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Foster Parents who are also Child Care providers. CCA cannot pay parents to provide direct care for their own children or children under their parental control. If the foster parent is a Family Day Care provider and chooses to enroll the foster child(ren) with another child care provider, CCA can pay for the cost of care to the other provider. If the foster parent is an owner/operator of a Day Care Center, the foster children can attend the center and CCA will reimburse the cost of care for foster children to attend to the Day Care Center. The owner/operator hires staff and incurs additional expenses due to the presence of the foster children and does not directly supervise the child while at the Day Care Center.

6.3.3 Relative Caretaker/0+ TANF When determining eligibility for a child in the care of a relative, a degree of relationship between the caretaker and child is necessary. The degree of acceptable relationship will be based on the same criteria used when determining eligibility for a 0+TANF case.

When a CCA application is received from a relative exercising parental control for a child(ren) who is in need of child care, the income and assets of the relative caretaker are not countable for the CCA eligibility determination for the relative child in need of assistance. This applies to those who are eligible for a 0+TANF benefit or those who do not have a 0+ TANF benefit but are a relative exercising parental control and meet that degree of relationship.

A specific degree of relationship must be established between the applicant and the child. Documentation supporting the relative relationship is required. The degree of acceptable relationship will be based on the same criteria used when determining eligibility for a 0+TANF case. Acceptable degrees of relationship are as follows: • Siblings, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece, including those of half-blood; a relative of the preceding generation denoted by prefixes of grand, great, or great-great; first cousin once removed; and great-great-great grandparent. • A person who achieved the degree of relationship specified in subdivision (1) by the process of legal adoption. • Spouses of any of the relatives specified in subdivisions (1) or (2) of this section, even though the marriage is terminated by death or divorce. • Any of the individuals listed in subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) who have a step relationship with the child, even though the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.

6.3.4 Homelessness Children and families who experience homelessness face many challenges. CCA recognizes the McKinney-Vento Act definition of homeless. Under the McKinney-Vento Act, homeless are defined as an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and includes individuals who: • Share the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals or awaiting foster care placement. • Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings • Live in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. • Are migratory and live in any of the circumstances as described above.

CCA applications that include a report of homelessness have special titles and priority in the work queue for processing. These applications will be reviewed by an EABS within 5 days of receipt. The EABS will make their best effort to utilize electric verifications and to contact the appropriate entities to verify outstanding information. If all verifications cannot be obtained, ROP will be used when