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Child Care Subsidy 392 NAC Chapter 2: Elements of Eligibility

392 NAC Chapter 2-003.02 VERIFICATION Guidance: Verification is due in 10 days from the date that the request is made to the applicant or recipient and for a full calendar month after the eligibility period has ended.

392 NAC Chapter 2-005.01 PERIODIC REDETERMINATION Guidance: The Department will provide continuity of care to reduce disruptions in care for the 12-18 month eligibility period.

Guidance: An application may be received and considered valid up to 60 days prior to the end date of the eligibility period.

392 NAC Chapter 2-006 QUALIFICATION AS A FAMILY Guidance: Legal guardianship is a result of a legal proceeding where the court/judge appoints someone to protect a child and act as a parent for the child. A notarized statement does not create legal guardianship. The household must provide verification of legal guardianship before child care can be approved for the specific child(ren).

392 NAC Chapter 2-009 RESIDENCE Guidance: Foster Children/Children with Adoption or Guardianship Subsidy may receive Child Care Subsidies if they are residing in another state and their Foster/Subsidized Adoption/Subsidized Guardianship agreement is with the State of Nebraska.

392 NAC Chapter 2-010.01 INCOME VERIFICATION Guidance: 30 consecutive days of income is required to determine income eligibility. If income is fluctuating, to the extent that the past 30 days does not provide a reasonable basis of anticipation of future income, up to 90 days can be taken to determine eligibility upon request of the applicant or recipient.

392 NAC Chapter 2-010.01(A) Guidance: When determining eligibility, the Department considers the following sources of income: (1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI); (2) Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled payment (AABD); (3) Gross wages/salary (total monthly earnings received for work as an employee, including wages, salary, armed forces pay, work study, commissions, tips, piece rate payments, and cash bonuses earned before deductions are made for taxes, bonds, pensions, union dues, and similar purposes); (4) Work study for a graduate student or a student working for a second degree; (5) In-kind income received in lieu of wages; (6) Income received under a Title I Workforce Investment Act (WIA) program for On the Job Training (OJT); (7) Retirement, Survivors, or Disabled Insurance (RSDI) benefits and Railroad Retirement payments before deductions for medical insurance; (8) Dividends (includes dividends from stockholdings or membership in associations); (9) Interest (averaged over the period earned for savings or bonds); (10) Estates; (11) Trust funds;