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• In the case of the parent’s or child care provider’s sudden program ineligibility; or • In the case of the parent reporting a Priority Level 1 health and safety concern regarding abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to a child in the provider’s care. The report musthave been made to the local law enforcement and the department with provider oversight within twenty-four (24) hours of the occurrence; and l. Reporting non-temporary changes or anticipated non- temporary changes in circumstances that affect their eligibility or subsidy amount. Changes may be reported in writing, by telephone, or inperson. • Ten (10) Business Day Reporting Requirements include: o After a loss of employment without new employment obtained within three (3) months or ending attendance at a job training or educational program and no other eligible activity or restarting attendance within three (3) months for any parent in the family; o After a change in family size, if adding the second parent into the family causes the family’s monthly income to exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the Alaska State Median Income (SMI); o After a determination of permanent incapacity status of a parent in the family; o Before changing child care providers; and o After a change of physical or mailing address. m. Reporting temporary or non-temporary changes which will increase the family’s benefit but does not have the required ten (10) day reporting requirement. When an increase of care needed is reported timely, within ten (10) business days of the change, it is effective up to ten (10) days prior to the date the change was reported. If an increase of care needed is not reported timely, it is effective the date it is reported. Reported changes reducing the family’s co-pay are effective the first (1st) of the month following when the change was reported. Some examples of temporary and non-temporary changes affecting the family’s benefit are: o Birth of a child or a new child added to thefamily; o A child in the family who previously didn’t need childcare now needs child care; o A change in visitation in which a child will be in the home for summer vacation which increases the family size and may reduce the family’s co-pay: o A change in visitation in which a child will be in the home