943.01 Required Co-Payment SR 05-03, 07/05 (FAM-A)

Inform individuals who do not receive TANF financial assistance, NHEP-related categorically-needy medical assistance (MA), or 12 month EMA based on loss of financial assistance or loss of NHEP-related categorically-needy MA, that they must contribute to the cost of the child care they receive. Explain that the Department deducts a co-payment from the child care service payment when the rate charged by a noncontract provider is less than or equal to the maximum allowable reimbursement rate. The amount of the co-payment is determined by the family’s income eligibility level.

The co-payment for income-eligible families at:

• Step 2— is $0.25 per week for each child receiving child care assistance.

• Step 3— is $0.50 per week for each child receiving child care assistance.