RSA He-C 6910.16 - Service Level Determination for Child Care Scholarship Payments

(a) The child care authorized service level shall be determined at initial eligibility and at redetermination and limited only to the hours that the parent is participating in one or more of the following activities:

(1) Work;

(2) Looking for work;

(3) Seeking housing under the circumstances described in He-C 6910.07(h);

(4) Training or attending class, including online training;

(5) A work study program, subject to the limitations in He-C 6910.13(g) for non-TANF recipients;

(6) An NHEP activity as described in He-W 637;

(7) Duties for AmeriCorps VISTA;

(8) A mental health treatment program or substance misuse treatment program as a recipient of NHEP or FAP, pursuant to RSA 167:83, II(q);

(9) Commuting, equal to one hour per day in one or more approved employment-related activities, not to exceed one hour per day when those commutes are related to (1) through (8) above;

(10) Studying, not to exceed the number of classroom hours spent in a week, and only if billed within the same week as those classroom hours; or

(11) Resting, not to exceed the number of hours worked, if the parent works any 4 hours of the day from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and the child would otherwise be without care and supervision.

(b) The authorized service level shall remain unchanged during any 12-month eligibility period unless:

(1) The parent reports a change in employment-related activities that increases the authorized service level;

(2) The parent requests a decrease in service level; or

(3) A full-time override, as defined in He-C 6910.03(y), is in effect.

(c) The authorized service level shall remain the same as the authorized service level prior to the parent experiencing one of the circumstances in He-C 6910.10(n), unless the parent requests a decrease in service level.

(d) In a continued assistance period following the permanent loss of a job, end of a training or educational activity, or end of participation in a mental health or substance misuse treatment program, the authorized service level shall remain the same as the authorized service level prior to the start of continued assistance.

(e) Children 6 years of age or older whose parent(s) participates in an approved employment-related activity full-time, as defined in He-C 6910.03(x), shall be eligible for half-time service level, unless a full-time override is in effect during school vacations and summer vacation, as described in He-C 6910.03(y).

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RSA He-C 6910.16

Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10565, Effective 4/4/2014, Expires 4/4/2024. Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 28, Filed July 13, 2017, Proposed by #12221, Effective 7/10/2017, 7/10/2027. Amended by Volume XL Number 27, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13063, Effective 7/1/2020, Expires 7/1/2030 Amended by Number 50, Filed December 14, 2023, Proposed by #13799, Effective 10/28/2023, Expires 10/28/2033. Amended by Number 24, Filed June 13, 2024, Proposed by #13951, Effective 4/30/2024, Expires 4/30/2034.