South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:47 - Child care services › Chapter 67:47:01 - Assistance with child care costs › Section 67:47:01:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1)
  "Adult exercising parental control," means an individual 18 years of age or
  older who is neither the child's parent or guardian nor residing with the
  child's parent or guardian, but who has permission from the child's parent or
  guardian giving the individual authority to exercise parental control of the
  child;
(2) "Child care certificate"
  means a certificate issued by the department to a recipient who uses the
  certificate as payment for child care services;
(3) "Child with special needs" means a child
  who is under age 18, or under age 19 if still in school, and who is physically
  or mentally incapable of self-care; or a child who is under court
  supervision;
(4) "Head Start" or
  "Head Start Program," means a program funded under the Head Start Act,
  42 U.S.C.A. §
										9831, et. seq., as amended to July 1, 2010,
  and carried out by a Head Start agency which provides ongoing, comprehensive
  child development services;
(5)
  "Household" means the parent or legal guardian, the child for whom child care
  services are being requested or provided, other individuals under age 18 for
  whom the parent or guardian is the adult exercising parental control and who
  are residing in the home; when a child is placed with a guardian but the state
  maintains custody, the child and any of the child's siblings placed with the
  same guardian. A household does not include a roomer, a boarder, or an
  individual over age 18 who is not the child's parent or legal guardian or is
  not the adult exercising parental control of the child;
(6) "Informal provider" means an individual
  who is a friend of the family requesting child care assistance who does not
  live with the recipient, is at least 18 years of age, and provides care only
  for that recipient's child.
(7)
  "In-home provider" means an individual who provides child care services in the
  recipient's home;
(8) "In-process
  provider the provider's intent is to become registered or licensed within 120
  days;
(9) "Primary provider" means
  the child care provider having the highest calculated cost of child care a
  month for a family;
(10)
  "Protective services" means services provided under a court order which enable
  an alleged or adjudicated abused or neglected child to remain in the
  recipient's home or in the home of another relative, a foster parent, or other
  suitable person under the supervision and assistance of the court, the
  Department of Social Services, or another agency designated by the court ; or
  temporary services provided as approved or recommended by the Department of
  Social Services without court order ;
(11) "Recipient" means an individual
  receiving child care benefits; and
(12) "Relative provider," means an individual
  who is at least 18 years of age; the aunt, uncle, grandparent,
  great-grandparent, or sibling, if such sibling-provider lives in a separate
  residence, of the child for whom child care assistance is being requested; and
  the child care provider for that child;
General Authority:
SDCL 28-1-61(11).
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		28-1-60.
Definition of Head Start Program,
		45 C.F.R. §
												1305.2.