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Manual Authorization Request Form – PASS I CC02 or date the Child Care Assistance Application CC08 was received. The TA status date on the general screen is viewed by hovering the curser over the TA status.

For example: A family submitted a Child Care Assistance Application CC08 to the Designee on March 4, 2016, and then applied for TA on March 28, 2016. In this situation, if the family is determined eligible for PASS II or PASS III, their coverage would begin effective March 4 when their application was received by the Designee, instead of March 28 through PASS I. The family would most likely receive more benefits for the month of March under PASS II or PASS III even though they would have a co-pay. The Child Care Assistance Application CC08 is processed for eligibility for the month of March only as they would no longer be eligible for PASS II or PASS III due to being eligible for PASS I effective April.

If the PASS program cannot be identified by looking in ICCIS or CMS, the Designee will contact the Child Care Program Office (CCPO) at the policy mailbox, dpaccap@alaska.gov for confirmation of the family’s correct PASS program.

If the TA case is an Adult Not Included (ANI) the family’s PASS program is PASS III.

The same or next day following the receipt of the Request for PASS I Child Care CC1, Manual Authorization Request Form – PASS I CC02 or Child Care Assistance Application CC08, the Designee will contact the family to inform them they may be eligible for either PASS I or PASS II or PASS III, for the current month and explain which program would provide the highest benefit to them for that month. The family can choose to receive one (1) month through PASS II or PASS III and then PASS I for the month following the application month forward, or they can choose to withdraw their PASS II or PASS III application and start receiving benefits through PASS I. If the family is determined ineligible for PASS II or PASS III or chooses to withdraw their application, and they are PASS I eligible, the family is referred to the WSP. a. PASS I higher benefit If it is determined the family would receive more of a benefit through PASS I, or if the family expresses they want to be covered through PASS I, the Designee will advise the family their PASS II or PASS III case will be closed with adverse action unless case closure is requested in writing, or their Child Care