When one parent is incapcitated, child care may only be approved if the incapacity interferes with the parent's ability to care for the child. No co-payment is charged to these families. Families participating in diversion from the Family Employment Program can receive three months of child care. Low income families not eligible for other types of child care may qualify for EC child care to support employment, education, and training activities. The incapacity must be such that it eliminates the parent's ability to care for the child.
Any employment invalidates a person's claim to incapacity.
The medical report must also state that the incapacity will eliminate the parent's ability to work or care for the child. Some browsers may not depict some or any of these attributes on the screen or when the document is printed. The Division of Administrative Rules is not able to answer questions about the content or application of this rule.