Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 12 - Child Care Assistance Program › Chapter 51 - Child Care Assistance Program › Subchapter A - Administration, Conditions of Eligibility, and Funding › Section III-5102 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Automated Child Care Time and
						Attendance
- an electronic system that provides accurate and timely
						capturing, tracking, and reporting of time and attendance data. This system may
						utilize finger imaging or IVR (Interactive Voice Response) as a mechanism for
						capturing this data.
Finger Imaging
- the measurement of
						physical characteristics of a finger for use in personal identification.
Full-Time Care
- authorized child care
						calculated to be 30 or more hours per week that is paid in units of days or
						half days with a maximum of 22 days per month.
Head of Household
-an individual who may
						apply for child care assistance for a child that customarily resides more than
						half the time with him/her. The individual may be the parent of a child needing
						child care assistance or may be the adult household member with primary
						responsibility for the child's financial support and care if the child's parent
						is not living in the home, or is living in the home but is under age 18 and not
						emancipated by law, or is disabled and is unable to care for himself/herself
						and his/her child(ren) as verified by a doctor's statement or worker
						determination.
Homeless
-lacking a fixed, regular, and
						adequate nighttime residence. The term "homeless" shall encompass children and
						youths experiencing the particular conditions and situations provided for in
						subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children
						and Youth Act,
						42 U.S.C.
						11434 a(2).
Household
-a group of individuals who
						live together, consisting of the head of household, that person's legal spouse
						or non-legal spouse, the disabled adult parent who is unable to care for
						himself/herself and his/her child(ren) who are in need of care, and all
						children under the age of 18 who are dependent on the head of household and/or
						spouse, including the minor unmarried parent (MUP) who is not legally
						emancipated and the MUP's children.
Household Designee (HD)
-an adult who is
						designated (in writing) by the CCAP Head of Household, other responsible
						household member, or authorized representative to drop off and/or pick up the
						child or children from an authorized CCAP provider. Each household designee may
						be finger imaged for identity purposes. In the case of an in-home provider, a
						household designee is the person to whom the provider may release the child or
						children when the provider leaves the home.
Intentional Program Violation (IPV)
-any
						act by a CCAP client or provider that consists of intentionally making a false
						or misleading statement, or misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding
						relevant facts.
Part-Time Care
-authorized child care
						calculated to be less than 30 hours per week, paid in units of hours (total per
						day may not exceed daily rate) up to a maximum of 129 hours per month.
Seeking Employment
-register for work
						with Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by creating a helping individuals
						reach employment (HiRE) account and by maintaining an active work registration
						within their HiRE account.
Special Needs Child Care
-child care for
						a child through age 17 who because of a mental, physical, or emotional
						disability, requires specialized facilities, lower staff ratio, and/or
						specially trained staff to meet his or her developmental and physical needs.
						Incentive payments up to 25 percent higher than the regular rates can be
						allowed for a special needs child if the provider is actually providing the
						specialized care.
Training or Employment Mandatory Participant
						(TEMP)
-a household member who is required, to meet criteria described
						in §5103. B.4 including the head of household, the head of household's legal
						spouse or non-legal spouse, the MUP age 16 or older whose child(ren) need child
						care assistance, and the MUP under age 16 whose child(ren) live with the MUP
						and the MUP's disabled parent/guardian who is unable to care for the MUP's
						child(ren) while the MUP goes to school/work.
Transitional Living Program
-any
						residential program or facility providing housing to homeless people, including
						but not limited to: emergency shelters; runaway and homeless youth residential
						programs or facilities; programs for parenting youth; programs for individuals
						who are fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
						stalking; transitional housing programs; and prisoner reentry
						programs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99,
						P.L.
						104-193,  7 CFR Part 273, ACF Guidance:
						ACYF-IM-CC-05-03, P.L.
						110-246.