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103 Step 1: Determine the cost of care for each child using the MRR. Total the cost of care for all children. Step 2: Determine the cost of care for the number of hours per week for which care is needed. Multiply the greater of the federal minimum wage or the Virginia minimum wage by the number of hours per week care is needed.

If the cost of care in Step 1 is less than the cost of care in Step 2, the family is not eligible for in-home care.

If the cost of care in Step 1 is greater than the cost of care in Step 2, the family is eligible for in-home care.

Example Virginia Minimum Wage 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. 40 hours of care per week. Step 1: Infant MRR Full Day Rate: $48 x 5 days = $240 Preschool MRR Full Day Rate: $39 x 5 days = $195 Cost of care at Level 1 MRR:

$435

Step 2: Cost of care at minimum wage: $12.41 x 40 hours = $496.40

The cost of care in Step 1 is less than the cost of care in Step 2. In-home care is not an option since the cost of care at minimum wage exceeds the cost of care at MRR.

In-home providers must be paid at the Virginia or federal minimum wage rate, whichever is higher. Those in-home providers will be eligible to receive payment at the minimum wage up until the redetermination date for the case. During redetermination, the guidance outlined above for approving in-home care providers will apply, meaning that in-home care may be approved when the total child care cost does not exceed the local MRR.

In-home care providers will be paid the authorized hours of care for the week that are reflected in the Need for Services Schedule (Calendar). The Child Care Worker must record the authorized hours of care in the Comments section of the POSO so that the parent and provider will know the total number of hours authorized per week. When care is provided for multiple children, payment will be calculated using the authorized hours of care recorded for the child with longest duration of care.

In-home care providers are neither employed by the VDSS nor by any LDSS based solely on their provision of child care subsidy services.

Copayments should be included in the total payment amount when determining if minimum wage requirements were met.

Any time In-home care is approved by the Child Care Worker, the Child Care Supervisor must review the case to ensure that the necessary selections have been made in VaCMS and the necessary paperwork has been completed in order to assure proper payment and withholdings. The Supervisor should document their review in the Case Narrative section of VaCMS.