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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2023 Extended eligibility 9.15.6 • Employment activities that do not meet minimum work requirements are allowed through the end of the family’s 12-month eligibility period. Do not close CCAP for not meeting minimum work requirements until redetermination. Do not reduce authorized hours unless the family is a Schedule Reporter. • Education activities outside of an Employment Plan must be approved before the case moves out of Extended Eligibility. Keep the family on Extended Eligibility until their education plan is approved. If a case closes due to Extended Eligibility ending, see Chapter 12.3.12 (Termination notices – Family). Care can be authorized and paid retroactively to the date Extended Eligibility ended if: • The parent started a new activity before Extended Eligibility ended, • The family reported the new activity within 90 days after the case closed, AND • The family met all eligibility requirements for the time-period after the case closed. Permanent versus temporary ends in activity If a parent reports an end in their activity, consider the end permanent unless the family reports the end is temporary. For more on temporary changes in activity, see Chapter 9.12 (Authorization changes during the 12- month eligibility period) and Chapter 9.15.3 (Care during temporary leaves of absence). If a parent experiences an end in activity that they believe is temporary and later understand to be permanent, they must report the change. Begin the family’s Extended Eligibility period the date the family indicates the change became permanent. Legal authority Minnesota Statute 119B.025 Minnesota Statute 119B.105 Minnesota Rules 3400.0020, subp. 20a Minnesota Rules 3400.0175