2 Glossary
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
12-Month Eligibility Period
The time period after a CCAP agency has approved a family’s application or completed a redetermination of a family’s eligibility until the family’s next eligibility determination. During the 12-month eligibility period, limited factors can negatively impact a family’s case. The purpose of the eligibility period is to provide for stable, consistent child care arrangements for children in the family. See Chapter 8 (12-Month Eligibility Period).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 1a)
Administrative Expenses
Costs associated with the administration of direct services covered by the child care fund. These include:
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 5)
Age of Child
Infant (see INFANT)
Preschool (see PRESCHOOL)
School Age (see SCHOOL AGE)
Toddler (see TODDLER)
Allocation
The share of the total state appropriation of child care funds that a county or Tribe may earn and be reimbursed for in a calendar year. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) may increase a county’s or Tribe’s allocation by redirecting unexpended or unencumbered funds, or when additional funds become available. The department may decrease a county’s or Tribe’s allocation proportionate to the reduction in the total allocation when funding decreases are implemented within a calendar year.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 8)
Applicant
All parents, stepparents, legal guardians, eligible relative caregivers, relative custodians who accepted a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody, successor custodians or successor guardians, and foster parents who are members of the FAMILY and reside in the household that applies for child care assistance.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 2)
Authorized Hours
The number of hours in a service period, not to exceed the maximum hour limit established in Minnesota Statutes 142E.10, subd. 6, payable for a child from the child care fund. See definition for Scheduled Hours.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 10a)
Authorized Provider
A legal child care provider who has completed the CCAP registration process, required training and has been approved for child care assistance payments. See Chapter 11 (Providers).
Basic Sliding Fee Program
A subprogram of the Child Care Assistance Program for non-Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) families with entrance income below or equal to 47 percent of the State Median Income (SMI). See Chapter 4.3.12 (Basic Sliding Fee (BSF)).
BSF
See Basic Sliding Fee program.
Calendar Month
A period that begins on the first day of the month and ends on the last day of the month.
Cash Assistance Benefits
Public assistance including income from the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA), General Assistance (GA), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd.18)
CCAP
Child Care Assistance Program. Financial assistance for child care costs. The child care assistance program supports a parentally responsible individual with a economic disadvantage who is employed, engaged in a job search, or engaged in education. The child care assistance program ensures that children have access to child care and thrive as successful learners.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 12b)
CCAP Agency
A county agency, Tribal nation or contracted agency designated by the county board or Tribal council to administer CCAP.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 12f)
CCAP Family
See FAMILY.
Child
A person 12 years old or younger; a person age 13 or 14 who has a hearing impairment, visual disability, speech or language impairment, physical handicap, other health impairment, mental handicap, emotional/behavioral disorder, specific learning disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities, or deaf/blind disability which requires special instruction and services; a person who is currently authorized to receive CCAP and turns age 13, up until the family’s next redetermination; or a person with an above mentioned documented disability who is currently authorized to receive CCAP and turns age 15, up until the family’s next redetermination.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 4; Minnesota Statutes 142E.10, Subd. 1(e)
Child Care
Care of a child by someone other than a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, eligible relative caregiver or their spouses in or outside the child’s own home.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 5)
Child Care Center Employee
A person employed by a licensed or certified license-exempt child care center; a person who is not employed by a licensed or certified-license exempt child care center but has direct contact with children the center serves and is required to have a background study under Minn. Stat. § 245C.03, subd. 1(a)(3); a person who is a contractor under Minn. Stat. § 245C.02, subd. 9; or a person who is a child care staff member under 45 C.F.R. § 98.43(a)(2)(ii). See Chapter 9.15.21 (Children of Child Care Providers).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 12c)
Child in an At-Risk Population
A child with environmental or familial factors that may create barriers to the child’s optimal achievement such as a federal or state disaster, Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in a family, a history of abuse or neglect, family violence, homelessness, age of the mother, level of maternal education, mental illness, developmental disability, or parental chemical dependency or history of other substance abuse. See Chapter 9.15.15 (Special Needs).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 11a)
Copayment
The amount the family must contribute as its share of child care costs. This amount is based on household income and size.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 12e)
County and Tribal Child Care Fund Plan
A county, Tribe, and the designated administering agency shall submit a biennial plan to the commissioner of the department. The plan shall include information requested by the department to ensure compliance with the child care fund statutes and rules and allows agencies to establish some local policies and procedures.
