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TC04 - TCC ELIG EXPIRED-CHILDREN TERMINATED If the case manager fails to terminate TCC timely and the TANF case has been closed for 24 months, JAWS will automatically terminate any open child care referrals. In this situation, the termination date will be extended two weeks beyond the TCC eligibility end date because DECCD is required to give the provider a two-week notice. This allows children to receive care and providers to receive payment for the additional time period which results in the misuse of TANF/CCDF funds.

PC02 - REVIEW COMPONENT EXP END DATE & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES On the 15th day of each month JAWS identifies all participants whose component assignment is expected to end on or prior to the last day of the following month and generates the alert. When the alert is received, the case manager will review the case and take the appropriate case action(s), e.g., extend the expected end date, close the component, set up a conciliation, or review ongoing eligibility for TANF supportive services, and process a child care termination, if applicable.

Co-Payment for TCC Services Transitional Child Care services for a TWP participant who transitions off TANF is not paid at 10 percent. A family receiving TCC services will be assessed a monthly co-payment fee of $10 regardless of the number of children receiving TCC services. Co-payment fees are assessed per family unit, not per child, and reflect a monthly rate regardless of attendance. The parent is responsible for making arrangements with and paying the monthly co-payment fee directly to the child care provider. TCC services may be terminated if the family fails to pay the monthly copayment fee. Note: Active TANF (TWP) parents, needy caretakers, and non-needy /caretaker relatives are not assessed a co-payment fee for TWP child care services.

Newborn Child Needing TCC Services A child born during the TCC 24-month eligibility period may receive TCC services for the number of months remaining in the family’s 24-month eligibility period, if any. The parent must complete a MDHS Supplement to the Application for TANF, SNAP or Child Care Certificate Program, MDHSEA-900 supplement, to request TCC services for the newborn child. The newborn child must meet the definition of a TANF eligible child and be living in the home. If eligible for TCC, the newborn child must be CLIMed in the Child Care Program and referred to JAWS (overnight) via the CHCS screen in MAVERICS. The worker will scan the MDHS-EA900 Supplement to the case record and electronically notify (email) the case manager, if necessary, that TCC services have been requested for a newborn child. The case manager will process a TCC referral (CR01) in JAWS for the new child. TCC services cannot exceed the family’s 24-month eligibility period for any child. EXAMPLE: The TANF case closed in 12/102015, effective for 01/112016 due to earned income. The family’s 24-month TCC eligibility period is 01/01/112016 through 12/31/122017. The parent/caretaker completed a MDHS-EA-379 on 01/10/112016 requesting TCC for two children. A TANF eligible child was born on 11/15/112016. The parent completed a MDHS-EA-900 Supplement on 01/08/122017 requesting TCC for the newborn child. The TCC eligibility period for the newborn is 01/122017 – 12/122017 (a maximum of 12 consecutive months).