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

46 4. The adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) who are employed or self-employed and do not meet federal minimum wage requirements outlined in 3.105.1.G are not considered to be in a low-income eligible activity; 5. If the child has had twenty-two (22) or more unexplained absences from authorized care within a thirty (30) day period and two (2) failed documented attempts to contact the adult caretaker or teen parent have been made. The thirty (30) day period must account for temporary breaks or reported breaks in care; or 6. The adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) has been disqualified due to a founded Intentional Program Violation. O. Counties shall provide written wait list and freeze policies to the Department for review and approval at the time of county plan submission. P. Counties shall maintain a current and accurate wait list in CHATS of adult caretakers and teen parents who have applied for the CCCAP program. Q. Counties shall review current applications for completeness, approve or deny the application, and provide timely written notice to the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) of approval, or of missing verifications, no more than fifteen (15) calendar-days from the date the application was received by the county. Applications are valid for a period of sixty (60) calendar-days from the application date. 1. If verifications are not received within the fifteen (15) day noticing period the application will be denied. 2. If verification is received within sixty (60) calendar-days of the application date, counties will determine eligibility from the date the current verification was received if the eligibility criteria is met. 3. If verification has not been completely submitted within sixty (60) calendar-days of the application date then the county shall require a new application. R. Upon review of an application that was directed to the wrong county of residence, the receiving county shall forward the application and any verification within one (1) business day to the correct county. The county shall provide notification to the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) that their application has been forwarded to the correct county. S. Counties may access information already available on file or through system interfaces from other assistance programs within their county to use in child care eligibility determination at application and/or re-determination. Counties shall place a copy of this verification in the case file and/or make a notation in CHATS regarding the verification as appropriate. T. Counties shall obtain immunization records for children 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 at application and re-determination. U. Counties are encouraged to use collateral contact whenever possible to verify information needed to determine eligibility, not including citizenship, age, and identity. V. Counties must use preponderance of evidence when verifying a child’s citizenship status, age, and identity at application and/or re-determination, only requiring additional verification if the adult caretaker or teen parent’s declaration is inconsistent according to the following guidelines: