55 Pa. Code § 168.1 - Policy on payment of child care
(a) To the extent funds are available,
payment for child care will be made to enable the parent/caretaker to
participate in work-related activities. To qualify for a child care payment,
the individual must be eligible to receive cash assistance, including persons
who do not receive a cash payment due to the minimum monthly check requirement
or due to a month of zero cash payment. Child care payments are considered a
reimbursement for past or future child care expenses for food stamp eligibility
purposes.
(b) The Department will
promptly inform a recipient of food stamps or cash assistance who is in need of
child care about the following:
(1) The types
and locations of child care providers.
(2) The services available from the CCIS, for
help in finding and selecting a child care provider.
(3) Child care payments will be paid in
advance of the date that payment is required by the provider, consistent with
the requirements and time frames in §
165.42 (relating to advance
payment of special allowances for supportive services), to ensure that the
participant will have access to the child care provider of the participant's
choice. The advance payment requirement does not apply to vendor payments for
child care. Advance payments are considered a reimbursement of future child
care expenses for food stamp eligibility purposes.
(i) The Department will make an exception to
the provisions which limit advance payment to instances in which the provider
requires it, and which restrict advance payment for providers enrolled in the
child care vendor payment system for a TANF budget group determined
prospectively ineligible as a result of starting new employment under §
168.71(1)(ii)
(relating to monthly payment determination).
(ii) The Department will make an advance
payment from the first day of employment until the date of discontinuance if
the information is verified through a collateral contact consistent with §
168.41(4)
(relating to verification requirements).
(c) At application, reapplication and
whenever the agreement of mutual responsibility is developed or revised, the
CAO will inform applicants and recipients in writing and orally of the
availability of child care allowances.
(d) Determination of eligibility and
notification of approval or denial of child care payments will be done in
accordance with §
165.43 (relating to special
allowances for supportive services and time frames for eligibility
determinations).
(e) Authorization
of payment for child care will be done based on time frames consistent with §
165.45 (relating to time frames
for authorization of special allowances for supportive services).
(f) The Department will discuss the maximum
child care allowances and the co-payment sliding fee scale in Chapter 3041,
Appendix B (relating to co-payment chart, family co-payment scale), whenever
the Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (AMR) is developed or revised and
reflects a need for child care. The Department will advise clients that copies
of the maximum child care allowances and the co-payment sliding fee scale are
available upon request at the CAO.
(g) The Department will provide help in
finding and selecting a child care provider.
Notes
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 168.41 (relating to verification requirements).
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