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“Pending” is the case status that means that the eligibility determination is in process. “Point of Service” (POS) is the swipe card device installed at the provider which recipients use to record attendance in VaECC and which provider can use to access information about attendance. “Provider” means a person, entity, or organization providing a child care program. “Provider portal” means the website on which providers can inquire about certain information stored in VaECC relating only to them. "Purchase of Service Order" (POSO) is the form sent to the provider and the parent to authorize the delivery of services to a recipient. “Recipient” means a person who has been authorized to receive child care subsidy services as a parent. “Registration” means the recording of the receipt of an application or waitlist screening in VaCMS. “Reinstate” is a case action taken to approve a previously closed case. "Relative provider" means a child care provider related to the parent or child by blood, marriage or adoption. “Religiously exempt center” means a child day center operated by or conducted under the auspices of a religious institution exempt from licensure. “Resource and referral" means services that provide assistance to parents in choosing child care; it may include assessment of the family’s child care needs, collection and maintenance of information about their needs in the community and efforts to increase the supply and to improve quality of child care. “Sanction” means to reduce or suspend a participant’s TANF grant and/or SNAP allotment for noncompliance with regulations or statutes. "Satisfactory progress" means that the participant in any educational or training activity is meeting, on a periodically measured basis of less than one year, such as a term, semester or quarter, a consistent standard of progress based on written policy developed by the educational institution or training agency. “Screening date” means the date on which a family requests to be screened for the waitlist. This date determines a family’s position on the waitlist. "Self-employment" means a business, farming, or commercial enterprise in which the individual receives income earned by his own efforts, including his active engagement in management of property. “Service period” means the segment of the month for which attendance may be reported and the provider may receive payment. Each month is divided into two segments, the 1st through the 15th and the 16th through the final day of the month. "Service plan" means the written, mutually agreed upon activities and responsibilities between the local department and the parent in the provision of child care services.