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

31 2. Adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) in training shall submit documentation from the training institution which verifies school schedule (only if reported at application or redetermination and non-traditional care hours are requested), and verifies current student status. 3. Adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) shall provide the county department with up-to-date immunization records for child(ren) who receive child care from qualified exempt child care providers not related to the child(ren), where care is provided outside of the child’s home and the child(ren) are not school age. 4. If written documentation is not available at time of eligibility determination, verbal verification from the employer or other person issuing the payment may be obtained. Counties shall document the collateral contact verification in the case file to include the date that the information was received, who provided the information, and a contact phone number. Acceptable collateral contacts include but are not limited to: a. Employers; b. Landlords; c. Social/migrant service agencies; and, d. Medical providers who can be expected to provide accurate third party verification. B. Parent fees shall be reviewed at re-determination. An adjusted parent fee will be based on an average of at least the past thirty (30) days gross income or a best estimate of anticipated income in the event of new employment. Unless, on a case-by-case basis, the prior thirty (30) day period does not provide an accurate indication of anticipated income, in which case a county can require evidence of up to twelve (12) of the most recent months of income. The adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) may also provide evidence of up to twelve (12) of the most recent months of income if they choose to do so if such evidence more accurately reflects the adult caretaker or teen parent’s current income level. The fee change shall be effective the first full calendar month after the change is reported and verified, and timely written notice is provided. C. For adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) whose children are enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start, counties shall extend re-determination of eligibility to annually coincide with the Head Start or Early Head Start program schedule. These households are still responsible for notifying the county of any changes that may impact eligibility. 3.105.4 TERMINATION OF LOW-INCOME CHILD CARE SERVICES A. Child care authorizations and cases shall be terminated during the eligibility period for any of the following eligibility related reasons: 1. Household income exceeds eighty-five percent (85%) of state median income as outlined in rule section 3.105.1.H.2 during eligibility period; 2. Adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) is no longer a resident of the state; 3. Adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) is not involved in a low-income eligible activity and their job search period has expired;