Washington Administrative Code
Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs
Part III - SEASONAL CHILD CARE
Eligibility Requirements
Section 110-15-3550 - Eligibility - Special circumstances

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 110-15-3550

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

(1) A consumer may be eligible for the SCC program when the consumer is a parent in a two-parent family and both parents currently work in seasonally available agricultural related work.

(2) A consumer may be eligible for SCC if the consumer is a parent in a two-parent family and one parent is not able or available as defined in WAC 170-290-0003 to provide care for the children while the other parent is currently working or participating in approved seasonally agricultural related work.

(3) If a consumer claims one parent is not able to care for the children, the consumer must provide written documentation from an acceptable medical source (see WAC 388-449-0010) that states the:

(a) Reason the parent is not able to care for the children; and

(b) Expected duration and severity of the condition that keeps the parent from caring for the children.

(4) Single-parent family. A consumer is not eligible for SCC benefits when the consumer is the only parent in the family and will be away from the home for more than thirty days in a row.

(5) When a consumer's monthly copayment is higher than the state maximum rate including any special needs payments for all of the consumer's children in care under WAC 170-290-0005:

(a) The consumer's eligibility period may continue; and

(b) DSHS will not authorize payment to the provider until the copayment becomes lower than the state maximum rate including any special needs payments for all of the consumer's children in care under WAC 170-290-0005.

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-19-107, § 170-290-3550, filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-3550, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 11-12-078, § 170-290-3550, filed 5/31/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-3550, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.

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