Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-290 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part I - INTRODUCTION › Section 170-290-0003 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions in this section apply throughout this
				  chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
"Able"
means being physically and mentally
				  capable of caring for a child in a responsible manner.
"Authorization"
means the transaction created by
				  DSHS which allows the provider the ability to claim payment during a
				  certification period. The transaction may be adjusted based on the family
				  need.
"Available"
means being free to provide care
				  when not participating in an approved activity under WAC
				  170-290-0040,
				  170-290-0045,
				  170-290-0050, or
				  170-290-0055 during the time
				  child care is needed.
"Benefit"
means a regular payment made by a
				  government agency to a person qualified to receive it.
"Calendar year"
means those dates between and
				  including January 1st and December 31st.
"Capacity"
means the maximum number of children
				  the licensee is authorized by the department to have in care at any given
				  time.
"Collective bargaining agreement"
or
"CBA"
means the most recent agreement that has been negotiated and
				  entered into between the exclusive bargaining representative for all licensed
				  and license-exempt family child care providers as defined in chapter 41.56
				  RCW.
"Consumer"
means the person receiving:
(a) WCCC benefits as described in part II of this chapter;
				  or
(b) SCC benefits as described in part III of this
				  chapter.
"Copayment"
means the amount of money the
				  consumer is responsible to pay the child care provider toward the cost of child
				  care, whether provided under a voucher or contract, each month.
"Days"
means calendar days unless otherwise
				  specified.
"DEL"
means the department of early
				  learning.
"DSHS"
means the department of social and health
				  services.
"Early achievers"
means a program that improves
				  the quality of early learning programs and supports and rewards providers for
				  their participation.
"Eligibility"
means that a consumer has met all
				  of the requirements of:
(a) Part II of this chapter to receive WCCC program
				  subsidies; or
(b) Part III of this chapter to receive SCC program
				  subsidies.
"Employment"
or
"work"
means
				  engaging in any legal, income generating activity that is taxable under the
				  United States Tax Code or that would be taxable with or without a treaty
				  between an Indian Nation and the United States. This includes unsubsidized
				  employment, as verified by DSHS, and subsidized employment, such as:
(a) Working in a federal or state paid work study program;
				  or
(b) VISTA volunteers, AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Washington
				  Service Corps (WSC) if the income is taxed.
"Existing child care provider"
means a licensed
				  or certified provider who received a state subsidy payment between July 1,
				  2015, and June 30, 2016.
"Fraud"
means an intentional deception or
				  misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the deception could
				  result in some unauthorized benefits to himself or herself or another person.
				  See RCW
				     74.04.004.
"Homeless"
means homeless as defined by the
				  McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987.
"In-home/relative provider"
or
"license-exempt provider,"
referred to in the collective
				  bargaining agreement as
"family, friends and neighbors provider"
or
"FFN provider,"
means a provider who meets the requirements in
				  WAC 170-290-0130 through
				  170-290-0167.
"In loco parentis"
means the adult caring for an
				  eligible child in the absence of the biological, adoptive, or step-parents, and
				  who is not a relative, court-ordered guardian, or custodian, and is responsible
				  for exercising day-to-day care and control of the child.
"Intentional"
means the likelihood of
				  willfulness or done on purpose.
"New child care provider"
means a licensed or
				  certified provider who did not receive a state subsidy payment between July 1,
				  2015, and June 30, 2016.
"Night shift"
means employment for a minimum of
				  six hours between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.
"Nonschool age child"
means a child who is six
				  years of age or younger and is not enrolled in public or private school.
"Phase out period"
means a three-month
				  eligibility period a consumer may be eligible for at reapplication when the
				  consumer's household income is greater than two hundred percent of the federal
				  poverty guidelines (FPG) but less than two hundred twenty percent of the
				  FPG.
"Preschool age child"
means a child age thirty
				  months through six years of age who is not attending kindergarten or elementary
				  school.
"Private school"
means a private school approved
				  by the state under chapter 28A.195 RCW.
"Program violation"
means an act contrary to
				  program rules and regulations and includes failure to adhere to program
				  requirements.
"Sanction"
means deterrent action imposed by the
				  department to address a program violation finding.
"SCC"
means the seasonal child care program,
				  which is a child care subsidy program described in part III of this chapter
				  that assists eligible families who are seasonally employed in agriculturally
				  related work outside of the consumer's home to pay for licensed or certified
				  child care.
"School age child"
means a child who is between
				  five years of age through twelve years of age and who is attending public or
				  private school or is receiving home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200
				  RCW.
"Seasonally available agricultural related
				  work"
means work that is directly related to the cultivation,
				  production, harvesting or processing of fruit trees or crops.
"Self-employment"
means engaging in any legal
				  income generating activity that is taxable under the United States Tax Code or
				  that would be taxable with or without a treaty between an Indian Nation and the
				  United States, as verified by Washington state business license, or a tribal,
				  county, or city business or occupation license, as applicable, and a uniform
				  business identification (UBI) number for approved self-employment activities
				  that occur outside of the home. Incorporated businesses are not considered
				  self-employment enterprises.
"Suspected fraud"
means evidence supporting a
				  finding of fraud. Suspected fraud can result in a criminal investigation by law
				  enforcement.
"Unintentional"
means not done willfully or on
				  purpose.
"Waiting list"
means a list of applicants or
				  reapplicants eligible to receive subsidy benefits but funding is not
				  available.
"WCCC"
means the working connections child care
				  program, which is a child care subsidy program described in part II of this
				  chapter that assists eligible families in obtaining subsidy for child
				  care.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.070,
					 43.215.060 and chapter 43.215 RCW.
					 12-11-025, §
											170-290-0003, filed 5/8/12,
					 effective 6/8/12; 11-12-078, §
											170-290-0003, filed 5/31/11,
					 effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and
					 chapter 43.215 RCW. 09-22-043, §
											170-290-0003, filed 10/28/09,
					 effective 12/1/09.