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5. Inform the non-needy caretaker that continued employment must be verified at each regularly scheduled TANF case review or as requested by the case manager. 5. Inform the non-needy caretaker that the TANF Child Care Payment Program will not pay a provider for child care services provided prior to the start date or beyond the termination date of an “active” certificate. No further action is required by the case manager until the non-needy caretaker’s next regularly scheduled TANF case review appointment, unless the TANF case closes or it becomes known to the Agency that the individual is no longer employed. In both of these situations, the case manager will process child care termination (CR02). At each TANF case review appointment, the case manager will verify continued employment via a minimum of two check stubs received in the past 30 days. Every six months, the case manager will verify continued employment via check stubs for a full month or a minimum of two check stubs received in the past 30 days. If the individual continues to be eligible for child care services based on the PI’s employment status and the TANF case status, the case manager will update the expected end date of the ANI/CHC component to coincide with the next regularly scheduled TANF case review. After the close of business on the 15th day of each month, JAWS will identify all component assignments with an Expected End Date that is on or prior to the last day of the following month and send an alert to the case manager. When the “Review Component Expected End Date and Supportive Services” alert is received for an ANI case, the case manager will begin the case review process for ongoing eligibility for child care assistance and take appropriate action(s), e.g., extend the expected end date, close the component, process a CR02, if applicable, etc. If the individual remains eligible for child care assistance, the Expected End Date of the ANI/CHC component to coincide with the next six-month case review. After the close of business on the 15th day of each month, JAWS will identify all component assignments with an Expected End Date that is on or prior to the last day of the following month and send an alert to the case manager. When the “Review Component Expected End Date and Supportive Services” alert is received for an ANI case, the case manager will view the case, begin the case review process, and take appropriate action(s), e.g., extend the expected end date, close the component, review ongoing eligibility for child care services, process a CR02, if applicable, etc. If the individual remains eligible for child care assistance, the case manager will update the Expected End Date of the ANI/CHC component to coincide with the next regularly scheduled TANF case review. 10081 TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE (TCC) – Closed TANF Case Transitional Child Care does not have a lifetime maximum. TCC services are available for up to 24 consecutive months each time a family loses TANF benefits because of increased earnings or loss of an earned income disregard (TANF Basic) or for increased work hours (TANF-UP only). DECCD will issue a 12-month certificate beginning the month after the TANF benefits end. If the transitional case remains in good standing at the end of the 12-month period, a new 12-month TCC