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the due date in the Child Care Assistance Application - Pended Notice mailed to the family.

4090-2 B. PASS III BENEFIT START DATE When all needed information is received and an interview is completed by the thirtieth (30th) day based on the Adverse Action Calendar, of the application submission date, and the family is determined eligible, the family’s benefit start date is the date the application was date stamped received by the Designee or the first (1st) of either of the two (2) following months depending on the family’s circumstances.

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

If the Designee is unable to make a final determination of approved or denied on an application by the thirtieth (30th) day of receipt, based on the Adverse Action Calendar, the benefit start date is not affected and will remain the date the application was date stamped received by the Designee as long as the family submitted all information required to complete the application process and it is received by the Designee by the due date in the Child Care Assistance Application - Pended Notice mailed to the family.

The PASS III CCA benefit start date may be different than the date the application was date stamped received if any one of the following occurs:

1. Family Benefit Start Date When Information isReceived by the Thirtieth (30th) Day When a PASS III family’s application has been denied due to not providing requested information by the identified due date, a new application is not needed if the needed information is received by the Designee within thirty (30) days of the initial application date stamped received by the Designee. The family’s benefit start date will be the date the application was date stamped received or the first (1st) of either of the two (2) following months based on when all factors of eligibility are met and care is needed.

The effective date to use when entering information into the Budget and Co-pay screen is the date the family’s Child Care