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.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.25.001
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