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stating that if a child care worker cannot validate the need for child care services, the arrangement will not be approved has been removed.
Vol 011-Revision 11.01.10 1. Please review Chapter 2, specifically Sections 2.5.3 and 2.9, for important changes to the following eligibility categories: FI-Child Only (FI/CO) and Transitional Child Care (TCC24). 2. Manual Section 2.5.3 Item C has been revised to remove verbiage regarding a parent/caretaker relative’s temporary or permanent disability and how the disability related to FI/CO child care eligibility. 3. Manual Section 2.7 Item A has been revised to state that with regards to TCC1 eligibility, an individual’s case must be closed (rather than terminated) from FI due to earned income exceeding FI income guidelines. The CHIP Closure Code chart has also been updated to clarify the CHIP codes and reasons for closure/denial actions. 4. Manual Section 2.8 Item A has been revised to state that the eligibility category TCC2 is for an individual whose first year of TCC and TCC/FS (no longer TCC24) is ending. 5. Manual Section 2.9 Section has been revised to remove verbiage regarding TCC24 employment criteria and to distinguish between TCC24-1 and TCC24-2. 6. Manual Section 3.7 Section has been revised to include information about the use of the DSS Form 3781, Pre-Authorization Notice. 7. Manual Section 4.6.6 Section has been revised to clarify that an in- home child care provider must be at least 21 years of age and cannot live in the same household as the child. Additionally, the ABC Program will not pay for child care services to any member of the household in which the child(ren) reside(s). 8. DSS Form 3781 has been revised. It is a Pre-Authorization Notice for use by the child care workers in the county, if necessary, to give child care providers a child care start date. Frequently, providers ask for written approval that a child(ren) has been approved for child care services through the ABC Program. If the provider requires written authorization prior to receipt of the official Authorization/Connection