Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
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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. The agency worker writes the new authorization using the schedule from when Christy was last working, with the same travel time and same child care need 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 Approved Activity Search Period (ACTS) ends during the 12-month
eligibility period (not at renewal), an authorization assessment must
be completed to collect the parent's new work schedule. The new authorization
may be based on continuity of care unless the criteria for an assessment
results authorization are met (see
17.1.1). When a TBRK 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 completes an authorization assessment 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 and the agency worker uses the “Copy From Prior Authorization” button in CSAW to maintain the same number of hours on the new authorization. |
This section last updated 12/1/2022