attached to an elementary or junior high school. The term school shall include a kindergarten conducted as part of an elementary school by the Board of Education.
(b)Children's institution means a congregate institution, group residence, group home or other place where, for compensation or otherwise, seven or more children under 21 years of age are received for day and night care apart from their parents or guardians. The term children's institution shall not, however, include a children's overnight camp as defined by 24 RCNY Health Code § 48.03(b), a boarding school as governed by 24 RCNY Health Code § 49.11, or a children's hospital.
