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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 20 manager with a copy of one of the following forms that the applicant can obtain from the CPS worker who placed the child: A. WV DoHS Medical Care Authorization for Child in Foster Care (SS-FC-40) B. Foster Care Plan and Placement Agreement. (FSC-0031 or SS-FC-6a) (NOTE: CCR&R Case manager will accept these forms with or without notary seal.) C. A written statement of custody and/or child placement from an approved WV Child Placement Agency. D. Foster Care parent(s) will not be approved without receipt of verification of child’s legal status. 3.2.4.2. If the foster parent presents with alternate verification of child status the CCR&R case manager will contact a Policy Specialist at the Division of Early Care and Education for approval of the document. 3.2.4.3. In PATH, each foster child or sibling group is a separate family within the household and financial eligibility is based on the foster child’s income. Child income, such as child support, shall be entered in PATH with any fees for service waived. Boarding care payments are not considered income for a child. 3.2.4.4. The CCR&R case manager shall designate one of the foster parents as head of household but exclude foster family income in determining eligibility. Foster parents must verify employment or attendance in an education or job training program. 3.2.4.5. Foster care parents cannot receive child care subsidy payments or place the child in any child care center, family child care facility, or family child care home of any type in which they own all or part of the care facility. 3.2.5. Kinship/Relative Caretaker Parent(s) – Participating in Qualifying Activity If there are two Kinship/Relative Parents in the home, both Kinship/Relative Parents must be participating in a qualifying activity, such as working or attending school/training. For a Kinship/Relative Parent or Parents who need child care, services are available, providing that the Kinship/Relative parents do not own assets more than $1,000,000. The children placed in their care must be in the legal custody of the State of West Virginia, (See Chapter 1, section 2, for definition of Kinship/Relative parent). 3.2.5.1. To verify official Kinship/Relative, and to verify that the child is in the legal custody of the State of West Virginia, the person must supply the CCR&R case manager with a copy of one of the following forms that the person can obtain from the CPS worker who placed the child: A. WV DoHS Medical Care Authorization for Child in Foster Care (SS-FC-40)