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

63 Department approval in rule section 3.104, work-eligible adult caretakers or teen parents approved for Colorado Works may be subject to a freeze or wait list at the time of initial referral. B. The Department-prescribed Colorado Works Child Care Referral Form shall be completed by the county Colorado Works worker and provided to the county child care technician to process in CHATS within five (5) business days of receipt and maintained in the child care case file as follows: 1. When a household is determined eligible for Colorado Works Child Care; 2. When there are changes in household composition; 3. To continue care beyond the end of each twelve (12) month period; 4. When a household is no longer eligible for Colorado Works, at which time the household shall be transitioned to Low-Income Child Care per rule section 3.117; and/or 5. When a household’s Colorado Works case is transitioned to another county. C. Adult caretakers or teen parents that are not determined work eligible per Colorado Works rule (9 CCR 2503-6), incorporated by reference in rule section 3.103(CC), who are caring for children who are receiving basic cash assistance through the Colorado Works Program may be eligible for Low-Income Child Care if the adult caretaker or teen parent is not a part of the Colorado Works assistance unit and they meet all other low-income program criteria. 3.116 ELIGIBILITY FOR COLORADO WORKS CHILD CARE A. Unless the Department has approved a county to place work-eligible adult caretakers and teen parents approved for Colorado Works onto a waitlist or freeze at the time of initial referral, adult caretakers or teen parents that have been determined eligible for Colorado Works, have entered into a current individualized plan, are participating in allowable work activities as defined in Colorado Works rules (9 CCR 2503-6), incorporated by reference in rule section 3.103(CC), and have been referred for child care by the county Colorado Works