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14 <br /> C. "Child"means a person under eighteen years of age. <br /> D. "Dependent person"means a person who,because of physical or mental disability, or <br /> because of extreme advanced age,is dependent upon another person to provide the basic <br /> necessities of life.A resident of a nursing home, as defined in RCW 18.51.010, a resident of an <br /> adult family home, as defined in RCW 70.128.010, and a frail elder or vulnerable adult, as <br /> defined in RCW 74.34.020(8),is presumed to be a dependent person for purposes of this chapter. <br /> E. "Employed"means hired by a dependent person, another person acting on behalf of a <br /> dependent person or by an organization or governmental entity,to provide to a dependent person <br /> any of the basic necessities of life.A person may be"employed"regardless of whether the <br /> person is paid for the services or,if paid,regardless of who pays for the person's services. <br /> F. "Parent"has its ordinary meaning and also includes a guardian and the authorized agent of a <br /> parent or guardian. <br /> G. "Abandons"means leaving a child or other dependent person without the means or ability <br /> to obtain one or more of the basic necessities of life. <br /> H. "Appropriate location"means: <br /> 1. The emergency department of a hospital licensed under Chapter 70.41 RCW during the <br /> hours the hospital is in operation; or <br /> 2. A fire station during its hours of operation and while fire personnel are present. <br /> I. "Newborn"means a live human being who is less than seventy-two hours old. <br /> J. "Qualified person"means: <br /> 1. Any person that the parent transferring the newborn reasonable believes is a bona fide <br /> employee,volunteer, or medical staff member of the hospital and who represents to the parent <br /> transferring the newborn that he or she can and will summon appropriate resources to meet the <br /> newborn's immediate needs; or <br /> 2. A fire fighter,volunteer,or emergency medical technician at a fire station who represents to <br /> the parent transferring the newborn that he or she can and will summon appropriate resources to <br /> meet the newborn's immediate needs. <br /> Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Definitions. <br /> The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires <br /> otherwise. <br /> 117 <br />