Section He-C 6920.03 - Definitions(a) "Applicant" means an individual or child care provider who applies for authorization to be reimbursed by the state of NH as an enrolled child care provider as described in (j) below and in accordance with He-C 6910.(b) "Assistance group" mean the individuals who are residing in the same household whose needs and income are considered and combined together when determining eligibility and the amount of assistance for child care.(c) "Authorized representative" means the person who is designated or authorized by a child care provider to act on behalf of that provider in matters related to billing DHHS for child care services provided and is not the parent of a child in the provider's care who is receiving child care scholarship.(d) "Background check" means the process of conducting central registry and criminal records searches pursuant to RSA 170-E:3-a and RSA 170-E:7.(e) "Caretaker relative" means a relative, who is not the biological parent of a child, but is providing care and supervision of the child in the assistance group.(f) "Central registry" means the state registry of founded reports of child abuse and neglect as established and defined under RSA 169-C:35.(g) "Child care" means the act of providing supervision, food, activity, and rest for a child for a period less than 24 hours per day, in order to assist a parent, caretaker relative, or legal guardian in preparing for, securing, or maintaining employment or employment-related education or training apart from the child's parent, caretaker relative, foster parent, or legal guardian.(h) "Child care reimbursement" means the receipt of state funds by a provider of child care services on behalf of a family which meets the eligibility criteria of He-C 6910.(i) "Criminal records" means information relative to conviction for felonies, misdemeanors, or violations maintained by the New Hampshire department of safety, division of state police as provided for under RSA 106-B:14 and information relative to criminal convictions maintained in the Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint database.(j) "Enrollment" means that a child care provider has met the requirements in He-C 6910.20 and is authorized to receive payment for services from DHHS.(k) "Foster parent" means an individual who has a license or permit for foster family care, pursuant to He-C 6446.(l) "Household member" means any individual, regardless of relationship, who lives with a private home provider.(m) "Legal guardian" means an individual, who is given legal authority by a court and charged with the duty to provide care, custody, and supervision of a child.(n) "License-exempt facility-based program" means a license-exempt child care provider pursuant to RSA 170-E:3 (f) and (g), I that is enrolled as a child care provider pursuant to He-C 6914.(o) "License-exempt in-home home provider" means an individual who is: (1) Providing child care services in a private home;(2) Exempt from licensure pursuant to RSA 170-E:3(h); and(3) Either a relative provider or a friend or neighbor provider.(p) "Parent" means an individual who has a birth, adoptive, or stepparent relationship to a child or children, a foster parent as defined in (k) above, a legal guardian as defined in (n) above, or a caretaker relative as defined in (e) above.(q) "Present threat" means that, based on the facts revealed in the background check or in the subsequent investigation, a reasonable person might conclude that the safety of children might be at risk.(r) "Provider" means an individual or a public or private organization enrolled with the department in accordance with He-C 6910 to provide child care services to a family, which includes license-exempt in-home providers as defined in (q) above.(s) "Regular contact" means a household member, staff member, or any other individual who might: (1) Have access to the premises where child care is being provided; and(2) Be present when there are children in child care.(t) "Staff member" means any individual, whether paid, unpaid, or volunteer who is used to meet staff to child ratios or who will be alone with children and is providing child care for children at a facility-based program or who has regular contact with children in child care at the facility-based program in accordance with RSA 170-E.(u) "Supporting documentation" means information that is submitted by the applicant, provider, staff member, or household member in order to demonstrate that the individual does not pose a present threat to the safety of children, which may include written and oral statements and interviews that relate to:(1) The individual's character;(2) The circumstances of the behavior in question; or(3) The specific act(s) under scrutiny.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-C 6920.03
#7939, eff 8-23-03; ss by #9979, INTERIM, eff 8-23-11, EXPIRES: 2-21-12; ss by #10088, eff 2-21-12
Amended by Volume XLII Number 28, Filed July 14, 2022, Proposed by #13401, Effective 7/1/2022, Expires 7/1/2032.