A. Applicants for child care subsidy and services must be at least 18 years of age unless they are an emancipated minor.

B. Applicants are required to sign an application, to provide verification of identity, and to cooperate with an assessment by the local department of social services.

C. At initial eligibility determination, a family with a child experiencing homelessness that cannot provide the required documentation may be conditionally approved for services for a period not to exceed 90 days. The final eligibility determination shall be completed once the 90 days has expired or full documentation is provided. Any No payments made prior to the final eligibility determination shall not be considered an error or improper payment. Families with a child experiencing homelessness shall receive priority placement on the waiting list, if applicable.

D. Consumer education, including education on the selection and monitoring of quality child care and how to access information regarding their the selected vendor as to the (i) health and safety requirements met by the vendor;, (ii) licensing or regulatory requirements met by the vendor;, (iii) date the vendor was last inspected and any history of violations;, and (iv) any voluntary quality standards met by the vendor, must be provided to parents to assist them the parents in gaining needed information about the availability of child care services and providers. Parents must also be provided information on how to obtain a developmental screening for their a child.

E. The department shall establish scales for determining financial eligibility for the income eligible child care subsidy program categories in subdivision 2 of 8VAC20-790-30.

1. Any family that receives public assistance through Medicaid or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children shall be deemed to categorically satisfy income eligibility requirements to receive assistance under this chapter.

2. Recipients in the TANF child care program category shall be considered income eligible based on their receipt of TANF; the local department shall not be required to verify their income.

2 . 3. At initial eligibility determination, income eligibility shall be determined by measuring the family's countable income and size against the percentage of the federal poverty guidelines for their the family's locality. The family's income cannot exceed 85% of the state median income.

3 . 4. At redetermination, if a recipient family's countable income exceeds the initial eligibility limit, they the family shall be considered income eligible until their its countable income meets or exceeds the exit eligibility limit established by the department. The family's income cannot exceed 85% of the state median income.

F. Families receiving child care subsidy and services shall be required to pay a copayment unless their the family's gross monthly income is at or below the federal poverty guidelines. The copayment amount will be based on a scale set out in the current Child Care and Development Fund Plan for Virginia. Copayments may be increased at redetermination and during graduated phase out if the family's countable income exceeds the initial eligibility limit but is below the exit eligibility limit. Local departments shall be required to act on changes reported by the family that would reduce the family's copayment during the 12-month eligibility period.

G. Income to be counted in determining income eligibility includes all earned and unearned income received by the family except the following:

1. 보조 사회 보장 소득;

2. TANF 혜택;

3. 전 VIEW 참가자에게 월 $50 의 전환 지원금 지급;

4. 분산 지원금;

5. 일반적인 구호;

6. SNAP 혜택;

7. 미국 농무부(USDA)가 기부한 식품의 가치;

8. 1965 에 따른 노인 영양 지원 프로그램(Title VII)에서 제공되는 혜택;

9. 1996 년 아동 영양법(Child Nutrition Act)에 따른 보충 식품 지원의 가치 및 국가 학교 급식법(National School Lunch Act)에 따라 제공되는 점심 식사;

10. Earnings of a child younger than the age of 18 years of age;

11. 근로소득세 공제;

12. 일시금 형태의 자녀 양육비 체납금 지급;

13. Scholarships, loans, or grants for education, except any portion specified for child care;

14. 군인 기지 내 거주 군인에 대한 기본 주택 수당;

15. 군인 의복 유지비;

16. AmeriCorps 자원봉사자가 받은 지급금;

17. 세금 환급;

18. 일시금 보험금 지급;

19. 일회성 행사나 일반적인 연간 행사에 대한 현금 선물;

20. 재정적 책임이 없는 제3자가 가계 의무를 이행하기 위해 지급한 금액(급여 대신 지급된 경우를 제외함);

21. 대출 또는 차입금;

22. 부동산 매각으로 받은 돈;

23. 월 $25 미만의 수익;

24. 자본 이득;

25. 은행 예금 인출;

26. GI 법안 혜택;

27. 보상금(예: 교통비 등);

28. 외국 정부로부터 홀로코스트 생존자에게 지급되는 배상금;

29. 에이전트 오렌지 보상 기금 또는 에이전트 오렌지 제품 책임 소송의 해결을 위해 설립된 기타 기금으로부터의 지급금; 및

30. 베트남 전쟁 참전 군인의 자녀에게 제공되는 금전적 혜택은 38 USC § 1823(c)에 따라 규정되어 있습니다.

