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

REVISED 04/27/2026

19 • A typed signature is equivalent to a handwritten (wet), signature only they are created in a digital environment.

If an applicant/recipient submits a typed signature, the worker must:

• Document in the case notes that it is a typed signature and record chain of custody. • Provide verification from the applicant that shows their intent to communicate electronically and for the county to accept their typed signature.

Documents that may have a typed signature include:

• SCCA Application, • SCCA Recertification • Recipient Rights and Responsibilities • Voucher

If the DSS/LPA does not have an email (chain of custody) and there was a typed signature, without documentation, then it is a financial error that will result in a county responsible overpayment.

C. Applications When There is More Than One Case

A recipient can submit one (1) application for all children in the household. Through NC FAST, there can be one (1) application for a applicant/recipient that has more than one (1) case.

If a recipient applies for services for his/her own child in addition to a child whom they are the nonparent caretaker, there will be one (1) application and two (2) cases. The exception to this would be for foster children who are in the legal custody of DSS. In these situations, the foster care social worker is required to apply for child care services.

When a recipient applies for SCCA for his or her own child and has unofficial or undocumented responsibility of another child, who is not in