SR 97-42 Dated 10/97 |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION
|
DATE: |
|
|
|
FROM: |
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER |
|
|
AT (OFFICE): |
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Services |
|
|
SUBJECT: |
SR 97-42: Increased Child Care Reimbursement Rates; Revised Family Assistance Manual Part 937 |
|
|
TO: |
ALL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS |
|
|
|
ATTENTION: |
DTA Supervisors NHEP Teams |
|
Effective Date: |
October 1, 1997 |
|
?3This SR releases an across-the-board 10% increase in the child care reimbursement rates for steps 1, 2 and 3, effective with dates of services 10/1/97. It also releases revised Family Assistance Manual Part 937.
POLICY
Part 937 REIMBURSEMENT RATES - TANF
The child care reimbursement rates for both contract and non-contract care at steps 1, 2 and 3 will increase effective October 1, 1997, as noted below:
|
Gross Income Limits |
Reimbursement Rates |
||||
|
Family Size |
Monthly |
Annually |
Child Under Age 3 |
|
Child 3 or over |
|
Step 1 - TANF Financial Assistance |
Non-Contract/License Exempt |
||||
|
Recipients Only |
$2.60 |
hour |
$2.10 |
||
|
|
|
|
$16.80 |
day |
$13.60 |
|
|
|
|
Non-Contract/Licensed |
||
|
|
|
|
$3.05 |
hour |
$2.85 |
|
|
|
|
$19.80 |
day |
$18.35 |
|
9¯ |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
$3.70 |
hour |
$3.15 |
|
|
|
|
$23.80 |
day |
$20.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Step 2 - 140% of Poverty Level |
Non-Contract/License-Exempt |
||||
|
|
|
|
$2.10 |
hour |
$1.70 |
|
2 |
$1,238.00 |
$14,856.00 |
$13.60 |
day |
$11.15 |
|
3 |
$1,556.00 |
$18,672.00 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
$1,873.00 |
$22,476.00 |
Non Contract/Licensed |
||
|
5 |
$2,190.00 |
$26,280.00 |
$2.55 |
hour |
$1.95 |
|
6 |
$2,508.00 |
$30,096.00 |
$16.55 |
day |
$12.70 |
|
7 |
$2,825.00 |
$33,900.00 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
$3,142.00 |
$37,704.00 |
|
Contract |
|
|
For each additional |
|
$3.05 |
hour |
$2.20 |
|
|
person add |
$318.00 |
$3,808.00 |
$19.45 |
day |
$14.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Step 3 - 170% of Poverty Level |
The following rates are for Step 3 families with one or two children receiving child care assistance. |
||||
|
2 |
$1,504.00 |
$18,037.00 |
Non Contract/License-Exempt |
||
|
3 |
$1,889.00 |
$22,661.00 |
$1.70 |
hour |
$1.30 |
|
4 |
$2,274.00 |
$27,285.00 |
$11.15 |
day |
$8.40 |
|
5 |
$2,660.00 |
$31,909.00 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
$3,045.00 |
$36,533.00 |
Non Contract/Licensed |
||
|
7 |
$3,430.00 |
$41,157.00 |
$2.05 |
hour |
$1.55 |
|
8 |
$3,816.00 |
$45,781.00 |
$13.40 |
day |
$10.00 |
|
For each additional |
|
|
Contract |
|
|
|
person add |
$386.00 |
$4,624.00 |
$2.35 |
hour |
$1.80 |
|
|
|
|
$15.60 |
day |
$11.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following rates are for Step 3 families with three or more children receiving child care assistance. |
||
|
Notes: The parent is required to make a $.25 |
Non Contract/License-Exempt |
||||
|
per week co-payment for Step 2 and a $.50 |
$2.00 |
hour |
$1.60 |
||
|
per week co-payment for Step 3, per child. |
$12.80 |
day |
$10.20 |
||
|
|
Non-Contract/Licensed |
||||
|
The Department pays up to the maximum rate (not to exceed the actual costs). |
$2.35 $15.50 |
hour day |
$1.80 $11.75 |
||
|
9« |
|
|
|
||
|
|
$2.75 |
hour |
$2.05 |
||
|
|
$18.15 |
day |
$13.40 |
||
SYSTEM CHANGES
Systems changes for the child care reimbursement rates will take effect on October 1, 1997, and will apply to any child care assistance cases requesting reimbursement for services provided on or after that date. BRIDGES (formerly CIS, the Child Information System) has been updated to reflect the new child care reimbursement rates.
IMPLEMENTATION
The changes identified in this SR will be implemented effective with dates of service beginning October 1, 1997.
CLIENT NOTIFICATION
No client notification is planned.
TRAINING
No training is planned due to the procedural nature of this SR.
POSTING INSTRUCTIONS
|
Remove and Destroy |
Insert
|
|
Family Assistance Manual
|
|
|
Section 933.01 through Part 937, SR 97-28/August, 1997, 1 sheet |
Section 933.01 through Part 937, SR 97-28/August 1997 and SR 97-42/October 1997, 1 sheet |
DISPOSITION
This SR may be destroyed when its contents have been noted and its posting instructions carried out.
DISTRIBUTION
This SR only will be distributed according to the narrative distribution list for the FAM. The SR and pages will be distributed to all holders of the Family Assistance Manual.
OES/RQY/s