Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-170.1
"Agency error" means child care assistance incorrectly paid for the client because of action attributed to the department as the result of one or more of the following circumstances:
"Child care" means a service that provides child care in the absence of parents for a portion of the day, but less than 24 hours. Child care supplements parental care by providing care and protection for children who need care in or outside their homes for part of the day. Child care provides experiences for each child's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. Child care may involve comprehensive child development care or it may include special services for a child with special needs. Components of this service shall include supervision, food services, program and activities, and may include transportation.
"Child with protective needs" means a child who is in foster care or has a case file that identifies child care as a safety or well-being need to prevent or alleviate the effects of child abuse or neglect. Child care is provided as part of a safety plan during a child abuse or child in need of assistance assessment or as part of the service plan established in the family's case plan. The child must have:
"Child with special needs" means a child with one or more of the following conditions:
"Client" means a current or former recipient of the child care assistance program.
"Client error" means and may result from:
"Department" means the Iowa department of human services.
"Food services" means the preparation and serving of nutritionally balanced meals and snacks.
"Fraudulent means" means knowingly making or causing to be made a false statement or a misrepresentation of a material fact, knowingly failing to disclose a material fact, or committing a fraudulent practice.
"In-home" means care which is provided within the child's own home.
"Migrant seasonal farm worker" means a person to whom all of the following conditions apply:
"On-line or distance learning" means training such as, but not limited to, training conducted over the Iowa communications network, on-line courses, or web conferencing. The training includes:
"Overpayment" means any benefit or payment received in an amount greater than the amount the client or provider is entitled to receive.
"Parent" means the parent or the person who serves in the capacity of the parent of the child receiving child care assistance services.
"Program and activities" means the daily schedule of experiences in a child care setting.
"PROMISE JOBS" means the department's work and training program, promoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities and basic skills, as described in 441-Chapter 93.
"Provider" means a licensed child care center, a registered child development home, a caretaker who provides care for a child in the child's home, or a nonregistered child care home.
"Provider error" means and may result from:
"Recoupment" means the repayment of an overpayment by a payment from the client or provider or both.
"Supervision" means the care, protection, and guidance of a child.
"Transportation" means the movement of children in a four or more wheeled vehicle designed to carry passengers, such as a car, van, or bus, between home and facility.
"Unit of service" means a half day which shall be up to 5 hours of service per 24-hour period.
"Vocational training or education" means a training plan which includes a specific goal, that is, high school completion, improved English skills, or development of specific academic or vocational skills.
Training may be approved for high school completion activities, high school equivalency, adult basic education, English as a second language, or postsecondary education, up to and including an associate or a baccalaureate degree program.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-170.1