Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3344-94-02 | Definitions.

                                                
(A) "Adult"
Any person eighteen years of age or older.
(B) "Authorized adult and/or program
		  staff"
Individuals, paid or unpaid, who interact with,
		  supervise, chaperone, or otherwise oversee minors in program activities, or
		  recreational, and/or residential facilities. This includes but is not limited
		  to faculty, staff, volunteers, graduate and undergraduate students, interns,
		  employees of temporary employment agencies, and independent
		  contractors/consultants. It also includes adults associated with third parties
		  that lease university facilities for programs that minors will attend. The
		  authorized adults' roles may include positions as counselors, chaperones,
		  coaches, instructors, etc. For the purposes of this policy, the term
		  "program staff" is also assigned this definition. This definition
		  does not include temporary guest speakers, presenters and other individuals who
		  have no direct contact with program participants other than short-term
		  activities supervised by program staff.
(C) "Direct contact"
Providing care, supervision, guidance or control
		  of minors and/or having routine interaction with minors.
(D) "Minor" or
		  "participant"
Any person under eighteen years of age. This
		  policy is specific to non-enrolled minors. A person under the age of eighteen
		  who is not enrolled at the university, is also referred to as a
		  "participant" in this policy.
(E) "One-on-one contact"
Personal, unsupervised interaction between any
		  authorized adult and a participant without at least one other authorized adult,
		  parent or legal guardian being present.
(F) "Program"
Programs and/or activities offered by various
		  academic or administrative units of the university, or by non-university groups
		  using university facilities. This includes but is not limited to workshops,
		  sport camps, academic camps, conferences, pre-enrollment visits, programs and
		  similar activities.
(G) "Sponsoring unit"
The academic or administrative unit of the
		  university, that offers a program to non-enrolled minors or third parties who
		  use university facilities for their programs involving minors. When the
		  sponsoring unit is a third party, the university office entering into an
		  agreement for the use of facilities shall provide the sponsoring unit with a
		  copy of this rule.
(H) "University housing"
Facilities owned by, or under the control of, the
		  university intended for use as housing.