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______________________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual Table of Contents 100 CHILD CARE PROGRAM OVERVIEW 101 Introduction 102 General Provisions 103 Availability of Child Care Subsidy Benefits 103.1 Priority Populations 103.2 Wait List 104 Special Consideration Requests 105 Duplicate Benefits 110 APPLICATIONS 111 Applications Causing Conflicts of Interest 112 Application Types 112.1 Signature Validation 113 New Applications 114 Renewals 115 Reinstatements 116 Referrals 116.1 DWSS NEON Referrals 120 INTERVIEW PROCESS 121 Interview Sites 121.1 Interpreter Services 122 Authorized Representatives 122.1 Abuse by an Authorized Representative 123 Required Forms at Application 123.1 Rights and Responsibilities/Customer Agreement 123.2 Appeal Process 123.3 Voter Registration Application 130 ELIGIBILITY FACTORS 131 Verification 131.1 Types of Verification 131.2 Verification Responsibilities 131.2.1 Household 131.2.2 Case Manager 131.3 Evaluating Verification 131.4 Questionable Information 132 Incoming Information Table of Contents [1] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024