Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.06.12 - IDAHO CHILD CARE PROGRAM (ICCP) › Section 16.06.12.010 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS - A THROUGH L

Current through August 31, 2023
The following definitions and abbreviations apply to this
				chapter: (3-17-22)
01.
AABD
. Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled. (3-17-22)
02.
Abuse or Abusive
. Provider
			 practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or child care
			 practices and result in an unnecessary cost to the Idaho Child Care Program, in
			 reimbursement that is not necessary, or that fail to meet professional
			 recognized standards for child care, or result in physical harm, pain, or
			 mental anguish to children. (3-17-22)
03.
Child
. Any person under age
			 eighteen (18) who is under the care of a parent, relative, or someone acting in
			 loco parentis. (3-17-22)
04.
Child Care
. Care, control, supervision, or maintenance of a child
			 provided for compensation by an individual, other than a parent, for less than
			 twenty-four (24) hours in a day. (3-17-22)
05.
Claim
. Any request or demand
			 for payment, or document submitted to initiate payment, for items or services
			 provided under the Idaho Child Care Program. (3-17-22)
06.
Department
. The Idaho
			 Department of Health and Welfare or its designee. (3-17-22)
07.
Earned Income
. Income
			 received by a person as wages, tips, or self-employment income before
			 deductions for taxes or any other purposes. (3-17-22)
08.
Employment
. A job paying
			 wages or salary at federal or state minimum wage, whichever is applicable,
			 including work paid by commission or in-kind compensation. Full or part-time
			 participation in a VISTA or AmeriCorps program is also employment.
			 (3-17-22)
09.
Foster
			 Care
. The twenty-four (24) hour substitute care of children in the legal
			 custody of the state of Idaho provided in a state licensed foster home by
			 persons who may or may not be related to a child. Foster care is provided in
			 lieu of parental care and is arranged through a private or public agency.
			 (3-17-22)
10.
Foster
			 Child
. A child in the legal custody of the state of Idaho placed for
			 twenty-four (24) hour substitute care by a private or public agency.
			 (3-17-22)
11.
Foster
			 Home
. The private home of an individual or family licensed under the
			 state of Idaho and providing twenty-four (24) hour substitute care to six (6)
			 or fewer children. (3-17-22)
12.
Fraud or Fraudulent
. An intentional deception or misrepresentation
			 made by a person with knowledge that the deception could result in some
			 unauthorized benefit to himself or some other person. (3-17-22)
13.
Good Cause
. The conduct of a
			 reasonably prudent person in the same or similar circumstances, unless
			 otherwise defined in these rules. (3-17-22)
14.
In Loco Parentis
. Acting "in
			 loco parentis" means a person who acts in place of a parent, assuming care and
			 custody of a child by legal guardianship. (3-17-22)
15.
Intentional Program Violation
			 (IPV)
. An intentional false or misleading action, omission, or statement
			 made in order to qualify as a provider or recipient in the Idaho Child Care
			 program or to receive program benefits or reimbursement. (3-17-22)
16.
Job Training and Education
			 Program
. A program designed to provide job training or education.
			 Programs may include high school, junior college, community college, college or
			 university, general equivalency diploma (GED), technical school, and vocational
			 programs. To qualify as a Job Training and Education Program, the program must
			 prepare the trainee for employment. (3-17-22)
17.
Infant/Toddler
. A child less
			 than forty-eight (48) months of age. (3-17-22)
18.
Incapacitated Parent
. A
			 parent who is determined by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts to be
			 unfit, incapable, or significantly limited in their ability to provide adequate
			 care for their child or ward. (3-17-22)
19.
Knowingly, Known, or With
			 Knowledge
. With respect to information or an action about which a person
			 has actual knowledge of the information or action; acts in deliberate ignorance
			 of the truth or falsity of the information or the correctness or incorrectness
			 of the action; or acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the
			 information or the correctness or incorrectness of the action.
			 (3-17-22)
20.
Legal
			 Guardian
. A court-appointed individual who acts as the primary caretaker
			 of a child or minor. (3-17-22)
21.
Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts
. A licensed physician,
			 physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.
			 (3-17-22)