R6-5-4915. Fee Level and Copayment Assignment

A. The Department shall assign a fee level to the family based on family size and monthly gross countable income, as specified in Appendix A. B. The Department shall assign individual minimum required copayment amounts for each child in the family based on the fee level assignment, and the number of children needing care, as specified in Appendix A. C. The Department shall not assign a fee level or minimum required copayment to Jobs participants, Cash Assistance participants who need Child Care Assistance for employment, or families determined eligible and referred by CPS or DDD. D. When a client fails to pay the DES-required copayment, or fails to make satisfactory arrangements for payment of the DES-required copayment with a child care provider, the client is ineligible for Child Care Assistance. E. When the Department has determined that an client is ineligible for Child Care Assistance due to nonpayment of the copayment, the client is ineligible for any Child Care Assistance program that requires a copayment until past-due copayments have been paid, or until satisfactory arrangement have been made with the provider for payment.