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• Worker’s assessment that the facility meets the child’s assessed Needs • Documented approval from the Human Service (HS) program supervisor for the child to receive child care services in a facility that is registered or exempt from regulatory requirements. Approval for requests for exceptions are not guaranteed. Therefore, requests should be made as far in advance as possible. If the approval is granted by State Office, the child care worker must notate the approval in the memo field.
2.11.2 APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CPS AND FC CHILD CARE The HS worker will refer cases for child care to the child care worker using the DSS Form 3004, Child Care Referral Form. Child care services should be authorized by the child care worker prior to the start date for services. Therefore, referrals must be made in a timely manner. The child care worker with a caseload in the county of case management (county in which the case originates) is responsible for determining eligibility for CPS and FC cases. This policy includes those cases managed through Specialized Foster Care and IFCCS. A CPS client will receive 12 months of child care. NOTE: When a CPS case is closed or no longer active, the child care case will be terminated according to Child Care Scholarship Program’s termination policy upon notification from the HS worker or via verification from agency databases.
2.11.3 CPS-IN A case is considered to be a CPS-In case when the child continues to live in their own home. An application will be processed by the child care worker if the following eligibility criteria are met: • The family must have an open treatment CPS case managed by an HS CM. • The CPS family will receive up 12 months of child care per year. • The parent/caretaker is the applicant, and all the information on the application relates to the family. • The applicant does not have to meet the income guidelines or be working, in school or in training, because the service is provided in conjunction with protective services. However, if the client is working, in school or in training, the information must be verified.