R986-700-719. Job Search Child Care (JS CC)

  (1) JS CC is available to a client who is otherwise eligible for child care but is separated from his or her job and meets the eligibility criteria.

  (2) JS CC is available for a maximum of three additional months provided the client:

  (a) met the minimum work requirement for a single or two-parent household, and was permanently separated from his or her job or was receiving child care for an allowable temporary change when permanently separated from his or her job;

  (b) was receiving ES CC in the month of the job separation and;

  (c) reports the job loss within 10 days and requests continued child care payments while searching for a job. In that case, the client will be eligible for one additional month of child care. The month of the job loss does not count.

  (3) If the client verifies the job loss in a timely manner, as directed by the Department, a second and third month of CC will be paid while the client looks for a job.

  (4) The JS CC copayment will be at the lowest copayment amount required by the Department for the lowest income group, disregarding all earned income during the JS CC period.