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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › SELF-CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION › Section 3042.73 - Verification of care and control

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Acceptable verification of care and control includes one
						of the following:
(1) A school
					 record.
(2) A medical record or a
					 written statement from a licensed physician, physician's assistant, CRNP or
					 psychologist.
(3) A social service
					 record.
(4) A religious
					 record.
(5) A domestic relations
					 office support order.
(6) A court
					 order.
(7) A rental or lease
					 agreement.
(8) A written statement
					 from the parent or caretaker verifying that a relative has care and control of
					 the child.
(9) A collateral contact
					 as specified in §
											3042.62 (relating to collateral
					 contact).
(10) A written
					 self-declaration by the parent or caretaker as specified in §
											3042.64 (relating to
					 self-declaration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › SELF-CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION › Section 3042.74 - Verification of foster child status

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(a) Acceptable verification of foster child
					 status includes one of the following:
(1) A
					 statement from a children and youth agency.
(2) A record from a government or social
					 service agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.81 - Eligibility agency

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(a) The
					 eligibility agency shall manage the subsidized child care program in part of a
					 county, a single county or several counties.
(b) The eligibility agency may be either a
					 prime contractor or a subcontractor designated in a prime contract.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.82 - Eligibility determination

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(a)
					 The eligibility agency shall determine eligibility for subsidized child care as
					 specified in this chapter.
(b) The
					 eligibility agency may not impose eligibility conditions other than the
					 conditions listed in this chapter.
(c) The eligibility agency may not require
					 the parent or caretaker to select a particular provider or combination of
					 providers as a condition of eligibility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.83 - Confidentiality

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(a) The eligibility
					 agency and its employees shall keep confidential the information in the family
					 file and use that information only for purposes directly connected to the
					 administration of their duties.
(b)
					 Agents of the United States, the Commonwealth and the Department who are
					 responsible for eligibility review, evaluation or audit functions shall have
					 access to, and the right to the use and disclosure of, information on
					 applicants or recipients of subsidized child care. This use and disclosure is
					 confined to the agent's responsibility to carry out review, evaluation or audit
					 functions.
(c) Disclosure of
					 information beyond the scope of review, evaluation or audit functions performed
					 by the agents requires the parent's or caretaker's informed and written
					 consent.
(d) Information in the
					 family file may be disclosed to the local CAO when necessary to ensure that
					 funds are authorized appropriately.
(e) The eligibility agency shall ensure the
					 confidentiality of an individual who files an appeal or complaint about a
					 family's receipt of subsidized child care for a child.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.84 - Family file

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(a) An
					 eligibility agency shall establish and maintain a separate file for the family
					 of each parent or caretaker who applies for subsidized child care.
(b) The family file shall contain documents
					 pertaining to eligibility determination, redetermination, subsidized child care
					 authorization, copayment agreements and copies of written notices required by
					 this chapter.
(c) A parent or
					 caretaker or an authorized representative has a right to examine the family
					 file.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.85 - Record retention

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(a) An
					 eligibility agency shall retain paper or electronic family files, completed
					 application forms, written notices, books, records and other fiscal and
					 administrative documents pertaining to subsidized child care.
(b) An eligibility agency shall maintain
					 records for at least 6 years from the end of the fiscal year in which
					 subsidized child care has been provided or until an audit or litigation is
					 resolved.
(c) The fiscal year is a
					 period of time beginning July 1 of any calendar year and ending June 30 of the
					 following calendar year.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.86 - Change reporting and processing

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(a) A
					 parent or caretaker shall report income in excess of 85% of the SMI no later
					 than the 10th day of the month following the month of the change in
					 income.
(b) If the parent or
					 caretaker reports a change that results in the family or a child in the family
					 becoming ineligible for subsidy, the eligibility agency shall evaluate the
					 reported change as follows:
(1) First, the
					 eligibility agency shall assess whether the reported change in income is an
					 irregular fluctuation or a temporary increase. Irregular fluctuations and
					 temporary increases will not impact eligibility.
(2) Second, for a change in income that is
					 not an irregular fluctuation or a temporary increase in income, the eligibility
					 agency shall take the necessary steps to terminate the subsidy with proper
					 notification to the family as specified in §
												3042.155 (relating to notice of
					 adverse action).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.87 - Voluntary request to terminate subsidized child care

