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151 the placement family’s (Non-Court Ordered Kinship) or the family’s (Teen High School and W-2 Emp End, Unsub Emp Begin) actual income level.  Non-Court Ordered Kinship: Used when children are residing with a relative and there is no court order for the child’s placement.  Teen High School: Used for children of teen parents under the age of 20 years old who are enrolled in high school or its equivalent.  W-2 Emp End, Unsub Emp Begin: Used for children of W-2 participants who move from a W-2 employment position (Community Service Job (CSJ), W-2 Transition (W-2 T), or Trial Employment Match Program (TEMP) placement) to regular employment.

Note: It is a recommended best practice that agency workers remind parents with a $0 copayment that this does not mean they will have a $0 Parent Share. The Parent Share will be established between the provider and the parent based on the difference between the provider’s price and the subsidy amount the parent receives.

If a family is within their eligibility period, the agency worker must not apply any copayment type change that would increase the family’s copayment per hour until the next eligibility renewal. The agency worker must enter the new copayment type in CSAW with the day following the next renewal date entered as the Begin Date.

Example 1: Ravi is a W-2 participant and is receiving Wisconsin Shares. His children Kiara and Sai have authorizations with a W2 Participant copayment type. In May, Ravi discontinues participation in W-2. Since the change from the W2 Participant copayment type to the Regular copayment type would cause an increase in the copayment amount, the agency worker enters the new Regular copayment type with a begin date of the day after Ravi’s renewal date.

Example 2: Melody and Jennifer are married and have a foster child, Joshua, placed with them. They are determined eligible for Wisconsin Shares in April, and Joshua’s authorization uses the Foster copayment type ($0). In October, Melody and Jennifer adopt Joshua. Since the change from the Foster copayment type to the Regular copayment type causes an increase in the copayment amount, the agency worker enters the new copayment type with a begin date of the day after their next renewal date.

When an eligible child is added to a case and the renewal date is extended, the authorizations for any eligible children on the case can be extended to the new renewal date (see 3.5.1). If there will be a change in the copayment type in CSAW that will result in an increase in the family’s copayment per hour, the agency worker must enter a new