Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part I - INTRODUCTION › Section 110-15-0003 - 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.
"Administrative error"
means an error made by
				  DCYF through no fault of the consumer or provider.
"Approved activity"
means an activity that a
				  consumer is required to participate in at application and reapplication to be
				  eligible to collect benefits.
"Authorization"
means the transaction created by
				  DCYF which allows the provider 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
				  110-15-0040,
				  110-15-0045,
				  or
				  110-15-0050
				  during the time child care is needed.
"Benefit"
means a regular payment made by a
				  government agency on behalf of a person eligible 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 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 eligible to
				  receive:
(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 each month toward the cost of child care,
				  whether provided under a voucher or contract.
"Days"
means calendar days unless otherwise
				  specified.
"DCYF"
means the department of children, youth,
				  and families.
"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.
"Electronic record"
means a record generated,
				  communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in an information
				  system or for transmission from one information system to another.
"Electronic signature"
means a signature in
				  electronic form attached to or logically associated with an electronic record
				  including, but not limited to, a digital signature, symbol, or process executed
				  by a person with the intent to sign the record.
"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.
"Eligibility period"
means the months for which
				  households are eligible to receive WCCC or SCC program subsidies.
"Employment"
or
"work"
means
				  engaging in any legal, income generating activity that is taxable under the
				  U.S. Tax Code or that would be taxable with or without a treaty between an
				  Indian Nation and the U.S. This includes unsubsidized employment, as verified
				  by DCYF, and subsidized employment, such as:
(a) Working in a federal or state paid work study program;
				  or
(b) VISTA volunteers, AmeriCorps, JobCorps, 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 themselves or another person. See
				  RCW
				    74.04.004.
"Homeless"
means homeless as defined by the
				  McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 without a fixed, regular, and
				  adequate nighttime residence.
"In-home/relative provider"
or
"family,
				  friends, and neighbors (FFN) provider"
means an individual who is exempt
				  from child care licensing standards and is approved for working connections
				  child care (WCCC) payment under WAC
				  110-15-0125.
"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.
"Infant"
means a child from birth to 11
				  months.
"Living in the household"
means people who
				  reside at the same physical address.
"Lump-sum payment"
means a single payment that
				  is not anticipated to continue.
"Newly eligible consumer"
means a consumer that
				  has at least one full calendar month break in benefit eligibility.
"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.
"Overpayment"
means a payment or benefits
				  received by a provider or consumer that exceeds the amount the provider or
				  consumer is approved for or eligible to receive.
"Parental control"
means a child is living with
				  a biological or adoptive parent, stepparent, legal guardian verifiable by a
				  legal or court document, adult sibling or step-sibling, nephew or niece, aunt,
				  great-aunt, uncle, great-uncle, grandparent or great-grandparent, or an
				  approved in loco parentis custodian responsible for exercising day-to-day care
				  and control of the child.
"Preschool age child"
means a child age 30
				  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 a failure to adhere to
				  program requirements, which results in an overpayment.
"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 12 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.
"Second tier eligibility"
means an increased
				  income limit for eligible families who reapply before the end of their current
				  eligibility period.
"Self-employment"
means engaging in a legal,
				  income-generating activity earned directly from an individual's trade or
				  business that is taxable under the U.S. Tax Code or that would be taxable with
				  or without a treaty between an Indian Nation and the U.S.
"Sign"
means placing a name or legal mark on a
				  document by physically writing or using an electronic signature.
"State median income (SMI)"
means an annual
				  income figure representing the point at which there are as many families
				  earning more than that amount as there are earning less than that amount. The
				  Census Bureau publishes median family income figures for each state each year,
				  depending on family size.
"TANF"
means temporary assistance for needy
				  families, a cash assistance program administered by DSHS.
"Technical assistance"
means a strategy that is
				  focused on the resolution of a specific concern or need. This may be in writing
				  or by phone call.
"To the extent of available funds"
means one or
				  more of the following:
(a) Limited or closed enrollment;
(b) Subject to a priority list for new enrollees pursuant to
				  applicable state and federal law and as described in WAC
				  110-15-2210;
				  or
(c) Subject to a waiting list.
"Unintentional"
means not done willfully or on
				  purpose.
"Waiting list"
means a list of applicants or
				  reapplicants eligible to receive subsidy benefits when funding becomes
				  available.
"WCCC"
means the working connections child care
				  program, a child care subsidy program described in part II of this chapter that
				  assists eligible families to pay for child care.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070 and 2017
					 3rd sp.s. c 1 § 615. WSR 17-23-033, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 11/7/17, effective 12/8/17. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070,
					 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 17-12-013, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 5/26/17, effective 6/26/17. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215
					 RCW. WSR 16-19-107, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070,
					 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 14-12-050, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 5/30/14, effective 6/30/14; WSR 12-11-025, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12; WSR 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. WSR 09-22-043, §
											170-290-0003, filed
					 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.