New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6900 - CHILD CARE PROGRAM
Part He-C 6910 - EMPLOYMENT RELATED NH CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Section He-C 6910.03 - Definitions
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(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:
(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.