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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 04/2019 In-Home Child Care Requests and Provider Information 11.27 approved by DHS for in-home care can be authorized. When in-home care is approved, care can be authorized for in-home child care for all children in the child care assistance household as requested by the parent. In-home care can be authorized retroactive to the effective date of approval on the official letter from DHS, contingent on the parent(s) being in an authorized activity and the provider being approved as a CCAP provider. The in-home care approval end date will coincide with the family’s redetermination due date. For approved cases, follow the MEC2 User Guide instructions for entering the information on the “Child’s Provider” window. When the in-home care approval ends at the family’s redetermination, if in-home care is still needed the parent must complete a new in-home care request and submit new documentation. The service authorization will end at redetermination until the request is reapproved by DHS or the family chooses an out of home provider. See Chapter 10.6.3 (Redetermination processing standards). See Chapter 9.6 (Payment to Families) for further information on when a provider cares for children in the children’s own home. Employing in-home child care providers To ensure that all persons employed as in-home child care providers receive the wages they are legally entitled to, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division has information for parents or guardians receiving assistance under the Child Care Assistance Program, Foster Care Assistance, Child Welfare, or any other state funded program alerting them to their legal obligations to pay minimum wage and overtime to such care providers. Fact Sheets on minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA are available from the United States Department of Labor. Provide these guides to all people who employ in-home providers. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.011, Subd. 19 Minnesota Statutes 119B.09, Subd. 5, 10 and 13 Minnesota Statutes 119B.125 Minnesota Rules 3400.0035, Subp. 7-9