N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6910.03 - Definitions
(a) "Applicant " means a parent , legal
guardian , or caretaker relative of the child (ren) who applies for child care
scholarship .
(b) "Assistance group "
means the individuals who are residing in the same household whose needs and
income are considered and combined together when determining eligibility and
the amount of assistance for child care .
(c) "Authorized representative " means the
person(s) who is designated or authorized by a child care provider to act on
behalf of that provider in matters related to billing DHHS for child care
services provided and is not the parent of a child in the provider 's care who
is receiving child care scholarship .
(d) "Authorized service level " means full
time , half time , or part time service level based on the number of hours of
child care per week required for an approved employment related activity, plus
commute time pursuant to in
He-C
6910.07(f).
(e) "Caretaker relative " means a specified
relative as defined in
RSA
167:78, III, namely, "a
specified relative , other than a parent , who provides care and parental control
to a dependent child ."
(f) "Child
care " means the act of providing supervision , food, activity, and rest for a
child for any portion of a 24-hour day, in order to promote healthy child
development.
(g) "Child care
scholarship " means payment to a child care provider of child care services on
behalf of a family who meets the eligibility criteria of He-C 6910.
(h) "Child experiencing a disability or
significant special need(s)" means a child through the age of 17 who has a
verified medical, physical, developmental, educational, or emotional disability
or significant special need pursuant to
He-C
6910.09(j) requiring additional funds
for accommodation or classroom adaptation in the child care setting.
(i) "Children experiencing homelessness "
means children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as
defined in the McKinney-Vento Act which includes:
(1) Children who:
a. Are sharing the housing of other persons
due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
b. Are living in motels, hotels, trailer
parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate
accommodations;
c. Are living in
emergency or transitional shelters; or
d. Are abandoned in hospitals;
(2) Children who have a primary
nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or
ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
(3) Children who are living in
cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or
train stations, or similar settings; or
(4) Migratory children as such term is
defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1995
who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children
are living in circumstances described in (1)-(3) above.
(j) "Commute time " means for employment
related child care one hour per day in a week, during which the parent (s)
travels for active participation to and from an employment related activity.
(k) "Continued assistance " means a
period up to 92 calendar days to allow a parent to engage in an approved
activity.
(l) "Cost share " means a
DHHS-determined portion of the standard rate charged as a fee to parents for
child care services provided based on family size and income pursuant to
He-C
6910.18.
(m) "Department " (DHHS) means the department
of health and human services for the State of New Hampshire.
(n) "District office (DO) " means one of the
New Hampshire regional offices where families can apply for child care
scholarship provided by DHHS.
(o)
"Eligibility period " means the time for which a family is determined eligible
to receive child care scholarship .
(p) "Employment related activities " means
participation in an approved activity that is designed to assist parents to
enter, re-enter, or remain in the workforce as described in
He-C
6910.07(f).
(q) "Enrolled child care provider " means a
child care provider who has met the qualifications and requirements found in
He-C 6914 and is authorized to receive payment from DHHS for child care
services provided. The term includes the definition of "registered provider " as
used in RSA
170-E:6-a.
(r) "Expedited child care " means a rapid
eligibility determination for child care scholarship utilizing a child care
provider currently enrolled with DHHS for any applicant who meets the
definition of homelessness in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, ("McKinney-Vento Act")
42 USC
11434a(2) (2011).
(s) "Family " means a child (ren) and an
adult(s) who reside in the same household and who have a birth, foster, step,
adoptive, legal guardianship, or caretaker relative relationship.
(t) "Family assistance program recipient "
means an individual receiving financial assistance for families with dependent
children .
(u) "Family cap amount "
means a DHHS determined portion of the standard rate charged as a fee to
parents for child care services provided based on family size and income which
is determined at initial eligibility or at redetermination pursuant to
He-C
6910.18.
(v) "Federal poverty guidelines (FPG) " means
poverty guidelines, published in the Federal Register at least annually by the
secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which
are used as an eligibility criterion for community services block grant
programs.
(w) "Foster parent " means
an individual who has a license or permit for foster family care, pursuant to
He-C 6446.
(x) "Fraud " means
"fraud " as defined in
RSA
167:58, IV.
(y) "Full time " means greater than 30 hours
of child care per week.
(z)
"Graduated phase out " means a 12-month eligibility period for child care
scholarship when the assistance group 's income exceeds 220% and is less than or
equal to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines (FPG) at redetermination .
