(a) A family's
child care scholarship family cap amount and cost share shall be determined as
a percent of the family's monthly gross income adjusted for family size shown.
The family cost share is shown in Table 6910.1 below and as follows:
(1) Families whose monthly gross income is
less than or equal to 100% of FPG described in
He-C
6910.06(b) shall be eligible for step
1;
(2) Families whose monthly gross
income is greater than 100% FPG and less than or equal to 138% of FPG as
described in
He-C
6910.06(b), shall be eligible for
step 2;
(3) Families whose monthly
gross income is greater than 138% FPG and less than or equal to 85% of SMI as
described in
He-C 6910.06(b)
shall be eligible for step 3;
(b) The family cap amount and cost share
shall be calculated by taking the assistance group's monthly gross income,
adjusted for family size, multiplied by the cost share percent associated with
the step assigned to the family from Table 6910.1 and divided by 4.33
weeks.
(c) The cost share during the
current 12-month eligibility period shall increase or decrease according to
changes in the family's income, but shall not exceed the family cap amount
determined at initial eligibility or at the most recent
redetermination.
(d) Cost share
shall decrease as a result of any verified decrease in income during a 12-month
eligibility period unless income was annualized at initial eligibility or
redetermination.
(e) Changes in the
monthly gross income limit used to calculate eligibility shall be effective on
the first day of July following publication of the annual update of the federal
poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.
Table 6910.19 Eligibility and
Family Cost Share (Based on Family Income)
|
Step
|
Federal Poverty
Guidelines
|
Family Cost Share Assigned to
Assistance Group
|
|
1
|
[LESS THAN EQUAL TOO] 100%
|
$0/week
|
|
2
|
>100% but [LESS THAN EQUAL TOO]138%
|
$5/week
|
|
3
|
>138% FPG but [LESS THAN EQUAL TOO] 85%
SMI
|
7.0% of family income
|
(f)
The family cost share assigned to the family shall be divided equally among all
eligible children enrolled with enrolled child care providers.
(g) The cost share per child shall be
applicable to only one enrolled child care provider.
(h) The family shall identify one enrolled
child care provider per child to be reimbursed by DHHS pursuant to
He-C
6910.07(b)(4).
(i) If the family utilizes more than one
child care provider per child:
(1) DHHS shall
only pay for one enrolled child care provider per child; and
(2) The family shall be responsible for the
total cost of care for all additional child care providers.
Notes
RSA
He-C 6910.18
#7723, eff 7-1-02; amd by #7939, eff 8-23-03; amd by
#8377, eff 6-21-05; (See Revision Note at part heading for He-C 6910) #9474,
eff 6-29-09; amd by #9665, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 3-1-10, EXPIRES: 8-28-10; ss by
#9770-A, eff 8-25-10; ss by #10120, eff 5-7-12; amd by #10370, eff
7-1-13
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.