County Board
The board of county commissioners in each county.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 9)
Dependent Adult Student
An adult age 18 or older who meets the definition of family and is a full-time high school or postsecondary student may be considered a dependent member of the family unit if 50 percent or more of the adult's support is provided by the parents, stepparents, guardians, and their spouses or eligible relative caregivers and their spouses, relative custodians and their spouses, successor custodians or successor guardians and their spouses, or foster parents and their spouses residing in the same household. See FAMILY.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 14)
Designated Spouse
The Designated Spouse is the person whose income will not be counted when the New Spouse Income policy for the MFIP child care subprogram is applied to a case. See Chapter 6.6.3 (New Spouse Income Policy).
Determined Date
The date the agency computes an overpayment. See Chapter 14.6 (Amount of Overpayment). See also ESTABLISHED DATE.
Disability
A functional limitation or health condition that interferes with a child’s ability to walk, talk, see, hear, breathe or learn in order to meet the conditions required for an increased rate. See Chapter 9.15.15 (Special Needs).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 17a)
Discovery Date
The date the agency receives all documentation necessary to calculate a claim. See Chapter 14.6 (Amount of Overpayment).
Documentation
A written statement or record, including an electronic record, that substantiates information provided by a person or an action taken by an agency.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 18)
Earned Income
Income earned through the receipt of wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, tips, gratuities, profit from employment activities, net profit from self-employment activities, payments made by an employer for regularly accrued vacation or sick leave, severance pay based on accrued leave time, royalties, honoraria, or other profit from activity that results from the client’s work effort, or labor for purposes other than student financial assistance, rehabilitation programs, student training programs, or service programs such as AmeriCorps. The income must be in return for, or as a result of, legal activity.
See also INCOME and STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statute 256P.01, Subd. 3)
eDocs
A State website that provides access to Child Care Assistance Program forms and documents published by the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) in multiple languages.
Education Program (applies to Basic Sliding Fee, Transition Year and Transition Year Extension)
Remedial or basic education or English as a second language instruction, a program leading to a general equivalency or high school diploma, post-secondary programs excluding post-baccalaureate programs, and other education and training needs as documented in an Education Plan. The Education Plan must outline education and training needs of a participant and meet state and county requirements for education plans.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 12)
Eligible Relative Caregiver
An eligible caregiver means (1) an eligible caregiver of a child receiving an MFIP child-only grant OR (2) an eligible caregiver who is receiving an MFIP grant and is the MFIP eligible caregiver of a child. A person’s status as an eligible relative caregiver for child care assistance is determined by being determined an eligible caregiver for cash assistance. See Chapter 4.1 (Applicant Requirements), Chapter 5.3 (Determining the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Family) and Chapter 5.9 (CCAP Family Composition Examples).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes142G.02 ; Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 20)
Employment Plan (Applies to MFIP)
A document developed by the job counselor or county social services agency and the participant which identifies the participant's most direct path to unsubsidized employment. The Employment Plan lists the specific steps that the participant will take on that path and includes a timetable for the completion of each step. The plan also identifies any subsequent steps that support long-term economic stability.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes, 142G.50, Subd. 4)
Established Date
The date the agency computes an overpayment. See Chapter 14.6 (Amount of Overpayment). See also DETERMINED DATE.
Excluded Time Facility
A type of living arrangement which affects the determination of state residence and the county of financial responsibility. Examples include, but are not limited to, halfway house, foster home, battered women’s shelter, or rehabilitation facility. See Chapter 4.24.1(Excluded Time Facilities).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 256G.02; Minnesota Statutes 256G.03)
Expedited Child Care
The Child Care Assistance Program allows families experiencing homelessness who apply for assistance and appear eligible to be approved prior to submitting verifications, prior to cooperating with child support, prior to participating in an authorized activity and within five business days of application receipt. Eligibility continues for a three-month period following application.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.03, subd. 1; Minnesota Statutes 142E.11, subd. 3)
Extended Eligibility
A period of up to three months of continued eligibility for families following the permanent end to their education or employment activity or when a new PRI without an activity joins the family. During this period, child care authorization continues at the previously approved amount. See Chapter 9.15.6 (Extended Eligibility).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.13; Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 20a)
Family
The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) defines a family as parents, step-parents, guardians and their spouses, eligible relative caregivers and their spouses, relative custodians and their spouses, successor custodians or successor guardians and their spouses, or foster parents and their spouses and their blood related dependent children, adoptive siblings, and children placed in the home through foster care that are under the age of 18 years and living in the same home including children temporarily absent from the household in settings such as schools, foster care, and residential treatment facilities, or parents, step-parents, guardians and their spouses, or other relative caregivers and their spouses temporarily absent from the household in settings such as schools, military service, or rehabilitation programs.
