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(C) Alter one or more documents to obtain benefits to which the individual is not entitled. 001.18 LICENSE-EXEMPT FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME. A provider who is providing care in the provider’s own home, serving a maximum of three children from different families, or six children from one family. 001.19 LOW INCOME FAMILY. A family unit whose income is within 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. 001.20 LOW INCOME SLIDING FEE FAMILY. A family whose income exceeds 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level but is equal to or less than 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. 001.21 PRESCHOOLER. A child age 36 months to school-age. 001.22 PROVIDER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. A nine-digit Federal Identification (FID) Number or a nine-digit Social Security Number (SSN). 001.23 RECIPIENT. An individual who has applied for and been approved to receive subsidy benefits for child care. 001.24 RELATIVE. Grandparent(s), great grandparent(s), step-grandparents, sibling(s) or step-siblings, aunt(s), and uncle(s). 001.25 SERVICE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT FORM. A legally binding document describing the service(s) to be provided, the agreed-upon unit(s), and the unit rate(s) for each provider. The responsibilities of the provider are stated in the enrollment form. 001.26 SCHOOL-AGED CHILD. A child who attends kindergarten or above. 001.27 SLIDING FEE. A monthly out of pocket expense based on a percentage of the household’s gross income for all of the household’s children enrolled in the subsidy program. 001.28 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. A child will be considered to be special needs if the child’s independence, self-sufficiency, and safety is dependent on others and requires extra supervision, care, or assistance in the child care setting due to the following behavioral, emotional, or physical conditions: (A) The child has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, licensed or certified psychologist, or licensed mental health practitioner, to have a behavioral or emotional disorder which deviates substantially from behavior appropriate to the child’s age, or which significantly interferes with intellectual, social, or personal adjustment; or (B) A physical disability or health impairment that causes chronic or acute health problems, that has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner practicing within his or her Page 5 of 41