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656 Chapter 3:Processes and procedures • Section 2: Verification (07/2026) Second adult unable to provide care for child(ren) Request verification Request verification if not looking for work. If looking for work, give AWS Request verification Termination of income Accept statement unless questionable Accept statement unless questionable Accept statement unless questionable Job separation- Good cause Accept statement Accept statement Accept statement Child care hours Request verification Request verification if higher work hours requested Request verification Work schedule Accept statement unless questionable Accept statement unless questionable Accept statement unless questionable Immunizations not up to date Pend for immunization progress* N/A Pend for immunization progress* *If the caretaker reports at application that the immunizations are not up to date, allows the caretaker 45 days in a pend status to show they are moving forward in the immunization process. The caretaker will need to do the following: • Show they have applied/obtained medical coverage (if they do not have medical coverage for their child(ren), • Show proof the immunization series has started, or • Submit a completed copy of their medical or nonmedical exemption form with documentation from a health care practitioner or the vaccine educational module approved by the Oregon Health. Priority Processing Some families may be eligible to receive child care benefits through ERDC immediately even if they do not yet have any proof of income. Families with homeless youth or foster children may qualify for priority processing. To qualify for priority processing, families must meet one of the criteria listed below: • Homeless families: Homeless is defined as an individual who is lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes living in an emergency shelter or shared housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship; or staying in motels/hotels, cars, parks, public places, tents, trailers or other similar settings. • Families with foster children: The caretaker must indicate they need child care for a child receiving foster care to be eligible for priority processing; older children ages 12 through 17 may still be eligible by applying special needs age (SNA) coding. At intake, if a family does not have sufficient income verification to approve their ERDC case, it is critical or ODHS|OHA to determine if the family qualifies for priority processing. If the family is eligible for priority processing, the case is opened based on the family’s best estimate of their ongoing income; a notice should be given to the family letting them know their ERDC case will close 45 days from their date of request (DOR). An interview is not required when priority processing has been determined by ONE.