Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-25-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-25-.02 - Purchase Of Day Care For Children - Eligibility

(1) Title XX Day Care for Children. Purchase of day care is available for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), including grantee relative not in AFDC budget, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), for persons eligible based on income, and Without Regard to Income (WRTI) for 90 days within a six-month period when day care is provided as a protective service. Purchase of service is limited to:

(a) Prevent or remedy abuse/neglect/exploitation of child as documented in the protective services plan and to enable foster care children placed with employed foster parents to receive day care;

(b) Enable employment of a grantee relative/responsible caretaker not in the AFDC budget; or

(c) Relieve stress caused by disability of parent/responsible caretaker or child.

(2) The following persons are eligible for day care under the Jobs Opportunity and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS):

(a) AFDC recipients in designated JOBS counties who are participating in the JOBS program;

(b) AFDC recipients in non-JOBS counties who are participating in approved employment, education, or training programs; and

(c) Employed AFDC recipients statewide.

(3) Food Stamp E and T Day Care. Food Stamp recipients in counties designated as Food Stamp Employment and Training who are participating in employment and training programs are eligible for day care.

(4) Transitional Day Care. Families statewide who have ceased to receive AFDC benefits as a result of earnings from employment are eligible for day care for up to 12 months provided the following eligibility requirements are met:

(a) The assistance unit must have correctly received AFDC for three of the six months immediately prior to the first month of ineligibility and ceased to be eligible for AFDC on or after April 1, 1990;

(b) The grantee must remain employed in accordance with public assistance policy;

(c) The grantee must cooperate with child support activities; and

(d) The grantee must meet Title XX eligibility requirements and pay assessed day care fees.

(5) At-Risk Day Care. Day care may be purchased for employed persons who are income eligible and defined as "at risk" of welfare dependency.

(6) Block Grant Day Care. Day care may be purchased to enable a child's parent/responsible caretaker who is income eligible and defined eligible for block grant day care to be employed or attend school or training programs.

(7) CWS Day Care. Casework and counseling in the area of day care are available for families who are eligible only for Child Welfare Services (CWS), but no purchase of day care service is provided.

(8) AR Day Care. All day care services as described in the Refugee Resettlement Program, or under Title XX, including purchase, may be made under the Refugee Resettlement Program for refugees who qualify.

(9) Waiting List. With the exception of JOBS and transitional child-care services, day care payments are limited to a specified number of slots per county for each funding source (Title XX, At-Risk, and Block Grant). Payment is authorized on a "first come, first served basis" as long as there are slots available. When slots under a particular funding source are filled, a waiting list is established containing the names of children who were denied day care because of the lack of an available slot. As slots become available, children on the waiting list are selected for service based on the date of application and/or reasons why day care is needed.

(10) The Department may purchase day care services in the following day care facilities:

(a) Day care homes which have been licensed or approved by the Department, or which hold a six-month permit; and day care centers which have been licensed or approved by the Department, or which hold a six-month permit and which are in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (refer to 660-5-25-.05 through 660-5-25-.07 for licensing standards);

(b) Facilities under the supervision of the Department of Education;

(c) Facilities approved or certified by the Department of Mental Health;

(d) Facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health; and

(e) For JOBS participants and clients eligible for transitional day care and At-Risk day care, facilities exempt from licensure which are selected by the parent/responsible caretaker (reimbursement for care is made to the parent/responsible caretaker);

(11) The extent of day care purchased and the amount paid is determined by the availability of purchased care and the availability of funds.

(12) Day care counseling services are provided by staff. Care in a facility is provided through vendor payment arrangements or an individual or contractual basis.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-25-.02

Effective July 18, 1983. Emergency amendment effective August 24, 1983. Permanent amendment effective November 8, 1983. Succedent emergency amendment effective October 18, 1984. Succedent permanent amendment effective January 9, 1985. Succedent emergency amendment effective October 1, 1985. Succedent permanent amendment effective January 9, 1986. Succedent emergency amendment effective May 13, 1988. Succedent permanent amendment effective August 11, 1988. Succedent emergency amendment effective January 17, 1989. Succedent permanent amendment effective April 11, 1989. Succedent emergency amendment effective April 1, 1990. Succedent permanent amendment effective July 10, 1990. Succedent emergency amendment effective October 1, 1990. Succedent permanent amendment effective January 9, 1991. Succedent emergency amendment effective April 11, 1991. Succedent permanent amendment effective July 10, 1991. Succedent emergency amendment effective October 1, 1991. Succedent permanent amendment effective January 9, 1992.

Statutory Authority: Title XX of the Social Security Act; 42 U.S.C. 1397; 45 C.F.R. Part 96 ; P.L. 100-485, Titles II and III; 42 U.S.C. §§602, 681 - 687; 45 C.F.R. Parts 250 and 255; 54 Fed. Reg. 42145-42267; Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, §§402(1) and 403(n); Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38; JOBS State Plan and State Supportive Services Plan.