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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0045 - Background checks for minor individuals under 16 years of age

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(1) All agencies,
			 licensees, and certified facilities must possess a copy of back-ground check
			 authorizations for minor subject individuals who work or reside at the licensed
			 or certified agency. The requirements described in this subsection apply to
			 minor subject individuals who are:
(a)
			 Fourteen through 15 years of age, before the date they begin working for a
			 licensed or certified child care; or
(b) Thirteen through 15 years of age on or
			 before the date they begin or continue to reside in a licensed or certified
			 family home child care. Subject individuals who are 13 through 15 years of age
			 and who begin to reside in a licensed or certified facility after their 13th
			 birthday, must complete the required DCYF minor individual background check
			 application process within seven days after moving into the licensed family
			 home child care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0046 - Requirements for license-exempt in-home/relative providers

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(1) This section applies to license-exempt
			 in-home/relative providers. The background check process must be completed for
			 individuals described in (a) through (c) of this subsection before they have
			 unsupervised access to children and at least once every three years thereafter:
(a) All license-exempt in-home/relative
			 providers who apply to care for a consumer's child who is eligible to receive
			 WCCC benefits;
(b) Subject
			 individuals 16 years of age or older who are residing with a license-exempt
			 in-home/relative provider if the provider cares for the child eligible to
			 receive WCCC benefits in the provider's home, and the home is not where the
			 child resides; and
(c) Subject
			 individuals 16 years of age or older who begin to reside with a license-exempt
			 in-home/relative provider after the date the provider begins to care for the
			 child eligible to receive WCCC benefits in the provider's home, and the home is
			 not where the child resides.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0070 - Background check decisions

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Background information that may or must disqualify
				subject individuals.
(1)
			 Subject individuals must be permanently disqualified if they have a background
			 that includes a pending criminal charge or conviction information of a crime
			 listed in WAC
			 110-06-0120(2).
(2) If subject individuals have a
			 background that includes a negative action, or a pending criminal charge or
			 conviction information, that involves any of the conduct described in the
			 secretary's list under WAC
			 110-06-0120(3) or
			 (4), DCYF may disqualify them if it
			 determines they do not have the appropriate character, suitability, or
			 competence to be authorized or reauthorized.
(3) DCYF must consider the following factors
			 related to subject individuals' backgrounds when assessing character,
			 suitability, and competence:
(a) Whether they
			 have a background containing any of the permanently disqualifying pending
			 criminal charges or convictions on the secretary's list that are described in
			 WAC
			 110-06-0120(2);
(b) Whether they have a background containing
			 any pending criminal charges or convictions on the secretary's list that are
			 described in WAC
			 110-06-0120(3) or negative actions described in WAC
			 110-06-0120(4);
(c) Whether they have obtained a CROP or CPI
			 for any of the background that is described in WAC
			 110-06-0120(3) or
			 (4);
(d) The amount of time that has passed since
			 the pending criminal charge, conviction information, or negative
			 action;
(e) The seriousness of the
			 crime and/or their actions that led to the pending criminal charge, conviction,
			 or negative action;
(f) The number,
			 types, and age of other pending criminal charges, convictions, or negative
			 actions in their background;
(g)
			 Their age at the time of the pending criminal charge, conviction, or the
			 issuance of the negative action determination;
(h) The length and consistency of employment
			 history before and after the pending criminal charge, conviction, or negative
			 action;
(i) The employment or
			 character references and any other information regarding their fitness to be
			 authorized;
(j) The completion of
			 services or other evidence of rehabilitation since the pending criminal charge,
			 conviction, or negative action;
(k)
			 The subject individuals' role or purpose in delivering early learning services;
			 and
(l) How their conduct that is
			 the basis for their pending criminal charge, conviction, or negative action, is
			 conduct that shows they do not have the appropriate character, suitability, and
			 competence to receive a background authorization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0080 - Notice of disqualification

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(1)
			 DCYF will send written notice to subject individuals who are disqualified by
			 the background check.
(2) If DCYF
			 sends a notice of disqualification, subject individuals will not be authorized
			 to:
(a) Care for or have unsupervised access
			 to children receiving early learning services; or
(b) Be present on the early learning
			 service's premises during the hours when child care is provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0090 - Administrative hearing to contest disqualification

