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Once acceptable age verification is in the family’s file, new verification is not needed unless the form of verification submitted has an expiration date. In these cases unexpired verification is needed at the time of application.

Legibly copied, faxed, or scanned documents are acceptable for file copies. The official original document(s) is not required.

Designees are to protect information provided from further disclosure under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

2. Homeless Child Exception An applying family who has identified themselves as homeless will be determined eligible, if all other factors of eligibility are met, for the month of application and the following month without providing age verification for the child(ren) needing care.

Age verification must be provided for the family to continue participation after this period.

4070-2 B. CITIZENSHIP CRITERIA FOR CHILDREN A child in a family eligible to receive PASS II or PASS III CCA must be a United States (US) citizen or national or qualified Alien. 1. United States Citizen includes: a. Individuals born in one of the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands; b. Naturalized citizens; c. Children born in the US to foreign parents;and d. Children of US citizens who are born abroad.

2. United States National: A U.S. national is an individual born in American Samoa or Swain’s Island. An individual not born in American Samoa or Swain’s Island, but one of his or her parents were born there, may be a US National.

3. Qualified Aliens: A qualified alien is a person who is one of the following: a. An alien lawfully admitted for permanentresidence;