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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 1/2021 Changes in Household Membership 8.1.3 New child Household impacts If a new child is reported, add them to the case in MEC² even if identity, birthdate and citizenship/immigration status are not verified. MEC² will not count them in the household until their identity and birthdate have been verified. They will be added to the family size even if their citizenship or immigration status is not verified but not eligible for CCAP. This is appropriate. Authorization impacts Do not authorize care for children until their identity, birthdate, citizenship/immigration status and relationship to their PRI(s) are verified. MEC² will not prevent you from authorizing care before relationship to PRI is verified. Workers must confirm that the child(s) identity, birthdate, citizenship/immigration status and relationship to their PRI(s) are verified before increasing the family’s benefits. New non-household member No verification is required for people that enter the home that are not part of the CCAP family. See Chapter 2 (Glossary) for the definition of family. CCAP family member leaves Household impacts When a member leaves, process the change. Verification is not required unless inconsistent information was received. Evaluate income changes that occur as a result of household size changes according to Chapter 8.1.12 (Changes in income or expenses). Workers can send Child Support Enforcement forms to the family but cooperation is not required until the family’s next redetermination. See Chapter 4.9 (Cooperation with Child Support). Authorization impacts Evaluate whether the member leaving impacts Service Authorizations for children in the household and process changes if necessary. For example, in a two-parent household if one parent leaves the household, authorized hours may need to increase to support the activity of the parent that remains in the household. If the member was a child, the Service Authorization would end. Child turns 18 or dependent adult student status ends It is recommended that the worker follow-up with the family if a child turns 18 during the 12 month eligibility period or if a dependent adult student stops attending school or receiving support from the family during the 12 month eligibility period. Follow up to determine if child or adult dependent meet the dependent adult student requirements of being a full-time student and receiving 50 percent or more of their support from the family.