Terminology

As used in these rules: (a) "Division" or "DJS" means the West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services. (b) "Department" or "DHHR" means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. (c) "Multidisciplinary Team" or "MDT" means the treatment team convened to assess, plan and implement a comprehensive, individualized service and treatment plan for a juvenile and the juvenile's family involved in a status offense proceeding, or in a delinquency proceeding when the court is considering placing the juvenile in the department's custody or placing the juvenile out of home at the department's expense. (d) Computation of Time — When the number of days prescribed or allowed by these rules is fewer than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation; however, this provision has no application to detention hearing time frames or any time frame in these rules stated in hours.