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(1) A subject individual may request an
			 administrative hearing to contest the department's disqualification decision
			 under WAC 110-06-0070.
(2) The
			 early learning services provider cannot contest the department's decision on
			 behalf of any other person, including a prospective employee.
(3) The administrative hearing will take
			 place before an administrative law judge employed by the office of
			 administrative hearings, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, and chapter 110-03
			 WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.200, 43.215.205, 43.215.215 through 43.215.218,
				  43.43.830,
				  43.43.832,
				  chapter 43.215 and 43.43 RCW, and 2011 c 295. WSR 12-12-040, §
										170-06-0090,
				  filed 5/30/12, effective 7/1/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW,
				  RCW
				    43.43.832, 2006 c 265 and 2007 c 387. WSR
				  08-10-041, §
										170-06-0090,
				  filed 4/30/08, effective 5/31/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0100 - Requesting an administrative hearing

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(1) Subject individuals have a right to
			 contest a disqualification decision under WAC
			 110-06-0070.
			 Subject individuals must request a hearing within 28 days of receipt of the
			 written disqualification decision.
(2) Requests for hearings must meet the
			 requirements of chapter 110-03 WAC.
(3) Any decision by the department to
			 disqualify subject individuals under this chapter will remain in effect pending
			 the outcome of the administrative hearing or review under chapter 110-03 WAC,
			 notwithstanding any provision of chapter 110-03 WAC to the contrary.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.200, 43.215.205, 43.215.215 through 43.215.218,
				  43.43.830,
				  43.43.832,
				  chapter 43.215 and 43.43 RCW, and 2011 c 295. WSR 12-12-040, §
										170-06-0100,
				  filed 5/30/12, effective 7/1/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW,
				  RCW
				    43.43.832, 2006 c 265 and 2007 c 387. WSR
				  08-10-041, §
										170-06-0100,
				  filed 4/30/08, effective 5/31/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0110 - Limitations on challenges to disqualifications

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Administrative hearings requested to challenge background check
				disqualifications may not be used to adjudicate the basis for disqualification,
				including:
(1) Pending criminal
			 charges or criminal convictions;
(2) Findings of child abuse or neglect as
			 defined in chapter 26.44 RCW, or findings of abandonment, abuse, neglect,
			 exploitation, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult as defined in
			 chapter 74.34 RCW, if the subject individuals:
(a) Failed to request a hearing to contest
			 the finding after receiving notice of the finding from DCYF; or
(b) Were notified of the finding and
			 requested a hearing to contest the finding, but the finding was upheld by final
			 administrative order or superior court order;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-06 - Background checks-early learning programs › Section 110-06-0115 - Department decision to vacate disqualification decisions

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(1) Subject to the requirements contained in
			 this chapter, the department may not reconsider whether earlier decisions to
			 disqualify subject individuals will be vacated unless the department determines
			 a change has occurred in the circumstances of a subject individual between the
			 date of disqualification and the date the request to vacate the
			 disqualification is made. Subject to the requirements contained in this
			 chapter, to receive a background check authorization under this section, the
			 department must review the subject individual's background and assess their
			 character, suitability, and competence to determine whether the change in
			 circumstances demonstrates the subject individual should receive an
			 authorization.
(2) To determine
			 whether there has been a change in circumstances, the department must consider
			 the factors described in subsection (3) of this section. A change in
			 circumstances includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Two years have passed since the issuance
			 of a disqualification.
(b) The
			 issuance of a valid CROP that pertains to a crime that was the sole basis of
			 the subject individual's disqualification.
(c) If the sole basis for the
			 disqualification was for a pending criminal charge or conviction that has been
			 dismissed, vacated, the subject of a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent
			 procedure.
(d) The issuance of a
			 valid CPI that pertains to a negative action that was the sole basis of the
			 subject individual's disqualification. The CPI must pertain to conduct by the
			 subject individual that resulted in a founded finding of negligent treatment or
			 maltreatment, physical abuse, or a dependency finding that was the result of a
			 finding that the subject individual abused or neglected the child under
			 RCW
			   13.34.030(6)(b).
(e) If the sole basis for the
			 disqualification was a negative action that has been dismissed, vacated,
			 annulled, or other equivalent procedure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0010 - What definitions apply to the department's child welfare services complaint resolution process?

