Copayment Periods
While in this copayment period, a case’s copay per hour is reactionary and is capped at 200% FPL.
What is Gradual Phase Out (GPO)
Families will now remain eligible until their income exceeds this amount.
What is 85% SMI
Of the two activities, it’s the only one that’s an approved activity at renewal.
What is TBRK
One of these is completed to determine the number of hours of care each child needs by gathering information.
What is an authorization assessment
It’s the date of the one-time mailing sent to parents.
What is October 15
The number of hours at which the hourly copayment amount is capped, per child, per month.
What is 152
Families will now remain eligible up until their next renewal unless they are over 85% SMI or fail to meet this type of criteria.
What is non-financial criteria
For a job loss reported in ACCESS, a worker can now place a parent into ACTS, instead of needing to generate one of these.
What is a VCL
One of these should be written for as long as possible, as far as through the next renewal month
What is an authorization or authorization length
Notices of Decision have been enhanced to include these… to help families better understand the income reporting thresholds.
What is a dynamic dollar amount
While a case is in this copayment period, the copay per hour is at the 200% FPL level, plus a dollar for every $3 income increase over 200% FPL.
What is the Exit Period
Financial changes need to be reported. If an AG’s income is over 185% FPL, this is the reporting income limit requirement.
What are the earned and unearned income increases that would be 10% FPL higher, minus a dollar
Besides when the parent requests it, this is the only other time workers decrease authorized hours during ACTS or TBRK.
What is the start of the school year
When a change results in a decrease in need, the parent may either take the decrease or do this.
What keep the same level of authorized hours
Enhancements to this CSAW module include hourly copayment calculations, Income/AG corrections, correct copayment periods, retaining a child’s age, default not apply functionality, and a new reason code.
What is PLBC
For a case to be placed into Copayment Stabilization at renewal, income must be below this % FPL.
What is 190% FPL
While doing a person add, if financial verification is not received, you must do one of these.
What is a manual override
Parent’s operating this can be eligible for ACTS in the first 12 months or less even if operating at a loss.
What is new self-employment
For changes that result in this, do not use the Copy From Previous Authorized Hours.
What is an increase in need/hours
A batch run will occur for all confirmed open, ongoing cases, and cases which have closed in the past 30 days, on this date.
What is October 27
. Copayment periods reduce the cliff effect and improve “this” for children.
What is continuity of care
. It’s considered one of these if it’s completed any time prior to adverse action in the month prior to the renewal date.
What is an early renewal
A parent must report this if they choose not to utilize child care during an ACTS or TBRK period.
What is change in need
Do this when a parent requests an authorization to end, an error is found, or when an excessive absence is reported.
What is manually end the authorization
Cases that are pending closed and reopen within 30 days for October and/or November have this applied to the case.
What are the new CCDBG Phase 3 policies/calculations