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CAPS Policy – Definitions and Acronyms No.: CAPS/00-2 Effective Date: 10/01/2016 Revised: 10/06/2025 Revision Effective: 10/06/2025
CAPS Policy Manual
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Office of State Administrative Hearings PE
Provider Error Pre-K
Pre-Kindergarten (generally refers to Georgia’s Pre-K Program) PV
Program Violation QR
Quality Rated QRIS
Quality Rated Improvement System SFSP
Summer Food Service Program SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SMI
State Median Income SSCM
Social Services Case Manager SSI
Supplemental Security Income (Blind, Aged, Disabled) SSN
Social Security Number TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TFSP
TANF Family Service Plan TCC
Technical Certificate of Credit TCC
Transitional Child Care TCD
Technical College Diploma TIN
Taxpayer Identification Number UAS
Uniform Accounting System UP
Underpayment USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
POLICY REVISION HISTORY Date Description of Change 03/26/2018 Removed definition for Graduated Phase-out and added definitions for Gross Applicable Income and Maximum Allowable Income. 07/02/2018 Revised definition of Minor Parent to 20 years of age or younger; revised definition for Special Needs; added definition for Temporary Change; and added new definition for an authorized representative. Replaced all instances of the word certificate with scholarship in this section and throughout the Policy Manual. Replaced most instances of the word program with provider in this section and throughout the Policy Manual. 10/01/2018 Revised the title of the “Special Needs” definition to “Children with Disabilities,” in accordance with a corresponding revision to the title of that priority group and added to the definition a requirement that the disability affect the child’s learning. Added new definition for serious injury. 10/19/2018 Revised definition of temporary change to include any change in age and any change in residency within the state of Georgia.