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"Complaints office"
or
"constituent
				relations"
means the office within the department responsible for
				handling complaints regarding child welfare services.
"Department"
means the department of children,
				youth, and families.
"LD"
means the licensing division, a division of
				DCYF responsible for licensing or certifying child care homes and facilities
				under the authority of chapter 74.15 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-010,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0020 - How does the department resolve complaints?

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The constituent relations staff assists clients, foster
				parents, and other affected individuals in resolving complaints and grievances
				regarding department policies and procedures, or the application of a policy or
				procedure related to the department's programs. Under
				RCW
				  74.13.045, the constituent relations staff
				may inquire into, determine fact, and facilitate the resolution of disputes and
				complaints.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-030,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0030 - What is the process for resolving complaints?

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(1) After making a reasonable effort to
			 resolve a complaint with a caseworker or licensor, a client, foster parent, or
			 community member may contact the constituent relations office to request
			 assistance.
(2) The constituent
			 relations staff will assist the complainant in reviewing the complaint with the
			 assigned caseworker or licensor to arrive at a resolution.
(3) If the complaint cannot be resolved with
			 the caseworker or licensor, the constituent relations staff will assist the
			 complainant in reviewing it with the supervisor of the caseworker or licensor
			 for resolution.
(4) If the
			 complaint cannot be resolved with the supervisor, the constituent relations
			 staff will assist the complainant in reviewing the complaint with the
			 supervisor's area administrator for resolution.
(5) If the complaint cannot be resolved with
			 the area administrator, the constituent relations staff will assist the
			 complainant in reviewing it with the appropriate LD senior
			 administrator.
(6) If the
			 constituent relations staff determines at any time during the complaint
			 resolution process that the department's actions were consistent with agency
			 policy and procedures based on complete and correct information regarding the
			 complainant's situation, the constituent relations staff will terminate the
			 resolution process and close the complaint.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-035,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0040 - What happens if the complaint is not resolved at the regional level?

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-040,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0050 - Does the complaint resolution process apply to all complaints?

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(1) The complaint
			 resolution process does not apply to complaints for which the complainant has
			 the right to seek resolution through judicial review or an adjudicative
			 proceeding under Title 13, 26, or 74 RCW.
(2) The process also does not apply to
			 contract rate setting, contested rate payments, exceptional cost rates,
			 disputes or decisions regarding written personal service contracts, or
			 financial agreements.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-045,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0060 - Is the complaint resolution process the only way to resolve a complaint?

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Participation in the complaint resolution process does not
				affect the right of any person to seek other remedies.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-050,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0070 - What rights do complainants have under the complaint resolution process?

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(1)
			 Under
			 RCW
			   74.13.045, the complaint resolution process
			 does not create substantive or procedural rights for any person.
(2) Participation in the complaint resolution
			 process does not entitle any person to an adjudicative proceeding under chapter
			 34.05 RCW or to superior court review.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-055,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-09 - Complaint resolution › Section 110-09-0080 - Do constituent relations staff only handle complaints?

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In addition to complaint resolution, CA constituent relations
				staff also provide information about children's administration programs,
				policies, and procedures and information about other complaint resolution
				resources, including the office of the family and children's
				ombudsman.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.045. WSR 01-06-041, §
										388-39A-060,
				  filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part I - INTRODUCTION › Section 110-15-0001 - Purpose and intent

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(1) This chapter
				establishes the minimum requirements for eligible families to receive
				subsidized child care benefits through the working connections child care
				(WCCC) and seasonal child care (SCC) programs . This chapter also establishes
				the minimum requirements for providers that request approval to receive subsidy
				payments for the care of children who are eligible for WCCC or SCC benefits.
				WCCC and SCC are administered by DSHS in accordance with applicable state and
				federal law and to the extent of available funds.
Effective July 1, 2019, DCYF will be administering the WCCC
				  and SCC programs.
(2) The
				purpose of WCCC is to:
(a) Help eligible
				consumers pay for child care so the consumer can work, attend training, or
				enroll in educational programs; and
(b) Promote stability, quality, and
				continuity of care and education programming for children who participate in
				the WCCC program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part I - INTRODUCTION › Section 110-15-0002 - Scope of agency responsibilities

