La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5102
Automated Child Care Time and Attendance- an electronic system that provides accurate and timely capturing, tracking, and reporting of time and attendance data. This system may utilize finger imaging or IVR (Interactive Voice Response) as a mechanism for capturing this data.
Finger Imaging- the measurement of physical characteristics of a finger for use in personal identification.
Full-Time Care- authorized child care calculated to be 30 or more hours per week that is paid in units of days or half days with a maximum of 22 days per month.
Head of Household-an individual who may apply for child care assistance for a child that customarily resides more than half the time with him/her. The individual may be the parent of a child needing child care assistance or may be the adult household member with primary responsibility for the child's financial support and care if the child's parent is not living in the home, or is living in the home but is under age 18 and not emancipated by law, or is disabled and is unable to care for himself/herself and his/her child(ren) as verified by a doctor's statement or worker determination.
Homeless-lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term "homeless" shall encompass children and youths experiencing the particular conditions and situations provided for in subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act, 42 U.S.C. 11434 a(2).
Household-a group of individuals who live together, consisting of the head of household, that person's legal spouse or non-legal spouse, the disabled adult parent who is unable to care for himself/herself and his/her child(ren) who are in need of care, and all children under the age of 18 who are dependent on the head of household and/or spouse, including the minor unmarried parent (MUP) who is not legally emancipated and the MUP's children.
Household Designee (HD)-an adult who is designated (in writing) by the CCAP Head of Household, other responsible household member, or authorized representative to drop off and/or pick up the child or children from an authorized CCAP provider. Each household designee may be finger imaged for identity purposes. In the case of an in-home provider, a household designee is the person to whom the provider may release the child or children when the provider leaves the home.
Intentional Program Violation (IPV)-any act by a CCAP client or provider that consists of intentionally making a false or misleading statement, or misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding relevant facts.
Part-Time Care-authorized child care calculated to be less than 30 hours per week, paid in units of hours (total per day may not exceed daily rate) up to a maximum of 129 hours per month.
Seeking Employment-register for work with Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by creating a helping individuals reach employment (HiRE) account and by maintaining an active work registration within their HiRE account.
Special Needs Child Care -child care for a child through age 17 who because of a mental, physical, or emotional disability, requires specialized facilities, lower staff ratio, and/or specially trained staff to meet his or her developmental and physical needs. Incentive payments up to 25 percent higher than the regular rates can be allowed for a special needs child if the provider is actually providing the specialized care.
Training or Employment Mandatory Participant (TEMP)-a household member who is required, to meet criteria described in §5103. B.4 including the head of household, the head of household's legal spouse or non-legal spouse, the MUP age 16 or older whose child(ren) need child care assistance, and the MUP under age 16 whose child(ren) live with the MUP and the MUP's disabled parent/guardian who is unable to care for the MUP's child(ren) while the MUP goes to school/work.
Transitional Living Program-any residential program or facility providing housing to homeless people, including but not limited to: emergency shelters; runaway and homeless youth residential programs or facilities; programs for parenting youth; programs for individuals who are fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; transitional housing programs; and prisoner reentry programs.
La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5102