Case Closings 400-28-145

(Revised 4/1/12 ML #3327)

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NDAC 75-02-01.3-03

 

Cases must be closed when one or more of the following happens:

1. The caretaker(s) is no longer participating in an allowable activity
2. There is no eligible child in the child care unit
3. The caretaker does not return a completed SFN 841, Child Care Assistance Program Review, form by the end of the month in which the review is due
4. If the review form is received but

1. Is not submitted timely
2. Is incomplete and further eligibility cannot be determined
3. Indicates the family’s income exceeds the upper income limit for the family size
4. The child(ren) for whom child care is being requested is determined not to have a need.

5. If the Co-pay exceeds the lower of the State Rate or the amount billed for all children whom assistance is being requested at the time:
• When a review is completed;
• An individual is added to the case;
• An individual is removed from the case;
• A case is changed from Waived Co-pay to Co-pay.

Exception: In an ongoing case, if the Co-pay exceeds the lower of the State Rate or amount billed for all child(ren) whom assistance is requested, the case remains open unless it is determined/anticipated that through the remainder of the certificate period, the Co-pay will exceed the amount billed

6. The caretaker moves out of state
7. The caretaker requests that the case be closed (request to close a case may be made verbally or in writing)
8. The mail is returned and there is no forwarding address or has a forwarding address of out of state
9. A valid certificate no longer exists but the case remains open. In this situation, the case must be closed the end of the month the certificate ended
10. The caretaker fails to provide information that has been requested

A closing notice can be sent to close a case at the end of the current month up to the last working day of the month with the exception of:

• If a closing notice includes a time frame to allow a caretaker to provide information, the caretaker must be allowed the time frame given to provide the information. In these cases, the Child Care Assistance Program case closes on the last day of the month the time frame to provide information falls into.

The Eligibility Worker must inform the caretaker on the closing notice the date the case is closing.

 

If a notice is generated on a working day, the print date on the notice is the same day that the notice was generated. If the notice is generated on a non-working day (holiday or weekend), the print date is the following working day.