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Assistance Application CC08 will be denied.

The Designee will issue a Child Care Assistance Application – Denied Notice due to the family being eligible for PASS I and include information for the appropriate WSP providing supportive services for the family.

b. PASS II or PASS III higher benefit If the family wishes to have the month of application covered through their existing PASS II or PASS III case, the Designee will explain to the family their PASS II or PASS III case will close at the end of the month of their TA application and the family would be eligible through PASS I for future months. The family would be advised to contact the WSP as soon aspossible if child care assistance continues to beneeded.

4040 PASS I FAMILY The administration for Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) I Child Care Assistance (CCA) is carried out through a collaborative partnership between the Child Care Program Office (CCPO), Designees, Work Services Providers (WSP), and Division of Public Assistance (DPA) Work Services Team (WSTA). WSP do not have access to the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS).

In addition to the Application for Services Gen 50C for Temporary Assistance (TA), the parent(s) who request child care assistance must complete and sign the Parent Responsibility Agreement-PASS I CC03 form in order to receive PASS I CCA. By signing the form, the parent(s) acknowledge their responsibilities for participating in the program.

At each Family Progress Review, WSP staff is responsible for: 1. Reviewing the Parent Responsibility Agreement-PASS I CC03 form with the parent(s) if child care assistance may be needed;

2. Obtaining the appropriate signatures; 3. Maintaining the original form in the client hard copy casefile;

4. Providing a copy of the signed Parent ResponsibilityAgreement- PASS I CC03 form to the parent; and

5. Documenting their discussion with the parent(s) in the Case Management System (CMS) client notes using the subject heading: