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Minnesota Administrative Rules
3400.0020 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
As used in parts 3400.0010 to 3400.0230, the terms defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.011, have the meanings given them in that section, and the following terms have the meanings given them in this part.
Subp. 4.
Administering agency.
"Administering agency" means a county social services agency or a public or nonprofit agency designated by the county board to administer the child care fund.
Subp. 5.
Administrative expenses.
"Administrative expenses" means costs associated with the direct services administration of the child care fund. Administrative expenses include:
A.
salaries, wages, and related payroll expenses incurred in the administration of the child care fund including direct personnel costs, expenses for general administration and supervision, and expenses for secretarial, clerical, accounting, and other support services;
Subp. 8.
Allocation.
"Allocation" means the share of the total state appropriation of child care funds that a county may earn and be reimbursed for in an allocation period. A county's allocation may be raised or lowered during the allocation period when the commissioner redistributes unexpended or unencumbered allocations or when additional funds become available.
Subp. 9a.
At-risk.
"At-risk" means environmental or familial factors that create barriers to a child's optimal achievement. Factors include, but are not limited to, a federal or state disaster, limited English proficiency in a family, a history of abuse or neglect, a determination that the children are at risk of abuse or neglect, family violence, homelessness, age of the mother, level of maternal education, mental illness, developmental disability, or parental chemical dependency or history of other substance abuse.
Subp. 10a.
Authorized hours.
"Authorized hours" means the number of hours in a service period, not to exceed the maximum hour limit established in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.09, subdivision 6, that may be paid for child care for a child.
Subp. 12.
Child care assistance.
"Child care assistance" means financial assistance for child care that is funded under Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.011 to 119B.16.
Subp. 17a.
Disability.
"Disability" means a functional limitation or health condition that interferes with a child's ability to walk, talk, see, hear, breathe, or learn.
Subp. 18.
Documentation.
"Documentation" means a written statement or record, including an electronic record, that substantiates or validates an assertion made by a person or an action taken by an administering agency.
Subp. 18a.
DWP.
"DWP" means the diversionary work program established in Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.95.
Subp. 20.
Eligible relative caregiver.
"Eligible relative caregiver" means a person identified under Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.08, subdivision 11, (1) who is a caregiver of a child receiving a MFIP grant or (2) who is an MFIP participant and the caregiver of a child. After an eligible relative caregiver begins receiving child care assistance, status as an eligible relative caregiver continues through all child care assistance programs until there is a break in the eligible relative caregiver's eligibility for child care assistance.
Subp. 24.
Family copayment fee.
"Family copayment fee" means the parent fee the family must contribute as its share of child care costs as determined under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.12.
Subp. 25.
Full calendar month.
"Full calendar month" from the first day of a month to the last day of that month.
Subp. 26.
Full-day basis.
"Full-day basis" means child care provided by a provider for more than five hours per day.
Subp. 28.
Household status.
"Household status" means the number of individuals residing in the household and the relationship of the individuals to one another.
Subp. 29a.
Immunization record.
"Immunization record" means the statement described in Minnesota Statutes, section 121A.15, subdivision 1, 3, paragraph (c) or (d), or 4.
Subp. 31b.
Legal guardian.
"Legal guardian" means a person who has been appointed or accepted as a guardian according to Minnesota Statutes, section 260C.325, 524.5-201, 524.5-202, or 524.5-204 under tribal law.
Subp. 32b.
Minimum wage.
"Minimum wage" means the minimum wage applicable under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177, to the applicant or participant or the premises where the applicant or participant is employed.
Subp. 33.
Overpayment.
"Overpayment" means the portion of a child care payment that is greater than the amount for which a recipient is eligible or greater than the amount a provider should have received.
Subp. 34a.
Participant.
"Participant" means a family receiving child care assistance under the child care fund.
Subp. 37.
Redetermination.
"Redetermination" means the process by which information is collected periodically by the county and used to determine whether a recipient is eligible for continued assistance under the child care fund.
Subp. 38.
Registration.
"Registration" means the process used by the county to obtain from a legal nonlicensed provider the information required under part 3400.0120, subpart 2.
Subp. 38a.
Residence.
"Residence" means the primary place where the family lives as identified by the applicant or participant.
Subp. 38b.
Scheduled hours.
"Scheduled hours" means the specific days and hours during a service period that a child will attend child care as determined by the child care worker, the parent, and the provider based on the parents' verified eligible activities schedules, the child's school schedule, and any other factors relevant to the family's child care needs.
Subp. 39.
State median income.
"State median income" means the state's annual median income for a family of three, adjusted for family size, developed by the Bureau of Census and published annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register.
Subp. 40.
Student.
"Student" means an individual enrolled in an educational program as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.011, subdivision 11. A non-MFIP student is a full-time student if the student is defined by the student's educational institution as a full-time student. A non-MFIP student is a part-time student if the student is defined by the student's educational institution as a part-time student. A MFIP student is a student who is in compliance with the education or training requirements in the student's employment plan.
Subp. 40a.
Temporarily absent.
"Temporarily absent" means a family member is living away from the family's residence but intends to return to the residence.
Subp. 44.
Weekly basis.
"Weekly basis" means child care provided by a provider for more than 35 but not more than 50 hours per week.
History:
14 SR 519; 18 SR 1144; L 1994 c 483 s 1; L 1995 1Sp3 art 16 s 13; L 1999 c 205 art 5 s 21; 26 SR 253; L 2003 1Sp14 art 1 s 106; L 2005 c 10 art 4 s 29; L 2005 c 56 s 2; 30 SR 1318; 33 SR 695
Published Electronically:
October 29, 2008
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