Alaska Administrative Code › Title 7 - Health and Social Services › Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance › Chapter 41 - Child Care Assistance Program › Article 3 - Provisions for Families › 7 AAC 41.320 - Family responsibilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A family
				  applying for child care assistance under this chapter shall provide complete,
				  accurate and current information and required verification regarding children,
				  family income, hours of employment or training, work activities, and other
				  factors that would affect eligibility for program benefits. At the time of
				  application, a parent of the family shall read and sign a family
				  responsibilities form prescribed by the department that includes the
				  requirements of this section and contains a statement that the person signing
				  the form has read those requirements, understands them, and agrees to abide by
				  them. The family shall participate in an in-person or telephonic
				  interview.
(b) If requested by the
				  department or a designee, a family shall provide documentation to support
				  information provided on the application or family responsibilities
				  form.
(c) A family participating in
				  the child care assistance program under this chapter shall
(1) select an eligible provider;
(2) during the family's eligibility period,
				  notify the department or designee within 10 business days
(A) before changing providers;
(B) after a change affecting the level of
				  child care;
(C) after a
				  non-temporary loss of employment, or ending attendance at a fob training or
				  educational program; or
(D) after
				  an increase in income to a level that exceeds 85 percent of the state median
				  income as described in
				  7 AAC 41.335(b).
(3) pay the portion of the family's eligible
				  cost of care that is not paid on the family's behalf under this
				  chapter;
(4) notify the provider in
				  writing at least 10 business days before the family intends to terminate child
				  care services with that provider, specifying the last date care is to be
				  provided, except
(A) in the case of sudden
				  program ineligibility;
(B) in the
				  case of a licensing or law-enforcement investigation of an allegation of abuse,
				  harm, or serious risk of harm to a child in the provider's care;
(C) upon mutual written agreement between the
				  provider and the family, specifying the last date of care to be provided;
				  or
(D) in the event of a death of a
				  child;
(5) upon receipt
				  of notification from the department or designee to renew eligibility, submit a
				  complete application and participate in an interview timely enough to provide
				  for continuity of care;
(6) if
				  requested by the department or a designee, review the provider's attendance
				  records and monthly requests for payment to verify that care was billed only
				  for hours of eligible activity;
(7)
				  within 24 hours, report abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to a child in the
				  provider's cue to local police and
(A) the
				  department, or to the municipality if the department bas delegated licensing
				  authority under
				  AS
				  47.32.030(b), for a provider
				  described in
				  7 AAC 41.200(a)(1);
(B) the department or designee, for a
				  provider described in
				  7 AAC 41.200(a)(2) - (6); and
(8) repay the
				  department any overpayment of program benefits, as described in
				  7 AAC 41.420.