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(a) A parent or caretaker may request the
					 eligibility agency to terminate subsidy.
(b) Upon receipt of a request to terminate
					 subsidy, the eligibility agency shall take steps to terminate the family's
					 eligibility.
(c) The eligibility
					 agency shall notify the parent or caretaker as specified in §
											3042.156 (relating to notice
					 confirming voluntary withdrawal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 3042.88 - Child abuse reporting

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The eligibility agency shall immediately report suspected
						child abuse in accordance with the 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63 (relating to Child
						Protective Services Law) and Chapter 3490 (relating to protective
						services).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.91 - General copayment requirements

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(a)
					 The eligibility agency shall determine the amount of the parent's or
					 caretaker's copayment during the eligibility process based on the parent's or
					 caretaker's actual or verified anticipated income and family size.
(b) The eligibility agency will set the
					 copayment at an initial determination of eligibility for subsidized child care
					 and reestablish it at each successive redetermination of eligibility.
(c) The copayment covers each child in the
					 family who is receiving subsidized child care.
(d) The copayment includes each day of the
					 week for which the family establishes a need for child care.
(e) The copayment is due on the first day of
					 the service week and each week thereafter, regardless of the day the parent or
					 caretaker enrolls the child.
(f)
					 The eligibility agency may not increase the amount of the copayment during the
					 eligibility period, unless the provisions specified in §
											3042.176 (relating to collection)
					 apply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.92 - Department's payment

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(a) The
					 payment rate is the daily amount paid to a child care provider for services
					 delivered to a child who is eligible for subsidized child care.
(b) If the copayment does not exceed the
					 payment rate for care, the difference between the payment rate and the weekly
					 copayment is the Department's payment for subsidized child care.
(c) If the Department's weekly payment to the
					 provider is less than $5, the family is not eligible for subsidized child care
					 with that provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.93 - Adjusted copayment for prospective work

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(a) Upon notification by the parent or
					 caretaker of receipt of payment for employment, the eligibility agency shall:
(1) Adjust the family copayment, if
					 applicable, no later than 20 calendar days following the date the parent or
					 caretaker reports the receipt of payment from employment.
(2) Provide notice to the parent or caretaker
					 of the planned change in the copayment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.94 - Parent or caretaker copayment requirements

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(a) If the copayment is decreased as the
					 result of a parent or caretaker voluntarily reporting a change or as the result
					 of a redetermination, the parent or caretaker shall begin paying the reduced
					 copayment on the first day of the service week following the date the parent or
					 caretaker reported a change or the date the redetermination was
					 completed.
(b) If the copayment is
					 increased as the result of a redetermination, the parent or caretaker shall
					 begin paying the increased copayment on the first service day of the week
					 following the expiration of the notification period specified in §
											3042.151(a)
					 (relating to general notification requirements) advising the parent or
					 caretaker of the copayment increase.
(c) The copayment is due on the first day of
					 the service week and each week thereafter, regardless of the day the parent or
					 caretaker enrolls the child.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.95 - Delinquent copayment

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(a) A
					 copayment is delinquent if it is not paid by the last day of the service
					 week.
(b) On the day the provider
					 reports the copayment is delinquent, the eligibility agency shall notify the
					 parent or caretaker in writing that action will be taken to terminate subsidy
					 for the child.
(c) If a copayment
					 is delinquent, the eligibility agency will apply the first payment paid during
					 a week to the current week's copayment. The eligibility agency will apply
					 subsequent payments during a week to the delinquent copayment.
(d) To maintain eligibility for subsidized
					 child care when a parent or caretaker incurs a copayment delinquency, the
					 parent or caretaker shall pay all of the following prior to the expiration of
					 the notification period:
(1) The current
					 weekly copayment.
(2) The
					 delinquent copayment.
(3) The
					 amount of any additional delinquencies accumulated during the notification
					 period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.96 - Eligibility agency responsibilities regarding copayment

