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Louisiana Administrative Code April 2025 19 Chapter 5. CCAP Household Eligibility §501. Certification of Household Eligibility for Participation in CCAP A. The household in which a child in need of child care resides must be certified by the department as eligible for participation in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in order to have CCAP payments made to a child care provider for the care of the child. No CCAP payments may be made for care of the child until the household in which the child resides is certified by the department. B. To be certified as a CCAP household, a household must meet all eligibility requirements set forth in this Chapter. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99 and R.S. 17:407.28. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41:2114 (October 2015), amended LR 42:43 (January 2016). §503. Children Eligible for CCAP A. A child is eligible for CCAP if the child: 1. is in need of child care; 2. is under age 13, or is age 13-17 and physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself, as verified by a physician or certified psychologist, or by receipt of supplemental security income (SSI), or who is under court supervision; 3. customarily resides more than half the time with the person (head of household) who is applying for CCAP. A child is still considered to be residing with the head of household for up to six weeks of scheduled absences from the home or early learning center, if there are definite plans for the child to return to the home or early learning center; 4. is either a United States citizen or a qualified alien; and 5. is age-appropriately immunized according to the schedule of immunizations promulgated by DHH, Office of Public Health, or is in the process of receiving all age- appropriate immunizations, except that: a. no child is required to comply with this Subparagraph if the child or his or her parent submits a written statement from a physician indicating that immunizations are contraindicated for medical reasons, or if the child or his or her parent objects to the immunizations on religious grounds; b. verification of a child's age and immunization record may be waived for 90 days from the date the household is certified as eligible for participation in CCAP, if all members of the household meet the definition of homeless provided in §103, as long as all other eligibility requirements provided in this Section are met. B. The department shall work with members of the Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Council to develop a proposal related to the CCAP eligibility requirements and payments for children with special needs by March 2016. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99, and R.S. 17:407.28. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 42:43 (January 2016). §505. Households Categorically Eligible for CCAP A. Households are categorically eligible for CCAP if they have household members who are: 1. recipients of Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) who are participating in the Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program; or 2. children in foster care. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99, and R.S. 17:407.28. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41:2115 (October 2015), amended LR 42:43 (January 2016), LR 44:261 (February 2018), effective March 1, 2018. §507. Certification Requirements for Categorically Eligible Households A. To be certified as a CCAP household, categorically eligible households must: 1. include at least one child who is eligible for CCAP as provided in §503.A; 2. reside in Louisiana; 3. participate in the system designated by the LDOE for capturing time and attendance; and 4. be current on payment of CCAP co-payments to any current or former provider and provide documentation needed to verify that no co-payments are owed to any provider when: a. the household submits notice of a change in provider; and b. a provider reports that the household owes co- payments. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99, and R.S. 17:407.28. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 42:43 (January 2016), amended LR 50:971 (July 2024). §509. Certification Requirements for Non- Categorically Eligible Households A. To be certified as a CCAP household, households that are not categorically eligible for participation in CCAP must meet the following requirements: 1. include at least one child who is eligible for CCAP as provided in §503.A; 2. meet all criteria provided in §507.A;