42 USC 3030s - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 3030s.

Definitions

(a)

In general

In this part:

(1)

Caregiver assessment

(2)

Child

(3)

Individual with a disability

(4)

Older relative caregiver

The term “older relative caregiver” means a caregiver who—

(A)

(i)

is age 55 or older; and

(ii)

lives with, is the informal provider of in-home and community care to, and is the primary caregiver for, a child or an individual with a disability;

(B)

in the case of a caregiver for a child—

(i)

is the grandparent, stepgrandparent, or other relative (other than the parent) by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the child;

(ii)

is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregivers of the child; and

(iii)

has a legal relationship to the child, such as legal custody, adoption, or guardianship, or is raising the child informally; and

(C)

in the case of a caregiver for an individual with a disability, is the parent, grandparent, or other relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, of the individual with a disability.

(b)

Rule

(Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 372, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title III, § 316(2), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2254; amended Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 320, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2551; Pub. L. 114–144, § 4(k)(2), (m), Apr. 19, 2016, 130 Stat. 340, 341; Pub. L. 116–131, title II, § 217(a), Mar. 25, 2020, 134 Stat. 260.)

cite as: 42 USC 3030s