Section 168.41. Verification requirements

The applicant or recipient is required, as a condition of eligibility, to cooperate in providing necessary information and verification to establish eligibility.

(1) Before authorizing the initial child care payment, the CAO will determine the following:

(i) Whether the child care is necessary to participate in a work-related activity.

(ii) The expected charge.

(iii) The date the service is needed by the participant.

(iv) The date that payment for the service is required under the provider’s usual payment policy or practice.

(2) When the parent/caretaker provides verification to the Department that indicates a change in eligibility, payment will be reduced, terminated or increased, as appropriate, upon issuance of appropriate notice to the parent/caretaker, in accordance with § § 133.4 and 168.101 (relating to procedures; and appeal and fair hearing).

(3) Child care costs shall be verified monthly on a form specified by the Department or by a written statement signed by the provider or by a collateral contact by the Department with the child care provider.

(4) A collateral contact will be used whenever necessary to ensure that payment is made in advance of the date that payment is required by the child care provider consistent with § 168.1(b)(3) (relating to policy on payment of child care). When a child care payment is authorized based on a collateral contact with or by a written statement from the provider, verification of the charge for child care on a form specified by the Department shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days of the first day child care costs were incurred. The Department will assist the client, as needed, to obtain a completed verification form from the provider. Failure to provide verification within the specified time period could result in nonauthorization of the child care payment.

(5) Verification of factors other than cost relating to the need for child care shall consist of collateral contacts with, or written statements from, employers, prospective employers, physicians, licensed psychologists, school officials, training providers or pay stubs. Information previously verified need not be reverified unless it is subject to change.

The provisions of this § 168.41 amended January 8, 1999, effective February 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 271; amended March 31, 2000, effective April 1, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 1743; amended December 29, 2006, effective December 30, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7961. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (265392) to (265393).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 168.41 amended under Articles II, IV and VII of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § § 201—211, 401—493 and 701—703).

Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 168.1 (relating to policy on payment of child care).