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If a Temporary Break Period (TBRK) crosses a renewal, an authorization assessment must be completed for the month following the end of the TBRK period and the authorized hours must be based on the assessment results. This would be considered their renewal authorization assessment (see 17.1.1) because the authorization assessment completed at the renewal may not have been reflective of their child care needs after they return to their approved activity.
| Example 1: Christy is in a TBRK period from August 1 – October 31. Her renewal is due on September 30. Christy completes her renewal on September 12 and states that her child will be attending the same child care provider for the same hours. The agency worker creates a new authorization to start on October 1 and end on October 31, the last day of Christy’s TBRK period because the renewal authorization assessment must be completed at that time. The agency worker writes the new authorization using the same number of hours as her previous authorization. The worker must complete an authorization assessment when Christy returns to work so that the authorization starting November 1 is based on the assessment results. |
When an Activity Break Period ends period ends during the 12-month eligibility period (not at renewal), an authorization assessment is not needed unless the parent reports a change impacting the authorization (see 17.1).
| Example 2: Terra is in an ACTS period from June 1 – August 31. On August 25, she reports that she started a new job and provides verification. Her previous authorization was for 25 hours per week, but she is only scheduled for 20 hours per week at her new job. The agency worker determines that this is not reason for the authorization to be based on the assessment results and informs Terra that her new authorization can continue at the 25-hour level if she plans to continue sending her child to the provider for those hours. Terra states that she would like to keep the same hours. The agency worker documents the conversation in case comments but does not update the authorization because Terra decided to maintain the authorized hours. |
This section last updated 11/1/2024