Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 3 - Public Assistance and Medical Assistance
Chapter 41 - Child Care Assistance Program
Article 3 - Provisions for Families
7 AAC 41.310 - Eligible activities
Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 41.310
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) At the time of application, the time of care eligible for a program benefit, as specified in the child care authorization issued under 7 AAC 41.340, is based on the schedule of eligible activities of each parent, the care need of the child, and the child care provider's hours of operation.
(b) Eligible activities are
(1)
working;
(2) attending
school;
(3) doing library or
laboratory activities, attending workshops or tutoring sessions, or
participating in a similar activity required for satisfactory completion of a
school course or class; time eligible for a program benefit under this
paragraph is limited to one hour for each credit hour per week;
(4) sleeping up to eight hours before or
after the parent works a night shift; and
(5) traveling between an eligible activity
and the participating provider, up to a maximum travel time of
(A) one hour before and one hour after the
eligible activity, in increments of not less than one-half hour; or
(B) one and one-half hours before and one and
one-half hours after the eligible activity, in increments of not less than
one-half hour, if the parent travels more than 30 miles from the provider or
uses public transportation.
(c) During the family's eligibility period,
(1) if a parent experiences a non-temporary
cessation of an eligible activity of a job, job training, or educational
program, the family will continue to receive program benefits at the same level
for a period of three months for the parent to engage in job search activities;
the family's program benefits will end after the three-month period of job
search activities, unless the parent has resumed work or is attending a job
training or educational program;
(2)
if the parent provides verification that the parent will be returning to an
eligible activity within the parent's 12-month certification period, there is
no time limit for that absence; all parents in the family must be participating
in an eligible activity at the time of the parents' next
application.
Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.25.001
AS 47.25.021
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