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

16 h. Custody arrangement and/or parenting schedule if applicable; i. Child care provider if one has been chosen at the time of application; and, j. Other verifications as determined by approved county plan. 3. An orientation or interview for new applicants as a county option. Counties shall ensure that the orientation or interview process is not burdensome to families by allowing a family to complete the process via phone or electronic tools or by offering extended office hours to hold the orientation or interview. D. Eligible Households 1. The following household compositions qualify as eligible households: a. Households with one adult caretaker or teen parent, where the adult caretaker or teen parent is engaged in a low-income eligible activity, meets low-income eligibility guidelines, has physical custody of the child and needs child care. b. Households with two adult caretakers or teen parents, when one adult caretaker or teen parent is involuntarily out of the home. Such a household shall be considered a household with one adult caretaker or teen parent. c. Households with two adult caretakers or teen parents that need child care, where: 1) Both adult caretakers or teen parents are engaged in a low-income eligible activity; or, 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 or licensed psychologist, 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 physical custody. 4. All adult caretakers or teen parents, who are engaged in a low-income eligible activity, must have physical 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.