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same as their approval, certification or accreditation end date. 5. Approved Relative Approved Relative providers are determined eligible for a two (2) year period. Their program participation expiration date is the last day of the twenty-fourth (24th) month following their approval effective date.

6. In-home An In-home provider’s program participation expiration date is the same as the family’s Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (TA) eligibility for Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) I, or CCAP eligibility for PASS II or PASS III certification period, not to exceed twelve (12) months.

There are instances when the family’s and provider’s eligibility is determined by different staff. Coordination and communication is required between the family’s assigned worker and the provider’s assigned worker during this process to ensure the provider is not approved when the family has been denied and vice versa. When the provider’s eligibility is approved first, the worker will set an alert thirty (30) days from the approval date to ensure the family’s eligibility has been determined. In situations where the provider has been determined eligible and there are delays on the family side, the provider’s eligibility end date will match the family’s as long as the family has done what is needed and the delay is due to the Designee, even if the delay exceeds sixty (60) days.

The Designee must match the provider’s expiration date with the last day of the family’s certification period. a. Family Transitions from PASS I to PASS II or PASS III using In-home Care When a PASS I family using an In-home caregiver submits an acceptable family application for PASS II or PASS III to the Designee, there is no lapse in provider eligibility as long as their application is received within sixty (60) days of their TA Program closure. A new In-home Child Care Application CC40 is not needed.

At the time the family is determined eligible for PASS II or PASS III participation, the Designee will change the provider type and expiration date in the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS) to match the family’s PASS II or PASS III program participation end date. The Designee will issue a Child Care Assistance Provider –