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DEL is designated as the lead agency for child care and
				  development funds (CCDF) and oversees expenditure of CCDF funds.
(1) The responsibilities of the department of
				early learning (DEL) include, but are not limited to:
(a) Determining child care subsidy policy for
				the WCCC and SCC programs;
(b)
				Determining thresholds for eligibility and copayment amounts and establishing
				rights and responsibilities; and
(c) Serving as the designated representative
				for the state to implement the collective bargaining agreement under
				RCW
				  41.56.028 for in-home/relative providers as
				defined in WAC
				170-290-0003(13),
				and for all licensed family homes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0005 - Eligibility

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(1)
Consumers.
At application and reapplication, to be eligible for
				  WCCC, consumers must:
(a) Have parental
				  control of one or more eligible children;
(b) Live in the state of
				  Washington;
(c) Participate in an
				  approved activity or meet the eligibility special circumstances requirements
				  under WAC
				  110-15-0020,
				  110-15-0023,
				  or
				  110-15-0024;
(d) Have countable income at or below 60
				  percent of the SMI at initial application or at or below 65 percent of the SMI
				  at reapplication;
(e) Not have
				  assets that exceed $1,000,000; and
(f) Have an agreed payment arrangement with
				  any provider to whom any outstanding WCCC copayment is
				  owed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0012 - Verifying consumers' information

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(1) DSHS may require the consumer to provide
				  verification of child care subsidy eligibility if DSHS is unable to verify it
				  through agency records or systems.
The information and verification provided to DSHS from the
					 consumer must:
(a) Clearly relate to
				  the request made by DSHS;
(b) Be
				  from a reliable source;
(c) Be
				  accurate and complete; and
(d) If
				  DSHS has reasonable cause to believe the information and verification the
				  consumer provides is unreliable, inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent, DSHS
				  may:
(i) Ask the consumer to provide
				  additional verification that may include a statement from a person who lives
				  outside of the consumer's residence who knows the consumer's
				  circumstances;
(ii) Send an
				  investigator from the DSHS office of fraud and accountability (OFA) to make an
				  unannounced visit to the consumer's home to verify the consumer's
				  circumstances. Consumer's rights are found in WAC
				  110-15-0025;
				  or
(iii) Deny the application,
				  request for reduced copay, or request for additional child care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0014 - Verifying information for a provider's payment

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0014,
						filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0014,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0015 - Determining family size

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(1)
				  DCYF determines a consumer's family size as follows:
(a) For a single parent, including a minor
				  parent living independently, DCYF counts the consumer and the consumer's
				  children;
(b) For unmarried parents
				  who have at least one mutual child, DCYF counts both parents and all of their
				  children living in the household;
(c) Unmarried parents who have no mutual
				  children are counted as separate WCCC households, the unmarried parents and
				  their respective children living in the household;
(d) For married parents, DCYF counts both
				  parents and all of their children living in the household;
(e) For parents who are undocumented aliens
				  as defined in WAC
				  388-424-0001,
				  DCYF counts the parents and children, documented and undocumented, and all
				  other family rules in this section apply. Children needing care must meet
				  citizenship requirements described in WAC
				  110-15-0005;
(f) For a legal guardian verified by a legal
				  or court document, adult sibling or step-sibling, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle,
				  grandparent, any of these relatives with the prefix "great," such as a
				  "great-nephew," or an in loco parentis custodian who is not related to the
				  child as described in WAC
				  110-15-0005, DCYF
				  counts only the children and only the children's income is counted;
(g) For a parent who is out of the household
				  because of employer requirements, such as training or military service, and
				  expected to return to the household, DCYF counts the consumer, the absent
				  parent, and the children;
(h) For a
				  parent who is voluntarily out of the household for reasons other than
				  requirements of the employer, such as unapproved schooling and visiting family
				  members, and is expected to return to the household, DCYF counts the consumer,
				  the absent parent, and the children. WAC
				  110-15-0020
				  and all other family and household rules in this section apply;
(i) For a parent who is out of the country
				  and waiting for legal reentry in to the United States, DCYF counts only the
				  consumer and children residing in the United States and all other family and
				  household rules in this section apply;
(j) An incarcerated parent is not part of the
				  household count for determining income and eligibility. DCYF counts the
				  remaining household members using all other family rules in this section;
				  and
(k) For a parent incarcerated
				  at a Washington state correctional facility whose child lives with them at the
				  facility, DCYF counts the parent and child as their own household.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0020 - Eligibility-Special circumstances

