Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The criteria
for determination and re-determination of the co-payment shall be determined as
specified in the chapter Appendix, the Client Income Eligibility and Co-payment
Schedule, incorporated herein by reference, in accordance with the following:
1. Family size, which shall consist of the
parent/applicant, the parent's or applicant's spouse and all children for whom
the parent/applicant is a legal guardian in the same household. Family size
shall also include dependent children who are over the age of 18 or other
adults who are not legally responsible for the children but who are dependent
upon the parent/applicant and who live in the same household if the
parent/applicant so chooses to include these family members in the application
for child care services;
2. WFNJ
participants who are employed shall be required to contribute toward the cost
of child care services provided on their behalf. This co-payment shall be
assessed based on earned income only. Participants who are eligible to receive
transitional child care benefits in accordance with eligibility requirements at
10:90-4.2 shall also contribute
toward the cost of child care services;
3. Family income for NJCK shall include all
gross income received by all members of the family unit defined in (a)1 above.
The gross annual family income amount shall be verified by wage stubs or
similar documentation as a condition of receiving child care benefits;
and
4. For all DFD voucher
payments, the number of hours child care services are being provided to the
child shall be a follows:
i. Full-time care
is defined as care for 30 hours or more per week for co-payment
purposes;
ii. Part-time care is
defined as care for less than 30 hours per week for co-payment purposes;
and
iii. In no case shall the
co-payment exceed the cost of care.
(b) Once the co-payment is determined, it
shall remain unchanged for the duration of the eligibility period (up to 12
months) unless there is a change in family size, gross family income or a
change in care from full-time to part-time or vice versa. For the DFD voucher
programs, the participant shall notify the CCRR of any changes occurring in the
family related to family size, income, work status or training/educational
program attendance. The CCRR shall then determine any changes in the co-payment
based on reported circumstances affecting co-payment calculation. For DFD
contracted child care centers, the center shall recalculate the co-payment
following any reported changes by the parent.
1. In NJCK and TCC, an exception shall be
made in the case of co-payment for school-age children. The CCRR shall
determine a part-time co-payment in accordance with (a) above, for all
school-age children, unless the school-age child is in full-time child care for
the entire period of the 12 month agreement. Only in this instance, the
co-payment determination shall be based on the full-time arrangement.