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(a) The eligibility agency shall generate
					 notices based on delinquent copayments.
(b) The eligibility agency shall send the
					 provider a copy of each notice issued to a parent or caretaker whose child is
					 enrolled with the provider.
(c)
					 When a copayment is reported to the eligibility agency as delinquent, the
					 eligibility agency shall mail a notice to the parent or caretaker. The notice
					 must state that service will be terminated on a date set forth on the notice,
					 which is the first day after 10 calendar days following the date of the written
					 notice, unless the delinquent copayment is paid by that date.
(d) A family whose subsidy is terminated for
					 failure to make required copayments may not be reauthorized for subsidy until
					 all outstanding copayments have been paid in full as specified in §
											3042.95(d)
					 (relating to delinquent copayment).
(e) The eligibility agency shall retain a
					 copy of the termination notice.
(f)
					 The eligibility agency shall distribute, to each parent or caretaker who
					 applies for subsidized child care, a handbook of parent's rights and
					 responsibilities in the subsidized child care program provided by the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.97 - Use of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines and State Median Income

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(a) The FPIG are
					 used to determine the income limits and copayments for subsidized child
					 care.
(b) Following annual
					 publication of the FPIG, the Department will publish an updated copayment chart
					 in Appendix B (relating to copayment chart) through a notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(c) The eligibility agency shall inform each
					 parent or caretaker of the dollar amount that is equivalent to 235% of FPIG or
					 85% of the SMI.
(d) The eligibility
					 agency shall inform each parent or caretaker that 235% of FPIG and its specific
					 dollar figure are the highest annual income amounts permitted at the time of
					 redetermination.
(e) The
					 eligibility agency shall inform each parent or caretaker that 85% of the SMI
					 and its specific dollar figure are the highest annual income amounts permitted
					 between redeterminations.
(f) A
					 family is ineligible at any time its annual income exceeds 85% of the
					 SMI.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.98 - Copayment determination

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(a)
					 The eligibility agency shall determine the family copayment based on the
					 following:
(1) The family size and family
					 income as specified in §§
												3042.41-3042.44 (relating to determining
					 family size and income).
(2) A
					 copayment shall be at least $5, unless waived as specified in §§
												3042.145(d)(2)
					 and 3042.146(c)(2)
					 (relating to domestic and other violence; and homelessness).
(3) Except as provided under paragraph (2),
					 the family's annual copayment may not exceed 7% of the family's annual
					 income.
(4) If the family's annual
					 income is 100% of FPIG or less, the annual copayment may not exceed 5% of the
					 family's annual income.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › COPAYMENT AND PAYMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT › Section 3042.99 - Copayment exceeding monthly payment for care

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(a) If the copayments for 1 month are equal
					 to or exceed the monthly payment for care, the family is not eligible for
					 subsidized child care with that provider. The family must enroll the child or
					 children with another eligible provider as specified in §
											3042.12 (relating to parent
					 choice).
(b) If the copayments for
					 1 month are equal to or exceed the monthly payment for care because other
					 children in the family are currently on the waiting list, the family may choose
					 to suspend the child's care with that provider until funding becomes available
					 to enroll other children in the family in care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATION › Section 3042.101 - Eligibility redetermination

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(a)
					 The eligibility agency shall complete a redetermination of eligibility no less
					 than every 12 months and establish the family's next redetermination
					 date.
(b) Prior to the
					 redetermination, the eligibility agency shall do the following:
(1) Provide the parent or caretaker with the
					 Department's form listing the following information last reported for each
					 parent or caretaker or child in the family:
(i) Earned income.
(ii) Unearned income.
(iii) Hours of work, education or
					 training.
(iv) Family
					 composition.
(v) Address.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATION › Section 3042.102 - Procedures for redetermination