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(1) A
				  legal guardian or individual acting in loco parentis may be eligible for WCCC
				  benefits based on participation in approved activities without consideration of
				  the legal guardian's or individual's acting in loco parentis spouse or live-in
				  partner's availability to provide care if the spouse or live-in partner is not
				  named on the permanent custody order.
(a)
				  Eligibility will be determined under this subsection based on the following:
(i) The consumer's work or approved
				  activities schedule;
(ii) The
				  child's need for care;
(iii) The
				  child's income ; and
(iv) Family
				  size based on the number of children under guardianship and needing
				  care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0021 - Eligibility-Exclusions

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At application and reapplication:
(1) A consumer is not eligible for WCCC
				  benefits for any child who receives care from a licensed family home child care
				  in which the consumer works.
(2) A
				  consumer is not eligible for WCCC benefits for a child who receives care from a
				  child care center in a classroom in which the consumer provides direct
				  care.
(3) A consumer is not
				  eligible for WCCC benefits when the consumer is the only parent in the family
				  and will be away from the home for more than thirty consecutive days.
(4) A consumer who is also an
				  in-home/relative child care provider is not eligible to receive WCCC benefits
				  for the consumer's own children for the same hours the consumer receives WCCC
				  payments to care for other children.
(5) A consumer who is also a child care
				  provider and receives TANF benefits on behalf of a child is not eligible to
				  receive WCCC payments for the same child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0022 - Eligibility - Resources

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0022,
						filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0023 - Homeless grace period (HGP)

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(1) A homeless
				  grace period (HGP) is established as described in this section.
(2) A family experiencing homelessness at the
				  time the consumer applies for child care subsidy is eligible for HGP under this
				  section when:
(a) They meet all eligibility
				  requirements described in WAC
				  110-15-0005, except for WAC
				  110-15-0005 (1)(d) and
				  (f); and
(b) Their household income is under 85
				  percent of the state median income (SMI).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligibility Requirements › Section 110-15-0024 - Categorical eligibility for families receiving child protective, child welfare, or family assessment response services

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(1) Families with
				  children who have received child protective services as defined and used by
				  chapters 26.44 and 74.13 RCW, child welfare services as defined and used by
				  chapter 74.13 RCW, or services through a family assessment response, as defined
				  and used by chapter 26.44 RCW in the six months previous to application or
				  reapplication for working connections child care (WCCC) benefits are eligible
				  for WCCC benefits for a 12-month period if, in addition the:
(a) Consumer is a Washington state
				  resident;
(b) Family has been
				  referred for child care as part of the family's case management as defined by
				  RCW
				    74.13.020; and
(c) Child or children are residing with a
				  biological parent or guardian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0030 - Consumers' responsibilities

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When a person applies for or receives WCCC benefits, as a
					 condition of receiving those benefits, the applicant or consumer must:
(1) Give DSHS correct and current information
				  so DSHS can determine eligibility and authorize child care payments
				  correctly;
(2) Choose a provider
				  who meets the requirements of WAC
				  110-15-0125;
(3) Pay the copayment directly to the child
				  care provider or arrange for a third party to pay the copayment directly to the
				  provider;
(4) If the consumer or a
				  third-party acting on behalf of the consumer fails to make a copayment when
				  due, the consumer must do one or more of the following:
(a) Pay the child care provider the past due
				  copayments;
(b) Provide DSHS with a
				  signed copy of a payment agreement between the consumer and child care provider
				  that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
(i) A description of the agreed payment
				  plan;
(ii) If applicable, a
				  description of any collection agency action that may be taken by the provider
				  if the consumer fails to comply with the agreed payment plan;
(iii) If applicable, a description of in-kind
				  services in lieu of paying the copayment; and
(iv) If applicable, payment forgiveness from
				  the provider.
(c)
				  Provide DSHS proof that the consumer attempted to make a copayment to the
				  provider, but the licensed provider is no longer in business or the
				  license-exempt in-home/relative provider no longer provides child care. "Proof"
				  includes, but is not limited to, a return receipt associated with a payment
				  that was mailed to the provider that indicates the mailed payment was signed
				  for but not picked up, or a returned, previously mailed payment that was not
				  signed for or accepted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0031 - Notification of changes

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(1)
				  Consumers applying for or receiving WCCC benefits must:
(a) Notify DCYF within five days of:
(i) Starting care with a provider;
				  or
(ii) Any change in providers,
				  including changes in providers' locations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0032 - Failure to report changes

