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013.05(A)(i) EXCEPTION. When child care providers are engaged in employment or training activities not related to child care, they may receive subsidy benefits as long as the hours do not overlap. 013.05(B) EMPLOYEE OF A CHILD CARE FACILITY. Child Care subsidies are not paid for the recipient’s child(ren) when the recipient works at a home based facility during the same hours the recipient’s child(ren) attend(s) the facility. For center-based care, a recipient can work at the facility as long as the recipient is not in the same room as the recipient’s child(ren). 013.06 QUALIFYING FOR CHILD CARE NEEDED FOR TRAVEL TIME. Recipients are allowed Child Care Subsidy to cover a reasonable amount of time for travel between the child care site and the work or training site. 013.07 QUALIFYING FOR CHILD CARE FOR SLEEP TIME. A recipient who works through the night is allowed a maximum of eight non-work hours per day for sleep time. 014. CLIENT’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE PROVIDER. A recipient has the right to choose a provider, regardless of the availability of other providers. The provider must be licensed or approved as license-exempt. The recipient may choose from: (A) Licensed Child Care Center; (B) Licensed Family Child Care Home I; (C) Licensed Family Child Care Home II; (D) License-Exempt Family Child Care Home; or (E) In-home provider. 014.01 QUALIFYING FOR IN-HOME PROVIDER SERVICES. In order to qualify for in-home provider care, at least one of the following criteria must be met:
(A) The child must have a verified special need; (B) The recipient needs child care during verified non-traditional hours. Non-traditional hours are the hours between 7:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. or any time on a Saturday or Sunday; or (C) There are three or more children in care. 014.02 LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF IN-HOME CHILD CARE. The following limitations apply to in-home care: (1) The provider cannot reside in the same home as the child unless the child has a special need. Page 17 of 41