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• TCC is available for TWP participants who become ineligible for TANF because of earned income or the loss of an earned income disregard and apply within the 30 days of TANF case closure. The transition from TWP to TCC should be seamless. TCC is available for a maximum of 24 consecutive months based on ongoing eligibility criteria. The first month in the TCC 24-month eligibility period is the month following the last month of TANF eligibility. The DECCD will certify the TCC for a 12-month certification period at the beginning of the month following the TANF benefit end date. If the transitional case remains in good standing at the end of the 12-month period, a new 12-month TCC certificate will be issued. TCC does not have a lifetime maximum. For example, a family that receives TCC for the full 24 months and later regains eligibility for TANF could receive TCC for another 24 consecutive months, if the transitional service case remains active during the 12-month recertification period (the case must be in good standing at the end of the first 12-month certificate period). Each TCC eligibility period is limited to a maximum of 24 consecutive months.

Note: A TANF eligible child that lives with a non-needy caretaker relative is not eligible for TCC after the TANF case closes.

Application for Services A parent, needy caretaker relative or non-needy caretaker relative needing assistance with child care expenses must complete a TANF Child Care Application, MDHS-EA-379. The MDHS-EA-379 is used to request TWP CC and TCC services. The child care type should be indicated by checking the appropriate box located at the top of the form. A completed MDHS-EA-379 requesting TCC services must be received within 30 days following TANF case closure. The MDHS-EA-379 must be date-stamped upon receipt and used to register a Child Care Program in MAVERICS. The Child Care Summary (CHCS) screen in MAVERICS will be used to refer the CC Program and the eligible child(ren) to JAWS overnight. Once a child care application has been registered in MAVERICS it can be denied in MAVERICS or JAWS as follows: 1. If the CC Program has not been referred to JAWS (CC Program status is still in received status on CAP2 and no referral date displays on CHCS), enter a stop date equal to the application date on each individual displayed on the CHCS screen and in the STOP DATE field. Enter a STOP REASON (client request “CR” or registered in error “ER”), AUTH PCN and press enter.

2. Once a CC Program has been registered in MAVERICS and referred to JAWS (CC Program status is open on the ICLI screen), JAWS will automatically close the CC Program after 30 days if no action has been taken on the case, i.e., a Referral for Child Care Services, (CR01), has not been processed. When JAWS closes the CC Program on ICLI, JAWS will send a closure record to MAVERICS to close the CC Program on CAP2 overnight. In both situations, the worker must complete and mail MAVERICS Notice A222, TANF Child Care Denial, to inform the applicant of the action taken on the application.

Case Management Assignment In order to process an application for TANF child care services in JAWS, a case manager must be assigned to each case. a case Child care referrals for TWP participants will be processed by the case manager assigned to the case. a case manager must be assigned to the case (case manager’s ID number will display on the 10063