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(3) Child care assistance is provided only for a child who lives in the home of the client and only during hours when no parent or other guardian is available to provide care for the child. To be eligible, the child must have a need for at least eight hours of child care per month as determined by the Department. (4) If a client is eligible to receive CC, each of the following children, living in the household unit, are eligible: (a) a child under the age of 13 years; and (b) a child up to the age of 18 years if the child: (i) meets the requirements of Section R986-700-717; or (ii) is under court supervision. (5) A client who qualifies for CC will be paid if and as funding is available. When the child care needs of an eligible applicant exceeds available funding, the applicant will be placed on a waiting list. Eligible applicants on the waiting list will be served as funding becomes available. Special needs children, homeless children, and FEP or FEPTP eligible children will be prioritized at the top of the waiting list and will be served first. "Special needs child" is defined in Section R986-700-717. (6) Child Care assistance is issued monthly based on a client's eligibility for services in that month. The amount of CC might not cover the entire cost of care. (7) A client is only eligible for CC if the client has no other options available for child care. The client is encouraged to obtain child care at no cost from a parent, sibling, relative, or other suitable provider. If suitable child care is available to the client at no cost from another source, CC cannot be provided. (8) Child Care assistance can only be provided by an eligible provider approved by the Department and will not be provided for illegal or unsafe child care. Illegal child care is care provided by any person or facility required to be licensed or certified but where the provider has not fulfilled the requirements necessary to obtain the license or certification. (9) Child Care assistance will not be paid for the care of a client's own child during the time the client is working as a caregiver in the same residential setting where care is being provided. Child Care assistance will not be approved where the client is working for an approved child care center and regularly watches the client's own children at the center or has an ownership interest in the child care center. Child Care assistance will not be paid for the care of a client's own child if the client is also the licensee or is a stockholder, officer, director, partner, manager, or member of a corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership or company, or similar legal entity providing the child care. (10) Neither the Department nor the state is liable for an injury that may occur when a child is placed in child care even if the parent receives CC from the Department. (11) Once eligibility for CC has been established, eligibility must be reviewed once every 12 months. The review is not complete until the client has completed, signed, and returned each necessary review form to the local office. Each requested verification must be provided at the time of the review. If the Department determines the household's gross monthly income exceeds the percentage of the state median income as determined by the Department in Subsection R986-700-710(3), the Department may terminate CC even if the certification period has not expired. R986-700-703. Client Rights and Responsibilities. In addition to the client rights and responsibilities found in Rule R986-100, the following client rights and responsibilities apply: (1) A client has the right to select the type of child care which best meets the family's needs. (2) If a client requests help in selecting a provider, the Department will refer the client to the local Care About Child Care agency. (3) A client must verify the client's identity. Benefits will not be denied or withheld if a client chooses not to provide a Social Security Number if the client is otherwise eligible. A client is not required to provide a Social Security Number. Social Security Numbers that are supplied will be verified. If a Social Security Number is provided but is not valid, the Department will request further verification to confirm the individual's identity. (4) A client is responsible for monitoring the child care provider. The Department will not monitor the provider. (5) A client is responsible to pay all costs of care charged by the provider. If the CC payment provided by the Department is less than the amount charged by the provider, the client is responsible for paying the provider the difference. (6) The only changes a client must report to the Department within ten days of the change occurring are: (a) that the household's gross monthly income exceeds the percentage of the state median income as determined by the Department in Subsection R986-700-710(3); (b) when the client no longer needs child care; (c) a change of address; (d) a child receiving child care moves out of the home; (e) a change in the child care provider, including when care is provided at no cost; (f) when the child has stopped attending child care; and (g) when the child is no longer enrolled in child care. (7) Allowable temporary changes. (a) The following are allowable temporary changes: (i) time-limited absences from work due to medical or other emergency, such as maternity leave, bed rest, or temporary medical issues of the client or an immediate family member living in the client's home if the client is responsible for the immediate family member's care;