급여 중 압류 대상 금액과 다른 가구에 지급되는 자녀 양육비는 가구의 소득에서 공제됩니다.

H. The eligibility period for TANF (nonVIEW), transitional child care, Fee Program, and Head Start begins with the effective date of the approval of the child care subsidy and services application. The eligibility period for VIEW and SNAPET participants begins with the date of referral from the VIEW or SNAPET program.

I. Recipients will be eligible for child care subsidy and services for a minimum of 12-months before eligibility is redetermined, unless:

1. Their The recipient's countable income exceeds 85% of state median income. Temporary increases in income will not affect eligibility or family copayments, including monthly income fluctuations, which that when taken in isolation, may incorrectly indicate that a recipient's income exceeds 85% of state median income.

2. 수혜자가 고의로 프로그램 규정을 위반했다는 사실이 확인되었습니다.

3. 수취인은 더 이상 버지니아 주민이 아닙니다.

4. The recipient requests that their the child care subsidy and services case be closed.

5. 수혜자는 홈리스 상태에 있는 아동의 가구로, 조건부 자격을 인정받았으나 지방 부서에 필요한 서류를 90 일 이내에 제출하지 않았거나, 필요한 서류를 모두 제출한 후 자격이 부적격으로 판단된 경우입니다.

J. Recipients will retain eligibility despite any change in residency within the state.

K. Recipients will retain eligibility despite any eligible child turning 13 years of age during the 12-month eligibility period.

L. The beginning date of service payment for TANF (nonVIEW), transitional child care, Fee Program, and Head Start participants may begin with the date the applicant is determined eligible and a vendor approved by the department is selected. The beginning date of service payment for VIEW or SNAPET participants may begin with the date of referral from the VIEW or SNAPET program if the applicant is determined eligible and a vendor approved by the department is selected.

1. 자격 여부는 VIEW 또는 SNAPET로부터 서명된 신청서 또는 추천서를 접수한 후 30 일 이내에 해당 지방 자치체에서 결정되어야 합니다.

2. Payment cannot be made to any provider prior to the effective date of their the provider's approval by the department as a vendor.

M. Eligibility will be redetermined in the final month of the 12-month eligibility period described in subsection I of this section, at which time the recipient will be contacted in order to have all eligibility criteria be reevaluated. The local department's contact with the recipient should not unduly disrupt a parent's work schedule. Recipients shall not be required to appear in person for eligibility redetermination.

N. Child care case managers shall prepare a written service plan for each child care case with the applicant or recipient. The service plan shall state the activities and responsibilities of the local department and the parent in the provision of child care services. The VIEW Activity and Service Plan will serve as the service plan for parents active in VIEW. If the parents are SNAPET participants, the SNAPET Plan of Participation will serve as the service plan.

O. Recipients shall be required to:

1. 변경 사항이 발생한 후 10 에서 지정된 일정일 이내에 해당 변경 사항을 현지 부서에 보고하십시오:

a. 주 중간 소득의 2배( 85 )를 초과하는 계산 가능한 소득.%

b. Recipient is no longer a resident of Virginia or the county in which they are the recipient is receiving services.

2. 아동 보육 지원 프로그램 하에서 지급되지 않은 공급업체에 대한 모든 미납 수수료 또는 지방 자치체에 지급해야 할 보상금을 지급하지 않을 경우, 재심사 시 사건이 폐쇄될 수 있습니다.

3. 사기, 고의적인 프로그램 위반 또는 우발적인 가구 오류로 인해 발생한 과다 지급액에 대해 해당 지방 부서에 보상해 주시기 바랍니다.

해당 지방자치단체는 아동 보육 지원금 및 서비스 수급자에게 이러한 책임을 통지하여야 합니다.

P. Adequate documentation supporting the reasons for termination must be filed in the case record.

Q. When sufficient funds are not available, local departments of social services must screen applicants for potential eligibility and place them the applicants on the department's waiting list unless the family declines placement.

R. Applicants and recipients will be afforded due process through timely written notices of any action determining or affecting their eligibility for services or copayment amount. Such written notice shall include the reason for the action and the notice of appeal rights and procedures, including the right to a fair hearing if the applicant or recipient is aggrieved by the local department's action or failure to act on an application. If a recipient requests an appeal prior to the effective date of any proposed action and if the continuation of services is requested by the parent, child care services will continue until a decision is rendered by a hearing officer. If the decision of the local department is upheld by the hearing officer, the recipient must repay the amount of services paid during the appeal process.