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______________________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) — Job Training Partnership Act is a federal program offering job training. JTPA replaced the CETA program. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 replaces the JTPA program. Kinship Care Recipient — An adult present in the home whose needs are not included in the TANF grant, who supervises and cares for the TANF child(ren), and meets relationship requirements, is age 62 or older, has legal custody of the child(ren), and passed a background/fingerprint check. Legal Guardian/Caretaker — An adult, not the natural/adoptive parent, who has legal custody documented through the court system for the children in their care. Legal Parents — Mother, by having given birth to the child or by proof of adoption; father, by proof of adoption, legal document, court adjudication, or his acknowledgment of paternity. Legal Requirements — The non-financial eligibility requirements for a Child Care program child such as age, relationship, domicile, and citizenship. Legally Obligated Child Support — Court ordered or legally recorded document requiring the payments of child support to be made in the form of cash, medical, or to a third party. The official document indicates who the support is paid to and for, the frequency, and the amount of payment. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) —Federal Block Grant that funds in part the State of Nevada’s Energy Assistance Program (EAP) Lump Sum Payment — A financial settlement, which often involves funds, accumulated over an extended period of time. Major Parent — The natural/adoptive parent of a minor parent. Managing Conservator — A person designated by a court to have daily legal responsibility for a child. Medicaid — Provides free healthcare coverage for low-income Nevadans including adults, children, pregnant women, parents/caretakers, supplemental security income recipients, and certain Medicare beneficiaries. Medical Support — The non-custodial parent may be ordered to obtain health insurance for their children who receive TANF/Medicaid when it is available at a reasonable cost. Available at a reasonable cost is usually defined as being available through the employer. The medical support may be court-ordered as a cash payment. If the children are on assistance, Medicaid will intercept the payments to offset Medicaid expenditures. Direct cash medical support is budgeted income; this is an allowable deduction from the customers counted income if they are providing/paying the medical support. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) – A document written between parties to cooperatively work together on an agreed upon project or meet and agreed upon objective. The purpose of a MOA is to provide a written formal understanding of the agreement between parties. Mental Health and Developmental Services (MHDS) — Administer and distribute the Family Preservation Program and supported living arrangement funding which is unearned and exempt income. Glossary [6] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024