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 12-11-025, §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW, and 2010 c 273. WSR 11-01-090, §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 12/14/10, effective 1/14/11. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0032,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050,
						74.12.340,
						and 74.13.085. WSR 05-22-078, § 388-290-0032, filed 10/31/05, effective
						12/1/05. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050,
						74.12.340,
						74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, §
						388-290-0032, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective
						5/28/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0034 - Providers' responsibilities

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Child care providers who accept child care subsidies must
					 do the following:
(1) Licensed or
				  certified child care providers who accept child care subsidies must comply with
				  all child care licensing or certification requirements contained in this
				  chapter, chapter 43.216 RCW and chapters 110-06, 110-300, 110-300D, 110-300E,
				  and 110-301 WAC.
(2)
				  In-home/relative child care providers must comply with the requirements
				  contained in this chapter, chapter 43.216 RCW, and chapters 110-06 and 110-16
				  WAC.
(3) In-home/relative child
				  care providers must not submit an invoice for more than six children for the
				  same hours of care.
(4) All child
				  care providers must use DCYF's electronic attendance recordkeeping system or a
				  DCYF-approved electronic attendance re-cordkeeping system as required by WAC
				  110-15-0126.
				  Providers must limit attendance system access to authorized individuals and for
				  authorized purposes, and maintain physical and environmental security controls.
(a) Providers using DCYF's electronic
				  recordkeeping system must submit monthly attendance records prior to claiming
				  payment. Providers using a DCYF-approved electronic recordkeeping system must
				  finalize attendance records prior to claiming payment.
(b) Providers must not edit attendance
				  records after making a claim for payment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0035 - DSHS's responsibilities to consumers

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DSHS is responsible to:
(1) Treat consumers in accordance with all
				  applicable federal and state nondiscrimination laws, regulations, and
				  policies;
(2) Determine a
				  consumer's eligibility within thirty days from the date the consumer applied
				  (application date as described in WAC
				  110-15-0095). Under WAC
				  110-15-0012,
				  a determination made within thirty days of application using self-attestation
				  of new employment wages is compliant with this subsection even if third-party
				  verification is provided more than thirty days after the date of
				  application;
(3) Allow a consumer
				  to choose his or her provider as long as the provider meets the requirements in
				  WAC
				  110-15-0125;
(4) Authorize payments only to child care
				  providers who allow a consumer to access his or her children whenever they are
				  in care;
(5) Authorize payment when
				  no adult in a consumer's family (under WAC
				  110-15-0015) is able or available (under WAC
				  110-15-0003)  to care
				  for the consumer's children at application and reapplication;
(6) Inform a consumer of:
(a) His or her rights and responsibilities
				  under the WCCC program at the time of application and reapplication;
(b) The types of child care providers DSHS
				  can pay;
(c) The community
				  resources that can help a consumer select child care when needed; and
(d) Any change in a consumer's copayment
				  during the authorization period except under WAC
				  110-15-0120(5).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Rights and Responsibilities › Section 110-15-0036 - Billing requirements

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(1)
				  Licensed providers may claim child care subsidy or fee payments as described in
				  this subsection.
(a) Authorized units of care.
(i) A half-day unit of care is equal to less
				  than five hours of care per day that is authorized and provided by a child care
				  center.
(ii) A full-day unit of
				  care is between five and 10 hours of care per day that is authorized and
				  provided by a child care center.
(iii) A monthly unit of care authorized and
				  provided by a family home child care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Approved Activities › Section 110-15-0040 - Approved activities for applicants and consumers participating in WorkFirst

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(1)
				  Applicants and consumers who participate in WorkFirst activities may be
				  eligible for WCCC benefits for the following approved activities in their
				  individual responsibility plans (IRPs), for up to a maximum of sixteen hours
				  per day, including:
(a) An approved WorkFirst
				  activity under WAC
				  388-310-0200,
				  with the following exception: In-home/rela-tive providers who are paid child
				  care subsidies to care for children receiving WCCC benefits may not receive
				  those benefits for their own children during the hours in which they provide
				  subsidized child care. These consumers may be eligible for other approved
				  activities in their IRPs;
(b)
				  Employment as defined in WAC
				  110-15-0003;
(c) Self-employment as defined in WAC
				  110-15-0003 and as
				  described in the consumer's current WorkFirst IRP;
(d) Travel time between the child care
				  location and the consumer's place of employment or approved activity;
(e) Up to ten hours per week of study time
				  for approved classes;
(f) Up to
				  eight hours of sleep time before or after a night shift ; and
(g) Any activity approved by tribal
				  TANF.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Approved Activities › Section 110-15-0045 - Approved activities for applicants and consumers not participating in WorkFirst

