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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

3 Department. County Plan approval is subject to the requirements as described in rule section 3.104. H. “Application date” means the date that the county receives the signed application. I. “Application date for pre-eligibility determinations” means the date that the application is received from the Child Care Provider or Applicant by the county. J. “Application process” means all of the following: 1. The Department-prescribed, signed Low-Income Child Care application form completed by the adult caretaker or teen parent, which includes appeal rights; or any application from another public assistance program. Counties with Head Start programs may accept the Head Start application in lieu of the Low-Income Child Care application for those children enrolled in the Head Start program; and, 2. The required verification supporting the information declared on the application form. K. “Assets” include but are not limited to the following: 1. Liquid resources such as cash on hand, money in checking or savings accounts, saving certificates, stocks or bonds, lump sum payments as specified in rule section 3.111(H)(4). 2. Non-liquid resources such as any tangible property including, but not limited to, licensed and unlicensed automobiles and motorcycles; utility trailer; seasonal or recreational vehicles (such as any camper, motor home, boat, snowmobile, water skidoo, or airplane); and real property (such as buildings, land, and vacation homes). Primary home and automobile of the primary caretakers are excluded. L. “Attestation of mental competence” means a signed statement from a Qualified Exempt Child Care Provider declaring that no one in the home where the care is provided has been determined to be insane or mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or specifically that the mental incompetence or insanity is