An adult family member who is not in an authorized activity may be temporarily absent for up to 60 days.
When a minor parent or parents and their child or children are living with other relatives, and the minor parent or parents apply for a child care subsidy, "family" means only the minor parent or parents and their child or children.
An adult age 18 or older who meets this definition of family and is a full-time high school or postsecondary student may be considered a dependent member of the family unit if 50 percent or more of the adult's support is provided by the parents, stepparents, guardians, and their spouses, eligible relative caregivers and their spouses, relative custodians and their spouses, successor custodians or successor guardians and their spouses, or foster parents and their spouses residing in the same household. See DEPENDENT ADULT STUDENT.
The term “spouse” includes married same-sex spouses.
For information on how to determine CCAP Family, see Chapter 5.3 (Determining the CCAP Family).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 14)
Family Subsidy Program
The Family Subsidy Program, also known as the Family Support Grant Program, is a state-funded program that provides cash grants to families with children with disabilities who live, or will live, in their family home. The grants provide families with the flexibility to purchase an array of supports and services to meet specific needs.
The goal of the Family Subsidy Program is to prevent or delay the out-of-home placement of children with disabilities and to promote family health and social well-being by enabling access to family-centered services and supports.
For additional information about the Family Subsidy Program families may either:
OR
FICA
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (Social Security withholding tax).
Foster Parent
An individual licensed to provide foster care to a child placed in a family foster home under Minnesota Statutes section 260C.007, subd. 16b. or an unlicensed individual that cares for a child placed in their care through an unlicensed emergency relative placement order under Minnesota Statutes section 142B.06. See Chapter 4.1 (Applicant Requirements), Chapter 5.3 (Determining the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Family) and Chapter 5.9 (CCAP Family Composition Examples).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 260C.007 subd. 16b.; Minnesota Statutes 142B.06; 142E.01 Subd. 2)
Homeless
Child Care Assistance Program defines a household as homeless if they lack a fixed, adequate night time residence. This includes, but is not limited to families living in shelters, cars, outside, public spaces, or motels due to lack of accommodation and families doubling up due to loss of housing, hardship or other reasons. The living situation reported on the CCAP application by the family is used to determine whether the family is experiencing homelessness.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01 Subd.16)
Household of Applicant/Participant/Family
The CCAP family as defined in Chapter 5.3 (Determining the CCAP Family).
Household of Provider
The provider and those people living with the provider or in the home during child care hours.
Income
Counted earned or unearned income, including public assistance cash benefits, received by the family. See Chapter 6 (Income Eligibility).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd.18)
Infant
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142B.01, Subd.13; Minnesota Rules 9503.0005; Minnesota Rules 9503.0040)
In-Home Care
Care provided in the child’s own home.
Known to the Agency
Information about a family’s circumstances that the agency receives from the family or discovers from sources such as MAXIS, PRISM, or MMIS.
For the purposes of this determination, the agency includes the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families, the county human service agency or Tribal nation responsible for the administration of the child care, cash, food, and health care programs. It also includes any agency that contracts with the human service agency for the delivery of financial, health care, child care programs, and employment services.
Legal Guardian
A person or an agency that has been appointed or accepted as guardian by a court of jurisdiction or Tribal law.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 31b)
Legal Nonlicensed Related Provider
A legal nonlicensed provider who cares for children related to the provider and does not care for any children receiving child care assistance who are not related to the provider. Related means the provider is the sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the child, based on a blood relationship, marriage, or court decree.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 37a)
Legal Nonlicensed Unrelated Provider
A legal nonlicensed provider who provides care for at least one child receiving child care assistance who is not related to the provider. Related means the provider is the sibling, grandparent, aunt, or uncle of the child, based on a blood relationship, marriage, or court decree.
Living Situation
Living situation reported on the CCAP application by the family is used to determine whether the family is experiencing homelessness. The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) defines living situations that meet the definition of homelessness as family/friends due to economic hardship, hotel or motel, emergency shelter, place not meant for housing (anywhere outside, a vehicle, and abandoned building, or bus/train/airport).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd.16)
MAXIS
Minnesota's statewide automated eligibility system for public assistance programs.
MEC2
Minnesota Electronic Child Care System.
MFIP
Minnesota Family Investment Program. See Chapter 4.3.3.3 (MFIP Overview).
MFIP Child Care
A subprogram of the Child Care Assistance Program for families receiving MFIP. See Chapter 4.3.3.3. (MFIP Overview).
