Washington Administrative Code
Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs
Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE
Income and Copayment Calculations
Section 110-15-0075 - Determining income eligibility and copayment amounts

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 110-15-0075

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) The department determines consumers' eligibility and copayments, when care is provided under a WCCC voucher or contract, by:

(a) Family size as described in WAC 110-15-0015; and

(b) Countable income as described in WAC 110-15-0065.

(2) The department calculates consumers' copayments as follows:

If the household's income is:

Then the household's maximum monthly copayment is:

At or below 20 percent of the SMI

Waived

Above 20 percent and at or below 36 percent of the SMI

$65

Above 36 percent and at or below 50 percent of the SMI

$90

Above 50 percent and at or below 60 percent of the SMI

$165

At reapplication, above 60 percent and at or below 65 percent of the SMI

$215

An applicant between 60 percent and 75 percent of the SMI for families participating in a state-registered apprenticeship

$215

(3) The department does not prorate copayments when consumers use care for only part of a month.

(4) The department waives copayments for eligible consumers who are one or more of the following:

(a) Age 21 years or younger who attend high school or are working towards completing a high school equivalency certificate;

(b) Employed by a licensed or certified child care provider as confirmed or verified in the department's electronic workforce registry;

(c) Eligible under:
(i) WAC 110-15-0023; or

(ii) WAC 110-15-0024.

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-0075, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-008, § 170-290-0075, filed 10/5/12, effective 11/5/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c 265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, § 170-290-0075, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-0075, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as § 170-290-0075, filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.12.340, 74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, § 388-290-0075, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.13.085. WSR 02-14-067, § 388-290-0075, filed 6/27/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0075, filed 12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.

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