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

8 “High-quality early childhood program” means a program operated by a child care provider with a fiscal agreement through CCCAP; and, that is in the top three levels of the Department's quality rating and improvement system, is accredited by a Department-approved accrediting body, or is an Early Head Start or Head Start program that meets federal standards. “Hold slots” means a county determined number of days when payment is allowed for unused care that is in addition to absences, holidays, and school breaks. Hold slots are intended to hold a child's slot with a provider due to extended absence from care. “Household” includes: all children in the home who are under eighteen (18) years of age; all children under nineteen (19) years of age who are still in high school and the responsibility of the adult caretaker(s); and the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s). “In loco parentis” means a person who is assuming the parent obligations for a child, including protecting their rights and/or a person who is standing in the role of the parent of a child without having gone through the formal adoption process. Parent obligations include, but are not limited to, attending parent teacher conferences, regularly picking up and dropping children at child care, and regularly taking the child to doctor appointments. “Incapacitated” means a physical or mental impairment which substantially reduces or precludes the adult caretaker or teen parent from providing care for his/her child(ren) and participating in a Low-Income Child Care eligible activity. Such a condition shall be documented by a physician's statement or other medical verification which establishes a causal relationship between the impairment and the ability to provide child care. “Income eligibility” means that eligibility for child care subsidies is based on and determined by measuring the countable household income and size against eligibility guidelines “Inconsistent” means the information provided is unclear or conflicting or the county has reason to believe the facts presented are contrary to the information provided by the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s). “Intentional Program Violation (IPV)” means an act committed by an adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) who has intentionally made a false or misleading statement or misrepresented, concealed or withheld facts for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a Colorado Child Care Assistance Program household’s eligibility to receive benefits for which they were not eligible; or has committed or intended to commit any act that constitutes a violation of the child care assistance program regulations or any state statute related to the use or receipt of CCCAP benefits for the purpose of establishing or maintaining the household’s eligibility to receive benefits. “Involuntarily out of the home” means when an adult caretaker or teen parent is out of the home due to circumstances beyond his/her immediate control to include, but not be limited to, incarceration, resolution of immigration issues, and/or restraining orders. “Job search” is a Low-Income Child Care eligible activity where an adult caretaker or a teen parent is actively seeking employment. “Low-Income Program” or “Low-Income Child Care” means a child care component within CCCAP for households with an adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) who is/are in a low-income eligible activity, income eligible, and not receiving Colorado Works, Child Welfare, or Protective Services child care. “Manual Claim” means the child care provider’s process of invoicing the county using the Department- prescribed manual claim form for reimbursements that were not processed automatically through CHATS including but not limited to: A. Care that was authorized and provided;