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59 Providers are to be referred to the Office of Children’s Services website to take the “Report Child Abuse in Alaska Mandatory Reporter Training.” OCS’s website is: http://DOH.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/default.aspx 5. Annual Training Requirements Approved Relative providers and In-home caregivers must obtain twelve (12) hours of professional development training annually based on the effective start date of their approval for Child Care Assistance Program participation. At least one (1) hour of the training must be on one (1) of the health and safety topics listed in 5 above. Providers should access the Alaska statewide Resource and Referral Network (CCR&R), thread for training options. thread’s website is: www.threadalaska.org. 4030 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FAMILY APPLICATION In order to receive Child Care Assistance (CCA) a family must submit a Child Care Assistance Application CC08 to a Designee and be determined eligible or be in the application process or a recipient of the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (TA) and request child care coverage. Work Services Providers (WSP) do not have access to the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS). If a family is eligible for Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) I, but is not open under PASS I in ICCIS, the Designee will register the family as PASS I upon receiving and approving a Request for PASS I Child Care CC1 or a Manual Authorization Request Form – PASS I CC02 submitted by the WSP. CCA benefits cannot be issued for more than one PASS Program during the same month. A family may request an application by phone, in writing, electronically, or in person. A reasonable attempt must be made to provide or mail an application to the parent(s) the same day requested. 1. PASS I The Division of Public Assistance (DPA) Field Services staff receives and processes the Application for Services Gen 50C for TA. DPA Field Services staff refers families to the appropriate WSP for case management activities which includes determining the amount of child care needed.