927 BILLABLE HOURS OF SERVICE (FAM)

SR 20-23 Dated 08/20

Previous Policy

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Allow payment for child care services when the parent(s) participates in any of the following activities:

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Employment;

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actively seeking employment (job search);

A recipient of NHEP or FAP and participating in a mental health treatment or substance misuse treatment program;

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training;

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attending class, including internet classes;

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internship that is required as part of the degree program;

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work study;

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performing Americorps VISTA duties;

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studying (must not exceed the number of classroom hours, or credit hours for internet courses, required by the program and must be used within the same week as those classroom or credit hours);

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commuting (add 1 hour of commute time for each day in a week that a parent is actively participating in an approved activity);

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resting (not to exceed the number of hours worked and only if the individual worked any 4 hours of the previous day between 10 PM and 6 AM and the child would otherwise be without care and supervision);

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NHEP activities approved on the Employability Plan; or

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seeking housing when a parent is experiencing homelessness.

 

Providers may bill for times when the child attends the child care program each week up to the authorized level of service.

Providers may bill for the hours the child was absent and scheduled to attend up to the absentee allotment.

Providers may bill for NH Child Care Scholarship when the parent(s) is still considered employed by the employer,still currently enrolled in a training or educational program or participating in a mental health or substance misuse treatment program even when the parent is:

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experiencing a seasonal break in employment according to regular industry work seasons;

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experiencing any other reduction in work or not in attendance during scheduled work hours as long as the parent is still working;

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on a medical leave due to their own health or caring for the other parent of the common child living in the household or another child living in the household;

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on a student holiday or semester break from a training or educational activity; or

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experiencing any other reduction in training or educational hours or not in attendance during scheduled training or school hours as long as the parent is still currently attending a training or educational program.

 

Parents are responsible for paying for any hours of child care when the child’s attendance falls below the approved service level or the child’s absentee allotment has been exhausted.

 

References: He-C 6910.07, 6910.10(o), RSA 167:83,II(c) and (o), 45 CFR 98.20