eligibility-and-enrollment-continuity-of-care-12-month-eligibility

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not always provide a minimum 12-month eligibility period for each child, as required by 98.21(a)(1). (Plan Questions 2.5.2a and 2.5.2c) • The Lead Agency does not appropriately limit what families must report during the 12- month eligibility period to allowable information, as required by 98.21(h)(2). (Plan Question 2.5.4) Overall Target Completion Date: 10/31/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 98.21 (a)(1)-NH currently evaluates subsidy eligibility at the family (rather than the child) level. NH DHHS will identify modifications to the eligibility system and edits to NH Administrative Rule for modifying this process/timeline to allow for 12-months of continuous eligibility for each individual child. 02/28/2025 2 98.21 (a)(1)-Review rule changes with the Department’s Administrative Rules Unit. Hold public hearing. Attend the Joint Legislative Committee for Administrative Rules meeting. 09/30/2025 3 98.21(h)(2)-Complete edits to NH Administrative Rule He-C 6910 regarding the reporting requirements for families regarding a permanent start of employment and adoption of a child during the 12-month eligibility period. 12/31/2024 4 98.21(h)(2)-Review rule changes with the Department’s Administrative Rules Unit. Hold public hearing. Attend the Joint Legislative Committee for Administrative Rules meeting. 09/30/2025 5 Rule changes are adopted. Review changes to rule with Bureau of Family Assistance’s Training Unit for updates to child care refresher trainings. Caseworkers are also informed of the rule changes through a Supervisory Release notification. 10/31/2025