Page 48

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

48 b. Records from the local county assessor’s office. Z. County child care staff shall advise low-income adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) of their responsibilities in writing at application and re-determination. Information that adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) must report during the twelve (12) month eligibility period as follows: 1. Changes to income, if the household’s income exceeds eighty-five percent (85%) of the State median income shall be reported within ten (10) calendar-days of the change. 2. Changes to an adult caretaker(s) or teen parent’s qualifying low-income eligible activity, which does not qualify as a temporary break as defined in rule section 3.105.2.C, must be reported within four (4) calendar weeks. AA. Counties shall process any reported change and/or required verification within ten (10) calendar days of receiving the information using the following guidelines: 1. Changes reported during the twelve (12) month low-income eligibility period requiring immediate action: a. Changes to income, if the household’s income exceeds eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income; b. Changes to an adult caretaker or teen parent’s qualifying low-income eligibility activity, which does not qualify as a temporary break as defined in rule section 3.105.2. C; c. Changes in parent fee per rule section 3.111 d. Changes in state residency; and e. Changes that are beneficial to the household such as, but not limited to: 1) An increase in authorized care; 2) A change of child care provider; 3) Change in household composition due to an additional child requesting care; and 4) Change in mailing address. 2. Changes outside of the above guidelines should be documented in CHATS but shall not be acted upon until the adult caretaker or teen parent’s re-determination. BB. If the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) moves out of the county in which they are actively receiving Low-Income Child Care assistance benefits during the twelve (12) month eligibility period; remains below eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income; and, remains in a low-income eligible activity as defined in the originating county’s county plan, the originating county shall maintain the case, authorization(s), and fiscal responsibility until the re-determination date that was previously determined;