Or. Admin. Code § 414-175-0105 - Children in the Head Start Program

(1) Initial eligibility for the ERDC program must be met prior to receiving child care under a contract between a Head Start agency and the Department.

(2) The following subsections apply when a child in the ERDC program receives child care under a contract between a Head Start agency and the Department.

(a) The Head Start agency is considered the provider of child care.

(b) If the Head Start agency uses another provider for the child care, that provider must meet the requirements in OAR 414-175-0085 and following.

(c) The payment made by the Department on behalf of the child is made only to the Head Start agency. The child is ineligible for child care payments for care not provided under the contract between the Head Start agency and the Department.

(d) Once the Department makes a child care payment for the child under the contract, the child may not lose child care benefits until the next August 31, unless any of the following paragraphs apply:

(A) The caretaker was found ineligible because of inaccurate information provided to the Department or because information was withheld from the Department when eligibility was determined.

(B) The caretaker fails to meet the requirements of the locally-prepared agreement among the client and the Head Start program.

(C) The child is no longer attending a Head Start contracted program.

(D) The filing group no longer meets Oregon residency requirements under OAR 414-175-0020.

(e) For any month in which the child is eligible to be served under a contract covered by this rule, the copayment is $0.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 414-175-0105

ELD 11-2023, adopt filed 06/28/2023, effective 7/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.500

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.500