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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 51 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service Procedure: AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps*VISTA members who were not CCA recipients immediately before becoming a VISTA volunteer must apply for the child care benefit provided for AmeriCorps members and enroll in the program if eligible. If an AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps*VISTA member who was not a CCA recipient immediately before becoming a member applies for CCA ask whether the member has applied for the child care program available to members. If the household has not applied for the child care program available to members, send a letter to the household requiring them to apply for the benefit and accept it if eligible. Allow the household ten days to provide verification of the status of their application. If the family is eligible for child care benefits available to AmeriCorps members, the family is not eligible for CCA. (See Availability of Another Child Care Resource.) If the household fails to provide verification showing they have applied for the child care program available to members deny the application or cancel the case. NOTE: With a signed release, you may contact the agency responsible for handling child care benefits for AmeriCorps members. Temporary Lapse in Need Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2)“b” Once the family is determined eligible for CCA, eligibility shall continue until the end of the certification period even if a temporary lapse in need for services occurs. A temporary lapse is defined as: ▪ Any time-limited absence from employment or education or training due to one or more of the following reasons: • Maternity leave • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) situations for household members • Participation in a treatment or rehabilitation program ▪ Any interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons ▪ Any interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons ▪ Normal student holidays or breaks between school terms for a parent participating in education or training ▪ Any reduction in work, training or education hours, as long as the parent is still working or attending training or education