New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 15 - CHILD CARE SERVICES
Subchapter 5 - NEW JERSEY CARES FOR KIDS (NJCK) PROGRAM
Section 10:15-5.4 - Eligibility for Child Protective Services (CPS) funds
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A child is eligible for Child Protective Services (CPS) child care services if the child is under the CP & P CPS supervision, including children in out of home placements supervised by the CP & P.
(b) Any parent and his or her child(ren), a legal guardian and his or her children, or the foster parent of a protective services child(ren) under the supervision of the CP & P shall be given the opportunity to apply without delay for child care services.
(c) CPS child care services shall be accessed in the following manner:
(d) In addition to the eligibility criteria set forth in (a) and (b) above, families shall also satisfy additional requirements for receipt of child care services as set forth in N.J.A.C. 10:15-1.3.
(e) The out-of-home placement provider for a child placed with the provider and receiving child care services through CP & P, as defined in N.J.A.C. 10:15-1.2, shall be exempt from the co-payment requirement. The co-payment shall be assessed for children in their own homes under the CP & P supervision, but may be waived or reduced on a case-by-case basis by the CP & P Area Office or ARC.
(f) Separate applications shall be completed for the CP & P foster child(ren) and for the birth child(ren) residing in the same home, when subsidized child care is needed for both.