Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-54-.02 - TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE COVERAGE

(1) Transitional Child Care (TCC) shall be provided following the effective date of the Families First/TANF case closure for a minimum of a twelve (12) month period of time, beginning with the month following the effective date of the Families First/TANF closure for any reason except for closures resulting from circumstances described in paragraphs (3) or (4). If the recipient does not request TCC at case closure and then later requests TCC, then TCC will only be provided for the remaining months in the twelve (12) month period of time that followed case closure.

(2) TCC for a minimum of twelve (12) months shall be provided when:

(a) The caretaker has a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week in allowable activities, as defined by policy;

(b) The individual's gross wages equal the current federal minimum wage when averaged over the number of hours worked per week; and

(c) Total family income is below the income level established in State Transitional Child Care policies. This income level will be set at sixty percent (60%) of the state median income or higher.

(3) An Assistance Unit (AU) is eligible for TCC for at least three (3) months, beginning with the month after the Families First/TANF AU becomes ineligible when the case is closed due to noncompliance with work and/or educational activities requirements.

(4) Eligibility for Transitional Child Care (TCC) ends and does not begin again until re-application for Families First, when:

(a) The AU moves out of state;

(b) There is no eligible adult;

(c) The only child in the assistance unit leaves the home;

(d) The case has no minor parent (Eligible Child) in the AU who has signed a Personal Responsibility Plan;

(e) The case that was approved for interim benefits is later found to have been ineligible for Families First;

(f) The caretaker fails to cooperate with child support establishment and enforcement requirements as determined by the Department; or

(g) The established period of TCC eligibility ends.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-54-.02

Original rule filed December 2, 1996; effective February 15, 1997. Amendment filed July 5, 2002; effective September 18, 2002. Amendment filed November 24, 2003; effective February 7, 2004. Repeal and new rule filed April 2, 2014; effective July 1, 2014. Emergency rules filed September 30, 2016; effective through March 29, 2017. Amendments filed December 8, 2016; effective 3/8/2017.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105; 71-3-104(b)(1); 71-3-107; 71-3-108; 42 USCA § 1315(a); 42 U.S.C. § 9858c(c)(2)(N) (i-iii).