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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 2 1.1.4. Approval: Process by which DoHS approves a child care facility that is not required by law to be regulated which enables the service provider to participate in the child care subsidy certificate program. 1.1.5. Certificate of Registration: A statement issued by the Commissioner for a period of up to two years to a family child care home upon receipt of a self-certification statement of compliance with the applicable rules promulgated by the Commissioner. 1.1.6. Child: An individual who is: 1) under 13 years of age, 2) 13 to 18 years of age and is either under court supervision or a special needs child as defined in 1.2.44. 1.1.7. Child Care Resource & Referral Agency (CCR&R or R&R): An agency under contract with the Department of Human Resources to maintain provider resources, provide consumer education, manage the child care subsidy program, refer parents to available providers, and offer services to improve the quality of child care, such as provider training and technical assistance. 1.1.8. Child Care Center: A place operated for the care of 13 or more children on a nonresidential basis. 1.1.9. DoHS: West Virginia Department of Human Resources. 1.1.10. Emancipated Minor: A child over the age of sixteen who has petitioned a court for emancipation and who has been declared by the court to be emancipated with all rights and duties of an adult; additionally, all children who are now or were previously legally married. 1.1.11. Facility: A place or residence, including personnel, structures, grounds, and equipment used for the care of a child or children on a residential or other basis for any number of hours a day in any shelter or structure maintained for that purpose. 1.1.12. PATH: The People’s Access to Help (PATH) is the management information system used to maintain child care information on families and providers, determine eligibility and process payments. 1.1.13. Family: One or more adults and children, if any, related by blood or law, and residing in the same household. Where adults other than spouses reside together, each shall be considered a separate family. Emancipated minors and children living under the care of individuals not legally responsible for their care shall be considered as separate families.