South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:47 - Child care services
Chapter 67:47:01 - Assistance with child care costs
Section 67:47:01:01 - Definitions

(1) "Adult exercising parental control," means an individual 18 years of age or older who is neither the child's parent or guardian nor residing with the child's parent or guardian, but who has permission from the child's parent or guardian giving the individual authority to exercise parental control of the child;

(2) "Child care certificate" means a certificate issued by the department to a recipient who uses the certificate as payment for child care services;

(3) "Child with special needs" means a child who is under age 18, or under age 19 if still in school, and who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care; or a child who is under court supervision;

(4) "Head Start" or "Head Start Program," means a program funded under the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 9831, et. seq., as amended to July 1, 2010, and carried out by a Head Start agency which provides ongoing, comprehensive child development services;

(5) "Household" means the parent or legal guardian, the child for whom child care services are being requested or provided, other individuals under age 18 for whom the parent or guardian is the adult exercising parental control and who are residing in the home; when a child is placed with a guardian but the state maintains custody, the child and any of the child's siblings placed with the same guardian. A household does not include a roomer, a boarder, or an individual over age 18 who is not the child's parent or legal guardian or is not the adult exercising parental control of the child;

(6) "Informal provider" means an individual who is a friend of the family requesting child care assistance who does not live with the recipient, is at least 18 years of age, and provides care only for that recipient's child.

(7) "In-home provider" means an individual who provides child care services in the recipient's home;

(8) "In-process provider the provider's intent is to become registered or licensed within 120 days;

(9) "Primary provider" means the child care provider having the highest calculated cost of child care a month for a family;

(10) "Protective services" means services provided under a court order which enable an alleged or adjudicated abused or neglected child to remain in the recipient's home or in the home of another relative, a foster parent, or other suitable person under the supervision and assistance of the court, the Department of Social Services, or another agency designated by the court ; or temporary services provided as approved or recommended by the Department of Social Services without court order ;

(11) "Recipient" means an individual receiving child care benefits; and

(12) "Relative provider," means an individual who is at least 18 years of age; the aunt, uncle, grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling, if such sibling-provider lives in a separate residence, of the child for whom child care assistance is being requested; and the child care provider for that child;