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Title 13: Social Service Resources Table of Contents Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Revised June 14, 2024 Page 1 Page Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1 Legal Basis ......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter Organization ......................................................................................................... 2 Determining Eligibility .............................................................................................................. 2 Definitions ........................................................................................................................... 3 Application .......................................................................................................................... 3 Date of Application ..................................................................................................... 5 Effective Date of Assistance ....................................................................................... 5 Voter Registration Procedures .................................................................................... 6 Priority for Service ...................................................................................................... 7 Application for Placement on a Waiting List ............................................................... 8 Administration of Waiting Lists .................................................................................... 9 Residency ......................................................................................................................... 10 Alien Status ...................................................................................................................... 10 Application Processing ............................................................................................. 10 Declaration of Citizenship or Alienage ...................................................................... 11 Alien Statuses ........................................................................................................... 12 Alien Status Verification Requirements .................................................................... 17 Reporting Illegal Aliens ............................................................................................. 30 Victims of Trafficking ................................................................................................ 31 Need for Service ............................................................................................................... 32 Training .................................................................................................................... 33 Employment.............................................................................................................. 39 Part-Time School and Part-Time Employment ......................................................... 40 Child Protection ........................................................................................................ 42 Foster Care Child Care ............................................................................................. 43 Medical Absence or Incapacity ................................................................................. 44 Seeking Employment ................................................................................................ 48 Multiple Needs for Service ........................................................................................ 50 AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers ...................................................... 50 Temporary Lapse in Need ........................................................................................ 51 Financial Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 53 CCA Exit Program ............................................................................................................ 55 Documenting Special Needs .................................................................................... 57 Family Size ............................................................................................................... 58 Projecting Income ..................................................................................................... 59 Countable Income .................................................................................................... 63 Excluded Income ...................................................................................................... 66 Self-Employment Income ......................................................................................... 68 Resource and Asset Limit ......................................................................................... 68 Age ................................................................................................................................... 68 Verification ........................................................................................................................ 69