MFIP Child Care for Student Parents
Child care assistance for student parents under age 21, pursuing a high school or general equivalency diploma, who are not MFIP participants or eligible for Transition Year, and who reside in a county with a Basic Sliding Fee waiting list. See Chapter 4.3.15 (MFIP Child Care for Student Parents).
Minor Child
A child who is living in the same home of a parent or other caregiver, is not the parent of a child in the home, and who is one of the following:
OR
See Chapter 6.6.1 (Individuals Exempt from Earned Income).
Minor Parent
A parent who is one of the following:
OR
See Chapter 6.6.1 (Individuals Exempt from Earned Income).
Nonrecurring Income
Money or payments received one time or on an irregular basis that cannot be reasonably anticipated. See Chapter 6.15.15 (Annualizing Counted Nonrecurring Income).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 31f)
Overpayment
The portion of a child care payment that is greater than the amount for which a participant or provider is eligible. If a family and/or provider receives more child care assistance than they were actually eligible for solely as a result of agency error, do not assess an overpayment. If a family and/or provider receives more child care assistance than they were actually eligible for because of a combination or agency error and family or provider actions or errors, assess an overpayment.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 33; Minnesota Statutes 142E.14., Subd. 2)
Parent
A child's biological, step, or adoptive mother or father.
Parentally Responsible Individual (PRI)
All parents, stepparents, legal guardians, or eligible relative caregivers and their spouses who are members of the FAMILY and reside in the household that applies for child care assistance. See APPLICANT and FAMILY.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 34b)
Preschool
NOTE: Preschool/school age category changes: in August of each year, MEC² will complete the annual school age change batch. This process changes the Age Category for children who have reached the appropriate age to start kindergarten in the fall and who have a kindergarten start date entered on the child’s school window. Without a date entered in that field, the age change cannot occur and the child will remain in the preschool age category when they should be changed to school age. Please refer to Chapter 9.24.6 (Age Category Exceptions).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes142B.01, subd. 13; Minnesota Rules 9503.0005)
Primary Provider
A provider designation when a child attends care with more than one provider, usually the provider a child uses the most.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.11, subd. 4)
Provider
Individuals or centers licensed by a state or Tribe, individuals or centers under the jurisdiction of the federal government, certified license-exempt centers, and legal nonlicensed individuals providing legal child care services. Individuals or centers licensed by a state or Tribe outside of Minnesota or under the jurisdiction of the federal government must meet federal health and safety requirements. See Chapter 11 (Providers).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 22)
Provider Rate
The amount the provider charges for child care.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 35)
Recoupment of Overpayments
The reduction of child care assistance payments to an eligible family or a child care provider in order to correct an overpayment of child care assistance.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.01, Subd. 23)
Redetermination
The process by which information is collected by the CCAP agency and used to determine whether a recipient is eligible for continued assistance and the amount of care to be authorized under the child care fund. See Chapter 10 (Redetermination of Eligibility).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 37)
Registration
The process used by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to determine whether a child care provider meets the necessary requirements for payment of CCAP funds.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0120, subps 1a - 2; Minnesota Statutes. 142E.01, Subd. 24)
Relative Custodian
A person who accepted a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child. See Chapter 4.1 (Applicant Requirements), Chapter 5.3 (Determining the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Family) and Chapter 5.9 (CCAP Family Composition Examples).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 260C.515, subd. 4; 142E.01, Subd. 2)
Reserve
See TEMPORARY INELIGIBILITY.
Residence
The primary place where the family lives as identified by the applicant or participant.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 38a)
RSDI
See RETIREMENT, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE.
Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
A program operated by the Social Security Administration that provides a monthly income to retired people, survivors or dependents of insured people, and people with disabilities.
Scheduled Hours
The specific days and hours during a service period that a child will attend child care as determined by the child care worker, the parent and the provider based on the parents verified eligible activity schedules, the child’s school schedule, and any other factors relevant to the families child care needs.
(Legal Authority: MN Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 38b)
School
See EDUCATION PROGRAM and STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM.
See Chapter 6.6 (Earned/Unearned Income) and Chapter 6.6.1 (Individuals Exempt from Earned Income).
