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full days) would be warranted to be authorized. See 4080-2 Definitions of Units of Care.

7. Multiple Child Care Providers When a family utilizes more than one (1) child care provider in a given month the provider where most of the care is to be used is generally considered the primary provider. See section 4110-2 A. Child Care Authorization Considerations. Care authorized between child care providers will not exceed the maximum unit equivalent to a full month plus a part month, except in the case of shared custody requiring care to be issued to providers in different service delivery areas.

4100-2 DEFINITIONS OF UNITSOF CARE Units of care are the length of allowable time used when authorizing the family’s child care benefit. These units include part day, full day, part month and full month.

For the purposes of units of care, a day begins at 12:00 am and ends at 11:59 pm., and a week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Each calendar day has the potential for two (2) units to be needed for that calendar day, if the care needed exceeds ten (10) hours for that calendar day. When care is needed for more than ten (10) hours in a calendar day the units needed will either be a full day unit plus a part day unit or two (2) full day units.

The number of full day units and the number of part day units are counted separately and then added together to get the total units needed for the calendar month to determine the correct units to authorize. See section 4110- 2 B. Child Care Authorization Worksheet Creation for PASS II and PASS III.

Units of care are:

1. Part Day A part day consists of care needed for up to and including five (5) hours of care in a day. Part day units are to be used only when part days are needed beyond twenty-three (23) in a month, up to and including sixteen (16) days. These days are in addition to a full or part month. If the additional days warrant two (2) part months, a full month is authorized.