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(1)
				  Applicants and consumers not participating in WorkFirst activities may be
				  eligible for WCCC benefits for the following approved activities:
(a) Employment;
(b) Self-employment;
(c) Supplemental nutrition assistance program
				  employment and training (SNAP E&T); or
(d) The following education programs:
(i) High school or working towards a high
				  school equivalency certificate for consumers under 22 years of age;
(ii) Part-time enrollment in a vocational
				  education, adult basic education (ABE), high school equivalency certificate for
				  consumers 22 years of age and older, or English as a second language (ESL)
				  program combined with an average of 20 or more employment hours per week or 16
				  more work-study hours per week; or
(iii) For full-time students of a community,
				  technical, or tribal college, enrollment in:
(A) A vocational education program that leads
				  to a degree or certificate in a specific occupation;
(B) An associate degree program; or
(C) A registered apprenticeship
				  program.
(iv) "Full-time
				  student" for the purpose of this subsection means a consumer attends a
				  community, technical, or tribal college and meets its definition of full-time
				  student
(e) Applicants
				  and consumers who meet the requirements of (c) of this subsection are eligible
				  to receive subsidy payment for up to 10 hours per week of study time for
				  approved classes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Approved Activities › Section 110-15-0050 - Additional requirements for self-employed WCCC consumers

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Eligible self-employed WCCC consumers may be eligible,
					 pursuant to WAC
					 110-15-0190,
					 for up to 16 hours per day of child care for approved self-employment,
					 education, training, and travel hours.
(1) To be considered self-employed, WCCC
				  consumers must:
(a) Earn income directly from
				  the consumers' own trades or businesses, and not from wages paid by
				  employers;
(b) Be responsible to
				  pay the consumers' own self-employment Social Security, applicable state
				  business and occupation taxes, and federal withholding taxes; and
(c) Participate directly in the production of
				  goods or delivery of services that generate the consumers' incomes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Approved Activities › Section 110-15-0055 - Receipt of benefits during fourteen-day wait period

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0055,
						filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0055,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW
						  43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c
						265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, §
												170-290-0055,
						filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0055,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0055,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050,
						74.12.340,
						74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, §
						388-290-0055, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050, 74.13.085. WSR 02-12-069, §
						388-290-0055, filed 5/31/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child
						Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0055, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0060 - Countable income

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DSHS counts income as money an applicant or consumer earns
					 or receives him or herself, or on behalf of the child from:
(1) A TANF grant, except when the grant is
				  for the first three consecutive calendar months after the consumer starts a new
				  job. The first calendar month is the month in which he or she starts
				  working;
(2) Child support
				  received;
(3) Supplemental security
				  income (SSI);
(4) Social Security
				  income;
(5) Refugee assistance
				  payments;
(6) Payments from the
				  Veterans' Administration, disability payments, or payments from labor and
				  industries (L&I);
(7)
				  Unemployment compensation, except as required under
				  RCW
				    43.216.137;
(8) Other types of income not listed in WAC
				  110-15-0070;
(9) Taxable income from VISTA, Ameri-Corps,
				  and Washington Service Corps programs;
(10) Taxable gross wages from employment or
				  self-employment ;
(11) Corporate
				  compensation received by or on behalf of the consumer, such as rent, living
				  expenses, or transportation expenses;
(12) Lump sums as money a consumer receives
				  from a one-time payment such as back child support, an inheritance, or gambling
				  winnings; and
(13) Income for the
				  sale of property as follows:
(a) If a consumer
				  sold the property before application, DSHS considers the proceeds an asset and
				  does not count as income;
(b) If a
				  consumer sold the property in the month the consumer applies or during the
				  consumer's eligibility period, DSHS counts it as a lump sum payment as
				  described in WAC
				  110-15-0065(2);
(c) Property does not include small personal
				  items such as furniture, clothes, and jewelry.