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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 2 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Overview Revised June 14, 2024 Chapter Organization Chapter Organization This chapter provides direction to workers about: ▪ Determining eligibility, including: • Taking applications, and • When funds are determined insufficient, assessing applications for placement on waiting lists ▪ Identifying the eligible child care provider ▪ Establishing payment rates ▪ Authorizing services, including: • Completing the Child Care Assistance Provider Agreement, form 470-3871, • Issuing a Notice of Decision: Child Care, form 470-4558, and • Opening the KinderTrack case ▪ Completing and approving provider claims for payment ▪ Reviewing eligibility ▪ Taking adverse service actions ▪ Overpayment recovery Information on child care center licensing is found in 12-E and 12-E-Appendix. Information on child development home registration is found in 12-F and 12-F-Appendix. Determining Eligibility Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(237A,239B) Eligibility policies and procedures are organized into the following sections: ▪ Application, including application to be placed on a waiting list ▪ Residency ▪ Need for service ▪ Financial eligibility ▪ Age ▪ Verification ▪ Acceptance or denial of the application