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(a) No
					 earlier than 6 weeks prior to redetermination, the eligibility agency shall
					 send the family a form that lists the factors that will be reviewed for the
					 redetermination of eligibility and explain the verification that will be needed
					 to complete the redetermination.
(b) If the parent or caretaker submits only
					 some of the required verification elements prior to the redetermination, the
					 eligibility agency shall request in writing that the parent or caretaker submit
					 the additional verification no later than the family's redetermination
					 date.
(c) The eligibility agency
					 shall retain a copy of the notification in the family file.
(d) The eligibility agency shall send a
					 written notice to the parent or caretaker regarding failure to provide required
					 verification only after the family's redetermination date.
(e) The eligibility agency shall require the
					 parent or caretaker to complete, sign, and either mail, hand-deliver, fax or
					 electronically submit the applicable form at each redetermination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.111 - General provisions for former TANF families

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(a) A family that is no longer eligible for
					 TANF cash assistance benefits or a family that voluntarily left the TANF
					 program and meets the eligibility requirements specified in this chapter may
					 qualify for subsidized child care.
(b) The eligibility agency shall review the
					 information received from the CAO about a parent or caretaker who formerly
					 received TANF benefits.
(c) The
					 eligibility agency shall determine the date TANF benefits ended and establish
					 the 183-day period after eligibility for TANF benefits ends, within which the
					 parent or caretaker may receive child care benefits.
(d) Eligibility for former TANF child care
					 benefits shall begin the day following the date TANF benefits ended and shall
					 continue for 183 consecutive days.
(e) The parent or caretaker may request child
					 care benefits at any time during the 183-day period after eligibility for TANF
					 ended.
(f) The eligibility agency
					 may not place a child on a waiting list if a former TANF parent or caretaker
					 requests subsidized child care for that child any time prior to 184 calendar
					 days after TANF benefits ended.
(g)
					 A family is not eligible for former TANF benefits if a parent or caretaker is
					 currently disqualified from receiving TANF benefits as specified in
					 §§
											255.1(c) and
					 275.51 (relating to restitution
					 and disqualification policy; and imposing the disqualification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.112 - General requirements for former TANF families

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(a) During the 183-day period after
					 eligibility for TANF benefits ended or after a family voluntarily left the TANF
					 program, a parent or caretaker shall meet the following conditions:
(1) A former TANF parent or caretaker who is
					 not transferred to the eligibility agency by the CAO or who applies for
					 subsidized child care during the 183-day period after eligibility for TANF
					 ended shall meet the work requirement as specified in §
												3042.33 (relating to work,
					 education and training).
(2) The
					 family's annual income may not exceed 85% of the SMI.
(3) The parent or caretaker shall select an
					 eligible child care provider as specified in §
												3042.12 (relating to parent
					 choice).
(4) The parent or
					 caretaker shall make timely payment of the copayment as specified in §
												3042.91 (relating to general
					 copayment requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.113 - Notification requirements for former TANF families

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(a) If the eligibility agency determines that
					 a parent or caretaker met the requirements in §
											3042.112 (relating to general
					 requirements for former TANF families) and was receiving child care on the date
					 TANF benefits ended, the eligibility agency shall notify the parent or
					 caretaker of the family's eligibility status and the date the 183-day former
					 TANF period will expire.
(b) If the
					 eligibility agency determines that a parent or caretaker was not receiving
					 child care or cannot determine whether the parent or caretaker was receiving
					 child care on the date TANF benefits ended, the eligibility agency shall notify
					 the parent or caretaker by letter of the following:
(1) The parent or caretaker may be eligible
					 for child care benefits.
(2) The
					 parent or caretaker may contact the eligibility agency if child care is needed
					 during the 183-day period after TANF benefits ended.
(3) Eligibility for subsidized child care is
					 assured if the minimum requirements specified in § 3042.112(a) are
					 met.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.114 - Personal interview requirements for former TANF families

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(a) When
					 the parent or caretaker contacts the eligibility agency within 183 days after
					 TANF benefits end, the eligibility agency shall inform the parent or caretaker
					 of the requirement to attend a personal interview with the eligibility agency.
					 The personal interview shall occur no later than 30 calendar days following the
					 date of the letter.
(b) When the
					 parent or caretaker contacts the eligibility agency in response to the letter
					 specified in §
											3042.113(b) 
					 (relating to notification requirements for former TANF families), the
					 eligibility agency shall schedule a personal interview with the parent or
					 caretaker.
(c) To maintain
					 continuous child care payment from the day following the date TANF benefits
					 ended, the parent or caretaker shall attend a personal interview with the
					 eligibility agency as specified in §
											3042.115 (relating to reporting
					 requirements for former TANF families).
(d) The eligibility agency may waive the
					 requirement for the personal interview if the parent or caretaker has completed
					 a personal interview with the eligibility agency within the previous 12
					 months.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.115 - Reporting requirements for former TANF families

