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Vol 008-Revision 06.01.10 1. Manual Section 4.4 Section has been revised to clarify that a parent/caretaker or guardian who owns a registered FCCH, licensed GCCH, or center will not receive child care assistance for any child in his/her custody.

Vol 007-Revision 03.01.10 1. Manual Section 2.1.7 Note has been revised to state that overtime will be counted when it appears on at least half of the paystubs submitted with a child care application, even if the overtime pay amounts vary with each paystub. 2. Manual Section 2.2.5 A paragraph has been added to clarify the policy used to determine full-time and part-time child care assistance for a parent/guardian who attends school. 3. Manual Section 3.4.2 Section has been revised to state that less-than- half-time care (LTHT) may be used in conjunction with a full-time or half-time care arrangement or it may be used alone; however, it cannot be used to pay the same child care provider. 4. Manual Section 7.1.1 Section has been revised to state that an appeal hearing will be dismissed if the reason for the appeal is due to either lack of funding or the natural ending of services at the end of the eligibility period. 5. Less than Half-Time Care (LTHT): A Glossary entry has been added to define less-than-half-time care.

Vol 006-Revision 02.01.10 1. Manual Section 2.6 Section has been revised to state that an individual whose FI benefit ends due to the 24-month FI time limit may apply for Transitional Child Care (TCC) and if eligible may be authorized for up to two years. 2. Manual Section 2.7 Section has been revised to add a Note which states that TCC1 may be authorized for up to 52 weeks. The CHIP closure reason for the CHIP closure code ‘TL’ has also been changed to ‘Closed due to FI time limit’.