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Appendix 5

Glossary of Terms

ABC Quality: The entity that enrolls, monitors, and provides technical assistance to providers enrolled in the ABC Quality Child Care Scholarship Program, and makes all changes to a provider's file. There are two offices of ABC Quality; one located in Columbia and one in Greenville. www.abcquality.org Absence: Any time a child does not attend the facility. Adjustments: Adjustments are made to payments to a provider that has been over paid or under paid for a particular timeframe. There are four types of adjustments: • Receivable Adjustment: The process of collecting an over-payment made to providers. In this case, funds will be taken back for the specific period requested. The connection will be deleted or shortened once adjustment is complete. • Partial Receivable Adjustment: The process of collecting a portion of the over-payment made to providers. In this case one would actually process the adjustment for the difference between FT and HT care. The connection will not change; it will still reflect a FT connection but the difference between the FT and HT rate will be taken from the provider’s payment. • Partial Payable Adjustment: The process of paying a provider for under-payment. In this case one would actually process the adjustment for difference between HT and FT care. The connection will not change; it will still reflect a HT connection, but the provider would receive the difference between the HT and FT rate. • Payable Adjustment: The process of paying a provider for services due that cannot be paid under the normal SVL payment process.