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Care Assistance - Information Needed Notice along with a Health Status Report CC24 form is sent to the family. The due date to use in the notice is thirty (30) days, based on the Adverse Action Calendar, for the family to provide a Health Status Report CC24. If the Health Status Report CC24 is not provided and the family does not report the parent to be in an eligible activity, they will be considered to be in job search and their participation will continue for three (3) months. See section 4070-3 D. 2 Job Search. a. One (1) Parent Family

A one (1) parent family receiving PASS II or PASS III Child Care Assistance (CCA), will continue to receive CCA for the remainder of their certification period if: verification is provided confirming the parent’s temporary incapacitation meaning there is an end date to the incapacity and there is an anticipated date they will be able to return to work; the parent’s employer is holding their job; and the parent returns to the job within the current certification period.

When a temporarily incapacitated parent in a one (1) parent family is applying to renew participation they will be determined eligible if all other factors of eligibility are met. This family will be approved for a new twelve (12) month certification period. The parent must be in an eligible activity of work, job training or an educational program in order to again renew program participation.

When a one (1) parent family is receiving PASS II or PASS III CCA and it is determined by a health care or mental health care professional the parent is or becomes permanently incapacitated, the family will continue to receive CCA for the remainder of their certification period if verification is provided confirming the parent’s incapacitation. At annual renewal, the family is no longer eligible unless the parent is in a work, education, or job training activity.

b. Two (2) Parent Family with One (1) Parent Incapacitated A two (2) parent family in which one (1) parent is determined temporarily or permanently incapacitated by a health care or mental health care professional, the family will continue to receive PASS II or PASS III CCA if the other parent is not away from the child or children and is participating in an eligible activity.

The family must submit a current Health Status Report CC24 form or verification that has all of the elements needed to