PDFWAC 110-15-0075

Determining income eligibility and copayment amounts.

(1) DCYF takes the following steps to determine consumers' eligibility and copayments, when care is provided under a WCCC voucher or contract:
(a) Determine their family size as described in WAC 110-15-0015; and
(b) Determine their countable income as described in WAC 110-15-0065.
(2) DCYF calculates consumers' copayments as follows:
If the household's income is:
Then the household's maximum monthly copayment is:
At or below 20 percent of the SMI
Waived
Above 20 percent and at or below 36 percent of the SMI
$65
Above 36 percent and at or below 50 percent of the SMI
$90
Above 50 percent and at or below 60 percent of the SMI
$115
At reapplication, above 60 percent and at or below 65 percent of the SMI
$215
(3) DCYF does not prorate copayments when consumers use care for only part of a month.
(4) For parents age 21 years or younger who attend high school or are working towards completing a high school equivalency certificate, copayments are not required.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055 and 43.216.065. WSR 22-05-007, § 110-15-0075, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 21-01-180, § 110-15-0075, filed 12/21/20, effective 1/21/21. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-0075, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-0075, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-008, § 170-290-0075, filed 10/5/12, effective 11/5/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c 265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, § 170-290-0075, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-0075, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as § 170-290-0075, filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.12.340, 74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, § 388-290-0075, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.13.085. WSR 02-14-067, § 388-290-0075, filed 6/27/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0075, filed 12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.]