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At the time of parent's or caretaker's personal interview
						with the eligibility agency and within the 183-day period after TANF benefits
						ended, the eligibility agency shall:
(1) Require the parent or caretaker who
					 contacts the eligibility agency within 60 calendar days following the date TANF
					 benefits ended to self-certify the following information that was
					 electronically transferred by the CAO:
(i) The
					 need for child care to work or attend education or training and the days and
					 hours for which the child needs care.
(ii) The name of the employer, education or
					 training.
(iii) The hours the
					 parent or caretaker works or attends education or training.
(iv) The accuracy of the facts in the TANF
					 transfer information regarding family address, size and income.
(v) Financial eligibility as specified in
					 §
												3042.112(a)
					 (relating to general requirements for former TANF families).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.116 - Verification of transfer of TANF benefits

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Documentation by the eligibility agency that indicates
						the date TANF benefits ended within the State or in another state, as specified
						in §
											3042.120(b)
						(relating to transfer from other states), is acceptable verification of
						transfer of TANF benefits within the State or from another state.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.117 - Failure to contact the eligibility agency following the transfer

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(a) If a
					 parent or caretaker who was receiving child care on the date TANF benefits
					 ended fails to contact the eligibility agency in response to the letter
					 specified in §
											3042.113(a)
					 (relating to notification requirements for former TANF families), the
					 eligibility agency shall contact the parent or caretaker by telephone no later
					 than 31 calendar days following the date of the letter.
(b) When the eligibility agency contacts the
					 parent or caretaker as specified in subsection (a), the eligibility agency
					 shall determine the following:
(1) The
					 parent's or caretaker's choice to participate in the personal
					 interview.
(2) The parent's or
					 caretaker's continuing need for child care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.118 - Payment authorization for former TANF families

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(a) The eligibility agency shall review a
					 request from a parent or caretaker to authorize child care payment at any time
					 during the 183-day period after eligibility for TANF benefits ended.
(b) The eligibility agency shall authorize
					 child care payment at any time during the 183-day period after eligibility for
					 TANF ended.
(c) The eligibility
					 agency may not pay child care costs that exceed the maximum child care
					 allowance minus the family copayment for the type of care the child received
					 from the provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.119 - Retroactive payment for former TANF families

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(a) If the eligibility agency authorizes
					 payment to an eligible provider that is currently participating in the
					 subsidized child care program for a parent or caretaker who was receiving child
					 care on the date TANF benefits ended, the authorization is retroactive to the
					 day following the date TANF benefits ended.
(b) If the eligibility agency determines that
					 the parent or caretaker was not receiving child care or cannot determine
					 whether the parent or caretaker was receiving child care on the date TANF
					 benefits ended, the eligibility agency shall require the parent or caretaker to
					 submit verification of child care costs incurred during the 183-day period
					 after eligibility for TANF ended.
(c) The eligibility agency shall authorize
					 payment to an eligible provider that is currently participating in the
					 subsidized child care program for the parent or caretaker specified in
					 subsection (b) retroactive to the date the parent or caretaker first incurred
					 child care expenses.
(d) If the
					 eligibility agency determines that the parent or caretaker has selected an
					 ineligible provider, it shall inform the parent or caretaker that the parent or
					 caretaker shall contact the eligibility agency to discuss child care
					 arrangements within 30 calendar days as specified in §
											3042.12 (relating to parent
					 choice).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.120 - Transfer from other states

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(a) A
					 parent or caretaker who received TANF program benefits in another state and
					 applies for subsidized child care is eligible if the parent or caretaker meets
					 the following conditions:
(1) The parent or
					 caretaker applies within 183 days after TANF benefits ended.
(2) The parent or caretaker meets the
					 requirements specified in §
												3042.112 (relating to general
					 requirements for former TANF families).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.121 - Expiration of TANF benefits

