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Chapter: 1450 Technical Requirements Program: CIC 22 Information must be obtained on active cases when a need for care exemption is claimed by the caregiver and:

1. an incapacity is anticipated to end; or 2. when the RWB notifies the agency of a change in the incapacitated individual’s medical condition. 1450.0722.05 Resuming Level of Employment/Care (CIC) When the parent’s incapacity ends, eligibility for the appropriate coverage group where incapacity is not a factor must be explored. 1450.0724.01 Unemployment/Underemployment (CIC) Deprivation exists due to unemployment/underemployment when both parents (the mother and legal or non-legal father on whom a non-judicial determination of paternity has been made) lived with the child at time of removal, and one parent is determined to be the primary earner and meets special unemployed criteria. 1450.0724.05 Verification of Unemployment/Underemployment (CIC) Unemployment is verified by one of the following:

1. If the PE claims no current employment, the eligibility specialist must verify any loss of employment that occurred within the prior 60 days. 2. If the PE is employed, the eligibility specialist must verify the number of hours worked during each month for which benefits are authorized at the time of application disposition. 3. If the PE is employed intermittently 100 hours or more per month, the eligibility specialist must also verify the number of hours worked during the two months prior to the month of approval and the anticipated number of hours to be worked the month following month of approval.

Note: If neither the assistance group nor the eligibility specialist can obtain required verification, a policy exception must be requested from the Region or Circuit Program Office. 1450.0800 LIVING IN THE HOME (CIC) A child must be living in a home maintained by a parent or specified relative as a condition of eligibility. 1450.0801 Living in the Home of a Specified Relative (CIC) Eligibility for Title IV-E matching funds for Adoption Assistance exists when the minor child would have been eligible if an application for cash assistance had been made and all other Title IV-E requirements are met. The child must also have been removed from the home of a parent or specified relative.

Note: Remember CIC is based on the cash assistance state plan in effect as of July 16, 1996.

Eligibility for Title IV-E matching funds for Foster Care exists when the minor child would have been eligible if an application for cash assistance had been made and all other Title IV-E requirements are met. The child may be removed via a court order from a parent or specified relative. If the child is being voluntarily placed, the removal home must be either a parent or legal guardian and that guardian must also be a specified relative in order for the state to claim IV-E reimbursement for the child.