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

34 2) One adult caretaker or teen parent is voluntarily absent from the home, but both adult caretakers or teen parents are in a low-income eligible activity; or 3) One adult caretaker or teen parent is engaged in a low- income eligible activity and the other adult caretaker or teen parent is incapacitated such that, according to a physician’s statement or other medical verification, they are unable to care for the child(ren). 2. Households are considered households with two adult caretakers or teen parents when two adults or teen parents contribute financially to the welfare of the child and/or assume parent rights, duties, and obligations similar to those of a biological parent, even without legal adoption. 3. Two separate adult caretakers or teen parents who share custody but live in separate households may apply for the same child through separate applications, during periods that they have custody. 4. All adult caretakers or teen parents who are engaged in a low-income eligible activity must have custody of the child and meet low-income eligibility guidelines. 5. Any unrelated individual who is acting as a primary adult caretaker for an eligible child is required to obtain verification from the child’s biological or adoptive parent, legal guardian, or a court order which identifies the unrelated individual as the child’s adult caretaker. 6. Adult caretakers or teen parents that are not determined work eligible per Colorado Works Program rule (9 CCR 2503-6), incorporated by reference in rule section 3.103(CC) above, who are caring for children receiving Basic Cash Assistance through the Colorado Works Program are not eligible for Colorado Works Child Care but may be eligible for Low-Income Child Care if the adult caretaker or teen parent meets all other Low- Income program criteria.