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

93 requiring additional verification if the adult caretaker or teen parent’s declaration is inconsistent according to the following guidelines: 1. If the claim of citizenship, age, and/or identity is inconsistent with statements made by the adult caretaker or teen parent, or with other information on the application/redetermination, or on previous applications/re-determinations; 2. If the claim of citizenship, age, and/or identity is inconsistent with the documentation provided by the adult caretaker or teen parent; and/or 3. If the claim of citizenship, age, and/or identity was previously received from another source such as another public assistance program including Colorado Works, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or Medicaid, and the claim is inconsistent with the information previously received from that source. Z. Counties shall not require Social Security Numbers or cards for household members who apply for child care assistance. AA. Counties must use the prudent person principle (PPP) to benefit families and child care providers when determining eligibility, authorizing care, entering into a fiscal agreement, and reimbursing child care providers for care that was not automatically processed through CHATS. An explanation of why and how the county used the PPP must be documented in the appropriate notes section(s) of CHATS. BB. Counties or their designee shall verify the residence of any adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) receiving or applying for Low-Income Child Care assistance to ensure that they live in the county where they are applying for assistance at the time of application or re-determination. For families experiencing homelessness, refer to rule section 3.121. 1. Verification of address may include but is not limited to: a. Rent receipt/lease; b. Mortgage statement;