(a) Division shall mean the New York State Division for Youth.

(b) Detention facility shall mean a facility certified as a secure or nonsecure detention facility by the division pursuant to section 503 of the Executive Law.

(c) Commitment/committed to shall mean the transfer of a youth to the custody of the division pursuant to the Penal Law.

(d) Placement/placed with shall mean the transfer of a youth to the custody of the division pursuant to the Family Court Act.

(e) Admission shall mean the initial movement of a youth into a facility on a new court order of placement with or commitment to the division. Such new placement or commitment order shall not necessarily be for the youth's first placement with or commitment to the division.

(f) Readmission shall mean the entrance of a youth back into a facility following a transfer from such facility.

(g) Available capacity shall mean, for each division facility, budgeted capacity, with adjustments for lack of space due to such occurrences as renovation and repairs.

(h) Budgeted capacity shall mean the number of youth that can be accommodated by a division facility, as approved by the New York State Division of the Budget in accordance with State law. This capacity may be raised or lowered in case of an emergency and for only so long as the emergency exists.

(i) Evaluation shall mean the assessment of the service, safety and security needs of youth to be placed with or committed to the division, as well as the safety and security needs of staff and the public.

(j) Intake shall mean the first phase of division service for purposes of determining the appropriate facility for a youth.

(k) Facility shall mean any secure, limited secure or nonsecure division residential institution, any voluntary agency under contract to provide residential care for division youth and any program to which a youth may be assigned.