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prior the date their Child Care Assistance Application CC08 is received by the Designee as long as the family was eligible for PASS II. All needed information must be received and an interview completed by the thirtieth (30th) day of the receipt of the application based on the Adverse Action Calendar.

If the family has self-employment as an eligible activity, care will not be authorized prior to the effective date of their valid State of Alaska business license.

1. Family Benefit Start Date When Information isReceived by the Thirtieth (30th) Calendar Day When a PASS II family’s application has been denied due to not providing the requested information by the identified due date, a new application is not needed if the applicant provides the required information identified on the Child Care Assistance Application Received – Pended Notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the date their application was originally received.

The benefit start date is determined by when the family meets all factors of eligibility and needs care within the first (1st) sixty (60) days of their certification period. When care is not needed until after sixty (60) days of their application being received, the application is denied and the family must reapply. If the family has to reapply, there is no retroactive effective date and the date the new application is date stamped received determines the certification and benefit start dates.

The effective date to use when entering information into the Budget and Co-pay screen is the date the family’s Child Care Assistance Application CC08 was received if the family meets all factors of eligibility and needs care during that month. If all factors of eligibility are not met and/or care is not needed for any day during the month of application, the date entered in the Budget and Co-pay screen is the first (1st) day of either of the two (2) months following the month the family’s application was received based on when they met all factors of eligibility and care is needed.

2. If the Designee is Unable to Process the Application Timely If the Designee is unable to make a final determination of approved or denied on an application by the thirty-first (31st) day of receipt, the benefit start date will not be effected as long as the family submitted all information required to the Designee to complete the application process and the Designee received it by