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5. Incapacitated Adult/Child Care Disregard - Anticipated child care expenses, up to the appropriate maximums, must be disregarded in determining initial eligibility and determining the amount of payment (Steps 2 and 3 of Appendix 3 to Section 305). The appropriate disregard will be based on the employment status of the client. The cost of child care may be paid for by a service vendor payment, by the client, or a combination. The child care expenses paid by the client are to be disregarded from earned income up to the maximum. Prior to allowing the child care disregard, it must be verified that a service vendor payment is not being issued concurrently.

The child care expenses can be incurred when an employed VIEW participant pays the difference in the above market rate and the amount paid by VIEW child care, or when an employed TANF applicant/recipient is paying her own child care costs. If the recipient is referred to VIEW disregard may be given until VIEW child care begins to pay for the care. If the VIEW participant continues to pay her own child care expense, the disregard can continue to be allowed.

Anticipated incapacitated adult care expenses, up to the appropriate maximum, will be disregarded in both the initial eligibility determination and determining the amount of payment. The appropriate disregard will be based on the employment status of the client. Incapacity must be supported by the Medical Evaluation form (032-03-1040) unless incapacity is established by receipt of Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Adult care expenses can be incurred when the applicant/recipient pays a provider to care for the incapacitated adult.

a) Employment status refers to:

1) Full-time Employment - Employed to work 30 hours or more per week on an on-going basis;

2) Part-time Employment - Employed to work less than 30 hours per week on an on-going basis;

3) Not Employed Throughout A Month - Applicable when an individual begins or terminates employment.

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