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 \nUSDA Question & Answer  \nJune 1999  \n• The CACFP regulations do not specify who must be included in or excluded  \nfrom the license or approval of a child care provider .  \nUSDA Answer  \n• Therefore, if the State’s licensing or  \napproval permits (by either including in or by not excluding from the license or approval ) care of individuals meeting the definition of“children” at 226.2, and if all other CACFP requirements are met, then meals served to these individuals can be reimbursed through CACFP.  \nAccording to Part 226.2  \n• Children means (a) persons 12 years of age and under, (b) children or  \nmigrant workers 15 years of age and under, and (c)  persons with mental or physical handicaps, as defined by the State, enrolled in an institution or a child care facility serving a  \nmajority of persons 18 years of age and under .   \nDCFS Regulations  \n• Section 406.20 Children with Special Needs-ln determining license capacity, children who have special needs due to physical, mental, and/or emotional disabilities shall be considered at the age level at which they function .  \nDCFS Regulations (cont.)  \n• The age level at which the child functions for purposes of determining child/staff ratios shall be determined by the supervising agency in consultation with personnel involved in providing care or services for the child.  \nDetermining Agent  \n• The determining agent is DCFS.  \n• The DCFS representative makes the determination to include the children in the license capacity in cooperation with the parents, along with education and health professionals .  \nSponsoring Organization  \n• To determine if the child is included in license capacity and the age level at which the child functions, the sponsoring organization must be indirect contact with the local DCFS representative .  \nSponsoring Organizations  \n• If the DCFS representative determines the child to function atan age of under 12, and if all other CACFP requirements are met, then meals served to these individuals can be reimbursed through CACFP.","cbCaipppvdcvjjid","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipppvdcvjjid","pdf",589132,16,"English","# Claiming Children with Special Needs\n## Reimbursement eligibility question\n## USDA interpretation of CACFP licensing/approval\n## Definition of “children” under Part 226.2\n## Illinois DCFS regulations and determining agent\n## Sponsoring organization requirements and functioning age","[{\"question\":\"Can a day care home be reimbursed for a meal of a child over age 12 with special needs?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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