(aa) "Half time " means greater than 15 and
equal to or less than 30 hours of child care per week.
(ab) "Job search " means a 92-calendar day
period:
(1) Granted at initial eligibility,
during which a parent is actively seeking employment; or
(2) Granted during a 12-month eligibility
period when a parent 's approved activity terminates, which allows a parent the
opportunity to engage or reengage in an approved activity.
(ac) "Legal guardian " means an individual who
is given legal authority by a court and charged with the duty to provide care,
custody, and supervision of the child (ren).
(ad) "Licensed " means the child care provider
has been issued a child care license to operate by the commissioner of DHHS, in
accordance with RSA 170-E or has been issued a license to legally operate as a
child care provider in accordance with the child care licensing requirements of
a state neighboring New Hampshire.
(ae) "License-exempt " means a child care
provider is not required to be licensed , in accordance with RSA 170-E:3 (a),
(b), (c), (f), (g), and (h), I, or is not required to be licensed but can
legally operate as a child care provider in accordance with the regulations of
a state neighboring New Hampshire.
(af) "McKinney-Vento Act (McKinney-Vento
Act) " means the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act,
42 USC
11301 (1987).
(ag) "Medical leave " means an illness,
injury, or medical condition which temporarily prohibits the eligible parent
from participating in employment, training, educational program , mental health
treatment program , or substance misuse treatment program . This term includes
caring for the other parent of the common child living in the household or
another child living in the household.
(ah) "Monthly gross income " means total
monthly monies received before taxes and other deductions are applied.
(ai) "NHEP participant " means an
individual who is enrolled in the NHEP work program and is receiving TANF
financial assistance.
(aj) "New
Hampshire employment program (NHEP) " means the program administered by DHHS in
accordance with RSA
167:78 through
RSA
167:92.
(ak) "Notification " means a written or
printed document that advises:
(1) Families
of:
a. The results of eligibility
determinations; and
b. Other
changes in child care scholarship ; or
(2) Providers of:
a. Changes to a family 's child care
scholarship , as applicable;
b. The
maintenance of the provider 's enrollment status; and
c. Other information related to the
provider 's compliance with these rules.
(al) "Parent " means an individual who has a
birth, adoptive, or step-parent relationship to the child (ren), a foster parent
as defined in (x) above, a legal guardian as defined in (ad) above, or a
caretaker relative as defined in (e) above.
(am) "Parent with a disability " means a
parent who is unable to participate in employment related activities or unable
to care for and supervise his or her child (ren) because of a verified physical
or mental condition, disease, or a combination of these conditions.
(an) "Part time " means one to 15 hours of
child care per week.
(ao)
"Provider " means an individual or a public or private organization supplying
child care services to a family and requesting enrollment for financial
reimbursement from DHHS.
(ap)
"Recipient " means a member of a family , who meets eligibility requirements for
child care scholarship from DHHS pursuant to He-C 6910.
(aq) "Redetermination " means a scheduled
review of a parent 's eligibility for child care scholarship , and includes
verification of all aspects of eligibility.
(ar) "Satisfactory progress " means meeting
the minimum standards set by an organization or agency , or an educational or
training facility , which measures a person's:
(1) Proficiency level in an activity; and
(2) Ability to complete the
activity in a timely manner.
(as) "Self-employed " means an individual who
is employed or directly engaged in an income producing trade or business for
the purpose of generating income with repetition and continuity of operation as
one's occupation including, but not limited to, sales, services, home
construction, lawn and landscaping services, hair styling, and other personal
services.
(at) "Standard rate "
means a DHHS determined rate used to calculate child care scholarship and cost
share amount.
(au) "Temporary
assistance to needy families (TANF) " means the financial and medical assistance
provided under the New Hampshire employment program (NHEP) , family assistance
program (FAP), families with older children (FWOC) program , and the interim
disabled parent (IDP) program .
(av)
"Termination " means the discontinuance of child care scholarship received by an
assistance group when the conditions of eligibility for receipt of the
assistance are no longer met.
(aw)
"Tier 1 " means the initial threshold for child care scholarship where the
assistance group 's gross income is less than or equal to 220% of FPG.
(ax) "Tier 2 " means the threshold for child
care scholarship where the assistance group 's gross income is greater than 220%
and less than or equal to 250% of FPG at redetermination , resulting in a
12-month graduated phase out period.
(ay) "Wait list " means a prioritized list of
children eligible for child care scholarship who are waiting for funding to
become available to receive child care scholarship .
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