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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 43 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service When the service worker determines that protective child care is necessary, all care provided to that child will be paid by the protective program without regard to the parents’ income or other need for service until the need for protective care no longer exists. If the family’s eligibility for protective CCA will be ending, but the family has a continued need for child care services, send the family form 470-4377(M) or 470- 4377(S), Child Care Assistance Review, and follow procedure under Reviewing Eligibility. Once the protective case is closed, the family will need to reapply for CCA by filing an application. Foster Care Child Care Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2); 441 IAC 156.8(8) Policy: Foster Care children are eligible for CCA when the social worker determines the foster parent needs child care services according to the policies located in 18-D(1), Foster Family Home. The need for child care must be documented in the child’s foster care case file. The child must also meet the following CCA policies: ▪ Residency requirements (see Residency) ▪ Age requirements (see Age) ▪ Citizenship or alien status (see Alien Status) The social worker is responsible for reviewing the need for child care at the end of the certification period. See Reviewing Eligibility. Procedure: When a child who needs foster care child care meets all other applicable CCA requirements, the social worker will complete a form 470-4895, Protective / Foster Care Child Care Documentation, for each child needing care and forwards it to the CCA unit. The CCA unit will use the information on form 470-4895 to make entries into KinderTrack and approve the child or children in the foster family. When the service worker determines that child care for a foster child is necessary, all care provided to that child will be paid by the foster care program without regard to the parents’ income or other need for service until the need for child care no longer exists.