R986-700-709. Employment Support (ES) CC

  (1) Parents who are not eligible for FEP CC may be eligible for Employment Support (ES) CC. To be eligible, a parent must be employed or be employed while participating in educational or training activities. Work Study is not considered employment. A parent who attends school but is not employed at least 15 hours per week, is not eligible for ES CC. ES CC will only be provided to cover the hours a client needs child care for work or work and approved educational or training activities.

  (2) If the household has only one parent, the parent must be employed at least an average of 15 hours per week. An exception may be made to the minimum work requirements with Department approval when a parent with a disability is employed at his or her full capacity and provides requested documentation and/or verification.

  (3) If the family has two parents, CC can be provided if:

  (a) one parent is employed at least an average of 30 hours per week and the other parent is employed at least an average of 15 hours per week and their work schedules cannot be changed to provide care for the child(ren). An exception may be made to the minimum work requirements with Department approval when both parents are employed at their full capacity and provide requested documentation and/or verification. CC will only be provided during the time both parents are in approved activities and neither is available to care for the children; or

  (b) one parent is employed and the other parent cannot work, or is not capable of earning $500 per month and cannot provide care for their own children because of a physical, emotional or mental incapacity. Any employment or educational or training activities invalidate a claim of incapacity except if approved by the Department. The incapacity must be expected to last 30 days or longer. The individual claiming incapacity must verify the incapacity and why the incapacity prohibits them from providing care for their children in the following ways:

  (i) receipt of disability benefits from SSA if it proves the incapacity prohibits the client from providing care for their children;

  (ii) 100% disabled by VA if it proves the incapacity prohibits the client from providing care for their children; or

  (iii) by submitting a written statement from:

  (A) a licensed medical doctor;

  (B) a doctor of osteopathy;

  (C) a licensed Mental Health Therapist as defined in UCA 58-60-102;

  (D) a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; or

  (E) a licensed Physician's Assistant.

  (4) Employed or self-employed parent client(s) must make, either through wages or profit from self-employment, a rate of pay equal to or greater than minimum wage multiplied by the number of hours the parent is working. To be eligible for ES CC, a self employed parent must provide business records for the most recent three month time period to establish that the parent is likely to make at least minimum wage. If a parent has a barrier to other types of employment, exceptions can be made in extraordinary cases with the approval of the state program specialist.

  (5) Americorps*Vista is not supported. Job Corps activities are considered to be training and a client in the Job Corps would also have to meet the work requirements to be eligible for ES CC.

  (6) Applicants must verify identity but are not required to provide a Social Security Number (SSN) for household members. Benefits will not be denied or withheld if a customer chooses not to provide a SSN if all factors of eligibility are met. SSN's that are supplied will be verified. If an SSN is provided but is not valid, further verification will be requested to confirm identity.