Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance
Chapter 41 - Child Care Assistance Program
Article 5 - Definitions
7 AAC 41.990 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 41.990
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) "adult" means an
individual who is 18 years of age or older;
(2) "age group" means an age group described
in 7 AAC 41,025(b);
(3) "approved
provider" means a provider described in
7 AAC 41.201(d) who has been found
eligible to participate in the child care assistance program;
(4) "approved in-home child care caregiver"
means an in-home child care caregiver who is approved under
7 AAC 41.370(d);
(5) " ATAP" means the Alaska Temporary
Assistance Program under AS 47.27;
(6) "attendance" means tire time during which
a child is actually in the care of a provider,
(7) "attendance rate" means a full or part
day rate for the actual time that a child is in care;
(8) "authorized" means contained in a child
care authorization;
(9) "business
day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a federal holiday;
(10) "category of care" means a
classification of child care described in
7 AAC 41.025(b) and specified in a
child care authorization;
(11)
"child," when that term is used to refer to
(A) a child receiving child care services
under this chapter, has the meaning given that term in
AS
47.25.095;
(B) the children of a family, for purposes of
determining family eligibility, means an individual younger than 18 years of
age;
(12) "child care"
has the meaning given "day care" in AS 47 .25 .095;
(13) "child care assistance pro-am" means the
program described in
7 AAC 41.010;
(14) "child care authorization" means the
written authorization regarding program assistance issued under
7 AAC 41.340;
(15) "clean" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(16) "contaminate" or "contamination" has the
meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(17) "contract" means an agreement between
the department and a designee, under which the department provides money to the
designee to carry out the program under
AS
47.25.001-47.25.095 and this
chapter;
(18) "CPR" means
cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(19)
"day" means calendar day;
(20)
"department" means the Department of Health and Social Services;
(21) "designee" means a municipality or other
entity that has been designated by the department to assume one or more of the
department's duties under this chapter;
(22) "easily cleanable" has the meaning given
in 7 AAC 10.9990;
(23) "eligible cost of care" means the
program rate set under
7 AAC 41.025 or the provider's charge for services,
whichever is less;
(24) "eligible
family" means a family that meets the requirements of this chapter for
receiving program benefits;
(25)
"eligible provider" means a licensed provider or an approved provider
determined by the department or a designee to be eligible to participate in the
program;
(26) "enrollment rate"
means a rate based on a schedule of an estimated number of units of a care per
month, regardless of the actual time a child is in care;
(27) "family" means a group described in 7
AAC 41,013;
(28) "food" has the
meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(29) "grant" has the meaning given "contract"
in this section;
(30) "handsink"
means a lavatory
(A) equipped to provide hot
and cold running water in a manner that meets the requirements of
7 AAC 41.220(c)(4)(H); and
(B) used solely for washing hands, face,
arms, or other portions of the body;
(31) "homeless," with respect to a child or a
family with one or more children, has the meaning given "homeless" with respect
to a child under 42 U.S.C.
11434 a(2) (McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act), revised as of December 10, 2015 and adopted by
reference;
(32) "impervious bag"
has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(33) "in care" means receiving care in a
provider's facility;
(34) "in-home
child care" means child care services provided in the child's own home by an
approved in-home child care caregiver;
(35) "in-home child care caregiver" means an
individual who provides child care services in the child's own home;
(36) "in loco parentis" means a person acting
in place of a parent, such as a relative or friend who assumes parental duties
and responsibilities, but without the formalities of legal guardianship or
adoption;
(37) "licensed provider"
means a provider licensed under AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 57;
(38) "month" means a calendar
month;
(39) "monthly enrollment
rate" means a rate based on a schedule of an estimated number of units of care
per month;
(40) "municipality" has
the meaning given in
AS
01.10.060;
(41) "night shift" means employment requiring
a minimum of six work and travel hours between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m.;
(42) "non-temporary," with
respect to a period of time, means
(A) not
having a limit specified; or
(B)
having a limit that exceeds three months;
(43) "parent" means a
(A) parent by blood, marriage, or
adoption;
(B) legal guardian of a
child; or
(C) person standing in
loco parentis;
(44)
"participating family" means a family that the department has determined to be
eligible to participate in the program and to whom the department has issued a
current child care authorization;
(45) "participating provider" means a
provider that the department has determined to be eligible to participate in
the program and that is providing child care services under a child care
authorization;
(46) "PASS" means
Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency;
(47) "pest" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(48) "potable water" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(49) "program" means the child care
assistance program under
AS
47.25.001-47.25.095 and this
chapter;
(50) "provider" means
(A) a provider licensed under 7 AAC 57; for
purposes of this subparagraph, "provider" has the meaning given "day care
facility" under
AS
47.25.095;
(B) a provider described in
7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), and (4);
(C) an approved provider; and
(D) a family who has been approved to hire an
in-home child care caregiver under
7 AAC 41.370;
(51) "registration fee" means a charge
associated with the initial or annual enrollment of a child by a
provider;
(52) "regularly provides
care" means that a child is enrolled for regular care with a provider,
regardless of whether that child receives full-time or part-time
care;
(53) "relative" means a child
who, by marriage, blood, or court decree, is the
(A) grandchild or great-grandchild of the
provider;
(B) niece or nephew of
the provider; or
(C) sibling of the
provider if the provider lives in a separate residence;
(54) "sanitize" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(55) "single-use" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(56) "special needs," with respect to a
child, means a child
(A) within the meaning
of "child with a disability" under
20 U.S.C.
1401 (sec. 602, Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act):
(B) who is eligible
for early intervention services under
20 U.S.C.
1431-
1444 (part C, Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act); or
(C)
who is younger than 13 years of age and who is eligible for services under
29 U.S.C.
794 (sec. 504, Rehabilitation Act of
1973);
(57) "subcontract"
means a binding legal agreement that provides for an organization or an
individual other than the designee to carry out the administrative duties
required by a grant or contract under this chapter;
(58) "toilet" has the meaning given in
7 AAC 10.9990;
(59) "unit of care" means a fixed duration of
child care time in relation to a rate, such as part or full day rate, or part
or full month enrollment rate;
(60)
"work" means an activity described in
7 AAC 41.312;
(61) "work activities" has the meaning given
in AS
47.27.900.
(62) "cessation of an eligible activity"
means the ending of an eligible activity, to which the family will not return
within their current eligibility period.
(b) In the definition of "developmental disability" in AS 47.25.095, "disability" means a condition attributable to one or more mental or physical impairments that are severe, chronic, and likely to continue indefinitely.
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.25.001
AS 47.25.095
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