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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 4. Application, Eligibility Determination & Documentation

REVISED 04/27/2026

11 mental incapacity. If the child has special circumstances, add Exemption Evidence.

NC FAST will automatically terminate care on the last day of the certification period after a child turns 13 years of age. No action is required in NC FAST to make this termination occur. Child care workers need to ensure that the child’s parent/responsible adult understands that services will terminate at the end of the certification period and not during the birthday month.

If a applicant/recipient receives Graduated Phase Out at the end of their certification period and a child turns 13 during the Graduated Phase Out, Subsidized Child Care Assistance for the 13-year-old child must continue until the end of the Graduated Phase Out. If the applicant/recipient becomes income eligible during the Graduated Phase Out, the 13-year-old cannot be recertified past the end date of the Graduated Phase Out.

X. VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

The purpose of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) is to make more opportunities available for individuals to vote. The NVRA requires individuals, who are U.S. citizens, and at least 16 years of age, be offered the opportunity to register to vote or update a voter registration record at any application for service, recertification, or renewal, or when reporting a change to their address when related to an existing application. Voter registration does not need to be offered for applications, recertifications, renewals or change of address for child only cases where a child is in foster care.

Voter registration services must be offered when an NVRA covered transaction (at application, recertification, or change of address) is received via telephone, mail communication, email, fax, or in-person. Therefore, at any time a person seeks services at an agency that offers public assistance, disability services, or unemployment services, the person must be offered voter registration services.