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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

2 B. “Additional care needs” means a child who has a physical and/or mental disability and needs a higher level of care on an individualized basis than that of his/her peers at the same age; or, who is under court supervision, including a voluntary out-of-home placement prior to or subsequent to a petition review of the need for placement (PRNP), and who has additional care needs identified by an individual health care plan (IHCP), individual education plan (IEP), physician’s/professional’s statement, child welfare, or individualized family service plan (IFSP). C. “Adult caretaker” means a person in the home who is financially contributing to the welfare of the child and is the parent, adoptive parent, step-parent, legal guardian, or person who is acting in “loco parentis” and has custody of the child during the period of time child care is being requested. D. “Adverse action” means any action by the counties or their designee which adversely affects the adult caretaker or teen parent’s eligibility for services, or the Child Care Provider’s right to payment for services provided and authorized under the CCCAP. E. “Affidavit” means a voluntary written declaration reflecting the personal knowledge of the declarant. F. “Applicant” means the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) who sign(s) the application form and/or the redetermination form. G. “Application” is a Department-approved form that may include, but is not limited to: 1. An original Department-prescribed Low-Income Child Care application, which is the first application for the CCCAP filed by the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent; or 2. Any application for another public assistance program, so long as the county has submitted a County Plan in the Child Care Automated Tracking System (CHATS) requesting the use of other public assistance program applications, and use of the other program application is approved by the