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(a) A
					 parent or caretaker who was receiving child care on the date TANF benefits
					 ended and who has exhausted the 5-year limit on TANF benefits is eligible for
					 up to 92 calendar days of subsidized child care to seek work.
(b) The eligibility agency shall determine
					 the date TANF benefits ended and establish the period of former TANF
					 eligibility as specified in §
											3042.111 (relating to general
					 provisions for former TANF families).
(c) The parent or caretaker may apply at any
					 time during the 183-day period after eligibility for TANF ended.
(d) The maximum period of potential
					 eligibility for former TANF child care benefits under this section is 183
					 days.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › FORMER TANF FAMILIES › Section 3042.122 - Verification of expiration of TANF benefits

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Documentation by the eligibility agency that indicates
						the date TANF benefits expired within the State or in another state, as
						specified in §
											3042.121(b)
						(relating to expiration of TANF benefits), is acceptable verification of
						expiration of TANF benefits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › HEAD START › Section 3042.131 - General provisions for Head Start

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(a) A child who is enrolled in a Head Start
					 program, whose parent or caretaker needs extended hours or days of child care
					 beyond the hours or days provided by the Head Start program to work, is
					 eligible for subsidized child care under this section if the parent or
					 caretaker meets the eligibility requirements for subsidized child care as
					 specified in §
											3042.132 (relating to eligibility
					 determination for Head Start) each time a child in the family applies for Head
					 Start special eligibility.
(b) The
					 eligibility agency shall verify with the Head Start program that the child is
					 enrolled in a Head Start program that meets Federal and State Head Start
					 standards.
(c) If a child in the
					 family as specified in §
											3042.41 (relating to family size)
					 is enrolled in the Head Start program, the family copayment is based on family
					 size and income. If additional children in the family are enrolled in
					 subsidized child care, the family copayment is based on family size and income.
(d) If extended hours or days of
					 care are provided beyond the Head Start program hours or days, a facility that
					 has a certificate of compliance by the Department as a child care facility
					 shall provide the extended hours and days of care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › HEAD START › Section 3042.132 - Eligibility determination for Head Start

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Upon program entry and continuation in the Head Start
						special eligibility program, a parent or caretaker shall meet the following
						conditions:
(1) Verification of a
					 minimum of 20 hours of work per week as specified in §
											3042.33 (relating to work,
					 education and training) each time a parent or caretaker applies for a child in
					 the family for the Head Start special eligibility program.
(2) Verification that extended hours and days
					 of child care are needed to work as specified in §
											3042.131(a) 
					 (relating to general provisions for Head Start).
(3) Verification of income eligibility for
					 subsidized child care as specified in §
											3042.31 (relating to financial
					 eligibility) each time a parent or caretaker applies for a child in the family
					 for the Head Start program.
(4)
					 Compliance with the waiting list conditions specified in §
											3042.57 (relating to waiting
					 list).
(5) Payment of the copayment
					 as specified in §
											3042.91 (relating to general
					 copayment requirements).
(6) Report
					 when a child is no longer enrolled in Head Start within 10 calendar days
					 following the date the Head Start enrollment ended.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › HEAD START › Section 3042.133 - Eligibility redetermination for Head Start

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(a) The eligibility agency may not complete a
					 redetermination prior to the expiration of the 12-month eligibility period as
					 specified in §
											3042.101(a)
					 (relating to eligibility redetermination) upon receiving notification that a
					 child is no longer enrolled in a Head Start program.
(b) The eligibility agency shall conduct a
					 redetermination when the child is no longer enrolled in the Head Start program,
					 if the 12-month redetermination period has expired as specified in §
					 3042.101(a).
(c) The eligibility
					 agency shall conduct a redetermination as specified in §
											3042.101 if the family has
					 additional children who are not enrolled in Head Start but receive subsidized
					 child care. A family that includes a child enrolled in a Head Start program and
					 a child who is not enrolled in a Head Start program is subject to
					 redetermination requirements as specified in § 3042.101(a).
(d) Eligibility for a child enrolled in a
					 Head Start program is unrelated to the eligibility of other children in the
					 family who are not enrolled in a Head Start program and receive subsidized
					 child care. Eligibility for a child enrolled in a Head Start program shall
					 continue as specified in this section.
(e) The eligibility agency shall conduct a
					 redetermination between the time a child is no longer enrolled in Early Head
					 Start and the time the child enters Head Start, with the exception of the
					 requirement set forth in subsection (a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.141 - General waiver requirements

