Section 7 AAC 41.320 - Family responsibilities(a) A family applying for child care assistance under this chapter shall provide complete, accurate and current information and required verification regarding children, family income, hours of employment or training, work activities, and other factors that would affect eligibility for program benefits. At the time of application, a parent of the family shall read and sign a family responsibilities form prescribed by the department that includes the requirements of this section and contains a statement that the person signing the form has read those requirements, understands them, and agrees to abide by them. The family shall participate in an in-person or telephonic interview.(b) If requested by the department or a designee, a family shall provide documentation to support information provided on the application or family responsibilities form.(c) A family participating in the child care assistance program under this chapter shall (1) select an eligible provider;(2) during the family's eligibility period, notify the department or designee within 10 business days (A) before changing providers;(B) after a change affecting the level of child care;(C) after a non-temporary loss of employment, or ending attendance at a fob training or educational program; or(D) after an increase in income to a level that exceeds 85 percent of the state median income as described in 7 AAC 41.335(b).(3) pay the portion of the family's eligible cost of care that is not paid on the family's behalf under this chapter;(4) notify the provider in writing at least 10 business days before the family intends to terminate child care services with that provider, specifying the last date care is to be provided, except (A) in the case of sudden program ineligibility; (B) in the case of a licensing or law-enforcement investigation of an allegation of abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to a child in the provider's care;(C) upon mutual written agreement between the provider and the family, specifying the last date of care to be provided; or(D) in the event of a death of a child;(5) upon receipt of notification from the department or designee to renew eligibility, submit a complete application and participate in an interview timely enough to provide for continuity of care;(6) if requested by the department or a designee, review the provider's attendance records and monthly requests for payment to verify that care was billed only for hours of eligible activity;(7) within 24 hours, report abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to a child in the provider's cue to local police and (A) the department, or to the municipality if the department bas delegated licensing authority under AS 47.32.030(b), for a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1); (B) the department or designee, for a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2) - (6); and (8) repay the department any overpayment of program benefits, as described in 7 AAC 41.420.(d) Failure to give notice as required under (c)(2) of this section may result in a determination of overpayment of program benefits and subsequent action by the department under 7 AAC 41.420. (e) If a participating family does not give notice as required in ( c )( 4) of this section, and obtains care with a new provider, the participating family is solely responsible for payment of the new provider, unless the extenuating circumstances described in (c)(4)(B) or (C) of this section exist. In the case of a mutual written agreement between the parent and provider as described in (c)(4)(C) of this section, the original provider will be paid only through the agreed-upon last date of care.Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 1/5/2017, Register 221, April 2017Authority:AS 47.05.010
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