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When there are not additional considerations, see section 4110-2 A. Child Care Authorization Considerations, units of care are authorized based on the child care needed.

4110-2 A. CHILD CARE AUTHORIZATIONCONSIDERATIONS The following items need to be taken into consideration when authorizing care:

1. Specials Needs: The Special Needs box is checked in ICCIS by the Child Care Program Office (CCPO) only after they issue the Authorization for Special Needs Supplement CC51.

Upon receipt of an Authorization for Special Needs Supplement CC51, Work Services Providers (WSP) are to include the supplemental percentage authorized in the comments section of the Request for PASS I Child Care CC1 form or Manual Authorization Request Form – PASS I CC02 for future care needed. See section 4140-2 Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program Issuance and Timeframes.

2. Cost of Care Exceeds Contribution (Co-Pay) for PASS II and PASS III Only: The family will not be issued a benefit when the family’s monthly co-pay is more than the actual cost of the child care needed. When a family is determined financially and non-financially eligible, but their contribution (co-pay) is more than the eligible cost of child care needed for the month the application was received, the unit of care needed the following month must be evaluated.

If the family will not receive an authorization for care within the first (1st) sixty (60) days of the family’s certification period they are to be denied in the Application screen in ICCIS. The reason for the determination is documented in an ICCIS case note. A Child Care Assistance Application - Denied Notice is issued indicating the family is eligible, but their contribution exceeds the cost of care they are eligible for, therefore, they will not receive a benefit.

3. Multiple Authorizations: Multiple authorizations can be issued if a family uses more than one (1) provider in a month or during the family’s certification