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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 11/2022 Redetermination processing standards 10.6.3 See Chapter 10.6 (Redetermination process) for general information about the redetermination process. See Chapter 7.1 (Verification due dates) for information about due dates when additional verifications are requested at redetermination. See Chapter 10.6.10 (Redetermination processing – Reinstatement) for information about reinstating cases when the redetermination is received after the case closes. Review returned redetermination form and required eligibility verifications • Review the returned redetermination form and required eligibility verifications to determine if the redetermination is complete or incomplete. A CCAP agency must begin processing a family’s redetermination within ten calendar days from the date the CCAP agency receives the family’s redetermination form. • The CCAP redetermination form requires all questions be completed and most of the form has yes/no check boxes to indicate a response. Without the question answered, you would not know if the question pertains to the family and/or if the response would affect the family’s eligibility. When all questions are not completed, make a copy of the pages that contain unanswered questions and return them to the family for completion. The redetermination must be signed and dated by at least one parent, step- parent, legal guardian, or eligible relative caregiver who resides in the household. If you are unsure whether a submitted redetermination is complete, contact your policy specialist. • If the redetermination is incomplete, send the family an MEC2 Special Letter: Verification Request requesting missing information and/or verifications. See Chapter 7.1 (Verification due dates) for information on determining the due date of the Special Letter. • If the redetermination is complete, use the information provided on the redetermination form and verifications submitted to determine the current: - Family composition and household size - Family status and reporting type - Annualized income and allowed deductions - Authorized activity for any parent in the family - Child care needs. • If schedule verifications are missing but all other required information has been returned and the family remains eligible, the redetermination should be processed but care should not be authorized. See Chapter 10.6.6 (Approving eligibility at redetermination). • If an in-home child care request is pending but all other required information has been returned and the family remains eligible, the redetermination should be processed but care should not be authorized. See Chapter 10.6.6 (Approving eligibility at redetermination). • If the family is eligible, see Chapter 10.6.6 (Approving eligibility at redetermination). • If the family is ineligible, see “Termination of eligibility” below. Authorized activity at redetermination The family must meet authorized activity requirements at redetermination. See Chapter 4.6 (CCAP authorized activities).