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The eligibility agency may grant a waiver to a family
						experiencing domestic violence or homelessness upon the request of the parent
						or caretaker as specified in §§
											3042.145 and
						3042.146 (relating to domestic and
						other violence; and homelessness).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.142 - Time frame for waiver determinations

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The eligibility agency shall act on a parent's or
						caretaker's waiver request no later than 15 calendar days following the date
						the parent or caretaker requests the waiver.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.143 - General verification requirements for waivers

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The Department's form that provides for verification by
						documentary evidence, third party statement or self-certification is acceptable
						verification of domestic violence or homelessness.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.144 - General notification requirements for waivers

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(a) The eligibility agency shall provide
					 written notice to the parent or caretaker regarding the eligibility agency's
					 determination to grant or deny a waiver request. At the request of the parent
					 or caretaker, the eligibility agency shall mail the notice to an alternate
					 address or hand-deliver it to the parent or caretaker.
(b) If the eligibility agency grants the
					 waiver, the notice must include the basis for granting the waiver.
(c) If the eligibility agency denies the
					 waiver, the notice must include all of the following:
(1) The basis for the denial.
(2) The right to appeal the decision and how
					 to appeal as specified in §§
												3042.152 and
					 3042.161 (relating to notice of
					 right to appeal; and appealable actions).
(3) The verification the parent or caretaker
					 shall submit for the eligibility agency to grant the waiver and the time frames
					 in which the parent or caretaker shall submit the verification.
(4) The evidence or information needed to
					 substantiate the waiver request and the time frames in which the parent or
					 caretaker shall provide the information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.145 - Domestic and other violence

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(a)
					 The eligibility agency may grant a waiver to a parent or caretaker for any of
					 the following reasons:
(1) A family member is
					 the victim of past or present domestic or other violence.
(2) A family member is the victim of a threat
					 of past or present domestic or other violence.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart B - Eligibility for Services › Chapter 3042 - SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY › WAIVERS AND PERIODS OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY › Section 3042.146 - Homelessness

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(a) At the time of
					 application, the eligibility agency may grant a period of presumptive
					 eligibility to a parent or caretaker who is experiencing homelessness as
					 defined in §
											3042.3 (relating to definitions)
					 for a temporary period not to exceed 92 calendar days.
(b) A parent or caretaker who is experiencing
					 homelessness may be permitted to substitute job search activities to meet the
					 work requirement specified in §
											3042.33 (relating to work,
					 education and training) for the duration of the period of presumptive
					 eligibility for a temporary period not to exceed 92 calendar days.
(c) A parent or caretaker may be permitted to
					 self-certify their status as experiencing homelessness as specified in §
											3042.63 (relating to
					 self-certification) to qualify for and be granted a period of presumptive
					 eligibility for a temporary period not to exceed 92 calendar days.
(d) Except as specified in subsections (e)
					 and (f), the eligibility agency will grant a waiver to families who are
					 experiencing homelessness the balance of the 12-month eligibility period
					 following verification being provided to the eligibility agency.
(e) The following requirements of this
					 chapter may not be waived:
(1) Age of the
					 child as specified in §
												3042.11(b) and
					 (c) (relating to provision of subsidized
					 child care).
(2) Income limits as
					 specified in §
												3042.31 (relating to financial
					 eligibility).
(3) State residency
					 as specified in §
												3042.32 (relating to
					 residence).
(4) The minimum number
					 of hours of work, education or training as specified in §
												3042.33 (relating to work,
					 education and training), subject to the provisions in subsection (b).
(5) Citizenship as specified in §
												3042.36 (relating to
					 citizenship).
(6) The number of
					 paid absences as specified in §
												3042.18 (relating to
					 absence).