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(b) Reporting Requirements.

(i) During Initial Extension Period. As a condition of receiving additional extended assistance under § B(3)(a) of this regulation, a family shall report to the local department of social services, not later than the 21st day of the 4th month of the period of extended assistance described under § B(1) of this regulation, on the family's gross monthly earnings and on the family's costs for such child care as is necessary for the employment of the caretaker relative in each of the first 3 months of the period.

(ii) During Additional Extension Period. A family receiving additional extended assistance under § B(3)(a) of this regulation shall report to the local department of social services, not later than the 21st day of the 1st and 4th months of the period of additional extended assistance, on the family's gross monthly earnings and on the family's costs for such child care as is necessary for the employment of the caretaker relative in each of the 3 preceding months.

(c) Termination of Extension. Extension of Medical Assistance during the 6-month period described under § B(3)(a) of this regulation shall terminate at the close of the first month in which the family ceases to include a child under 18 years old, or 18 years old if a full-time student in a secondary school or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, and who can reasonably be expected to complete the program before becoming 19 years old, or at the close of the 1st or 4th month of the 6-month period if the:

(i) Family fails to report to the local department, by the 21st day of the 1st or 4th month, the information required under § B(3)(b)(ii) of this regulation, unless the family has established, to the Department's satisfaction, good cause for the failure to report on a timely basis;

(ii) Caretaker relative had no earnings in one or more of the previous 3 months, unless the lack of any earnings was due to an involuntary loss of employment, illness, or other good cause, established to the Department's satisfaction; or

(iii) Department determines that the family's average gross monthly earnings, less such costs for child care as are necessary for the employment of the caretaker relative, during the immediately preceding 3-month period exceed 185 percent of the official poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.