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R986. Workforce Services, Employment Development. R986-700. Child Care Assistance. R986-700-701. Authority for Child Care Assistance (CC) and Other Applicable Rules. (1) The Department administers Child Care Assistance (CC) pursuant to the authority granted in Section 35A-3-310. (2) Rule R986-100 applies to CC except as noted in this rule. (3) Applicable provisions of R986-200 apply to CC, except as noted in this rule or where in conflict with this rule. R986-700-701.1. Definitions and Acronyms. (1) The terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 35A-3-102 and 35A-3-201. (2) In addition: (a) "ALJ" means Administrative Law Judge. (b) "Applicant" means any person requesting CC. (c) "Approved Provider" means a provider who meets the requirements in Section R986-700-726. (d) "CC" means Child Care assistance or subsidy. (e) "CCDF" means Child Care and Development Fund. (f) "Certification period" as it relates to a recipient of CC is the period of time for which CC is presumptively approved. (g) "Client" means an applicant for, or recipient of, CC. (h) "Child" includes children and vice versa. (i) "Child Care Provider" or "Provider" means any person, individual or corporation, institution or organization that provides child care services. (j) "Department" means Department of Workforce Services. (k) "DWS" means Department of Workforce Services. (l) "Employment" means a job or providing a service that pays wages, a salary, in-kind benefits, or self-employment income, provided federal or state law does not prohibit the occupation. (m) "Employment plan" is a written agreement between the Department and a client that describes the requirements for continued eligibility and the result if an obligation is not fulfilled. (n) "FEP" means Family Employment Program. (o) "FEPTP" means Family Employment Program Two Parent. (p) "FFN" means Family, Friend and Neighbor provider. (q) "Financial assistance" means a payment, other than for SNAP, CC, or medical care, to an eligible individual or household that is intended to provide for the individual's or household's basic needs. (r) "Household assistance unit" means a group of individuals who are living together or who are considered to be living together, and for whom assistance is requested or issued. (s) "IPV" means intentional program violation. (t) "Licensed-center provider" means a non-hourly, licensed child care center that is regulated through CCL. (u) "Local office" means the Employment Center that serves the geographical area in which the client resides. (v) "Minor child" means a child under the age of 18, or under 19 years of age and in school full time and expected to complete the educational program prior to turning 19, and who has not been emancipated either by a lawful marriage or court order. (w) "OCC" means Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care. (x) "ORS" means Office of Recovery Service, Utah State Department of Human Services. (y) "Parent" includes natural, adoptive, and stepparents. "Parent" includes "parents" and vice versa. (z) "Recipient" means any individual receiving CC. (aa) Review or recertification. Clients who are found eligible for CC are given a date for review or recertification at which point continuing eligibility is determined. (bb) "SSA" means Social Security Administration. (cc) "SSI" means Supplemental Security Insurance. (dd) "TCA" means Transitional Cash Assistance. (ee) "VA" means US Department of Veteran Affairs. R986-700-702. General Provisions. (1) Child Care assistance is provided to support employment for a qualified household with at least one minor dependent child who is a United States citizen or who meets qualified alien status. Child Care assistance for approved education and training activities, job search, or for an approved temporary change as defined in Section R986-700-703 may be authorized in accordance with this rule. (2) Child Care assistance is available, as funding permits, to a client who is employed or is participating in activities that lead to employment, and is: (a) a parent, including a foster care parent who receives foster care reimbursement from the Utah Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Child Care Services, or its successor; (b) a specified relative; or (c) a client who has been awarded custody or appointed guardian of the child by court order and both parents are absent from the home. If there is no court order, an exception can be made on a case by case basis in unusual circumstances by the Department program specialist.