School Age
NOTE: CCAP recommends that agencies consider a child to be school age (for payment purposes) on September 1st following the child’s 5th birthday unless the parent informs the agency that the child will not be starting school in September of that year. In this case, the child would not be school age until September 1st of the following year. If a child starts school before the child’s 5th birthday, the child is considered school age on the day the child starts school. See Chapter 9.24.6 (Age Category Exceptions).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142B.01, subd. 13; Minnesota Rules 9503.0005; Minnesota Statutes, 142E.10, Subd. 1(e)
Secondary Provider
A provider designation when a child attends care with more than one provider, usually the provider the child uses less often. The amount of care authorized is limited to 20 hours in a biweekly period, and the amount paid cannot be more than two daily rates in a biweekly period.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.11, subd. 4)
Signature
A person’s name in handwritten form or an authenticated electronic signature. Authenticated electronic signatures include, but are not limited to Adobe Digital ID, DocuSign and Adobe Sign. Handwritten signatures on faxed or scanned documents are acceptable. A typed signature without authentication is not acceptable, nor is an image of a signature that has been copied onto a document.
SMI
State Median Income.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 39)
SSI
See SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME.
Student
A person enrolled in an educational program. See EDUCATION PROGRAM, EMPLOYMENT PLAN and STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 40)
Student Training Program
An education or training program designed to build skills, knowledge and/or work experience. The training time period of regular employment is not student training.
Note:
For the purposes of excluding student training program income:
See SCHOOL and Chapter 6.6 (Earned/Unearned Income).
Successor Custodian or Successor Guardian
A person(s) that is named to replace a relative custodian upon death and named in the Northstar kinship assistance benefit agreement. See Chapter 4.1 (Applicant Requirements), Chapter 5.3 (Determining the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Family) and Chapter 5.9 (CCAP Family Composition Examples).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142A.605, subd. 10; 142E.01 Subd. 2)
Supplemental Security Income
A program operated by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly income to economically disadvantaged people who are aged, blind or have a disability.
Suspended
When a family is eligible for child care assistance but there is a temporary break when child care assistance is not needed, they can be suspended for up to one year. A family is suspended when they are eligible for CCAP but do not have an active Service Authorization for any child in the household. See Chapter 8.9 (Suspending).
Temporary Absence
A period of time a family member is physically absent from the family’s residence but still included in the household size as he/she intends to return to the residence. See Chapter 5.6 (CCAP Family – Temporary Absence).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, Subp. 40a)
Temporary Ineligibility
When a family has been receiving child care assistance and a change makes them ineligible, but the ineligibility is believed to be temporary, the family’s position in CCAP should be reserved. The case remains active for a maximum of either 90 days, one academic semester/quarter, or until deactivated from military service (if a family had been receiving child care assistance but increased income from active military service made them ineligible). Payments cannot be made while a family is temporarily ineligible. See Chapter 8.6 (Temporary Ineligibility).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142E.09, Subd. 4; Minnesota Rules 3400.0040, Subp. 17)
Toddler
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142B.01, subd. 13; Minnesota Rules 9503.0005; Minnesota Rules 9503.0040)
Transition Year Child Care
Child care assistance used to support employment, education or job search for families who have received MFIP assistance or who were eligible to receive MFIP assistance after choosing to discontinue receipt of the cash portion of MFIP assistance for at least one of the last six months before losing eligibility for MFIP. Transition Year child care is not available to families who have been disqualified from MFIP due to fraud.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142e.01, Subd. 28; Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 40b)
Transition Year Extension Child Care
Child care assistance used to support employment, education or job search for families who have completed twelve months of Transition Year child care assistance if there is a waiting list for Basic Sliding Fee child care. Families remain in this status for the duration of time necessary to be moved from the Basic Sliding Fee waiting list into the Basic Sliding Fee program.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 142e.01, Subd. 27)
Unable to Provide Care
The status of a parent or other parentally responsible individual (PRI) in the household who is not capable of adequately caring for or supervising their child(ren) as determined by a licensed physician, licensed psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, or licensed social worker. This status may be permanent or temporary. See Chapter 4.6.1 (Activity Requirements Based on Family Composition) and Chapter 9.15.4 (Unable to Provide Care).
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp 40c; Minnesota Rules, 3400.0040, subp. 5)
Unearned Income
Unearned income is a payment a family member did not expend individual effort or labor to receive.
See Chapter 6.6 (Earned/Unearned Income) for a list of counted unearned income.
See also CASH ASSISTANCE BENEFITS; INCOME; NONRECURRING INCOME; RETIREMENT, SURVIVORS, DISABILITY INSURANCE; SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME.
(Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 256P.01, Subd. 8)
Unitary Residence
The period of two full calendar months when a county or Tribe remains financially responsible for child care assistance benefits after a participant moves from that county to a new county. See Chapter 4.24 (Moving Between Counties).
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