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Situational Changes Within a 12-Month Eligibility Period Situation Process If the client does not meet the full-time criteria: o Services will continue at the level in which they were originally determined eligible. o Document that the request made to go from FT to HT was denied and that the services remain at the same level as originally approved. o Any documentation provided will be sent to Imaging. Family receiving services and need to add additional children o Client submits the request to add a child. o If the client applied through the benefits portal, the request to add a child(ren) to existing application must be made through the portal. o If the client did not originally apply through the benefits portal, the client may request the change by emailing scchildcare@dss.sc.gov . A Request to Add Additional Children form will be sent and must be completed by the parent/guardian to capture the date of birth, race, ethnicity, immunization and citizenship on the children to be added. If the client meets the full-time criteria and does not exceed the 85% SMI, child care eligibility staff will: o Child Care eligibility staff will print the previous eligibility worksheet from On-Base or SCOSA, notate the change in family size and add the eligible children to the worksheet, initial all changes and notate on the eligibility worksheet that a child(ren) is being added to the application. o Current services would be closed out (not terminated) and a new 12 months of care will be given to align all children with the same service dates. Existing children receiving services will get an additional 12 months. o Child care eligibility staff will use the same income from the previous application and update the family