Transitional Child Care (TCC)
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A CA budgetary unit may be eligible to receive up to 24 consecutive months of TCC when the budgetary unit becomes ineligible for CA.
Policy
Transitional Child Care (TCC) provides childcare services to CA budgetary units who become ineligible for reasons other than any of the following:
●Intentional Program Violation (IPV) conviction
●Noncompliance with the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS)
●Noncompliance with Jobs Program requirements
TCC Requirements
The CA budgetary unit must meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for TCC:
●Received CA in Arizona at least one month within the six months before becoming CA ineligible.
●Request and apply for childcare services with the Division of Child Care (DCC).
●Provide information necessary to determine TCC eligibility to DCC.
The CA case may be closed. When this occurs, participants can request TCC services any time within six months of case closure.
TCC Time Limits
A CA budgetary unit may be eligible to receive up to 24 consecutive months of TCC when the budgetary unit becomes ineligible for CA.
The TCC 24 months begins with the month following the month the CA case is closed.
A new 24 month period may be established when all of the following apply:
●The participant reapplies and is found eligible for CA.
●The participant's CA is subsequently stopped for reasons other than IPV, or noncompliance with the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) or the Jobs Program.
A CA budgetary unit that becomes ineligible for TCC during the 24 month period, may be eligible for any remaining balance when all eligibility conditions are met. (See DCC Responsibilities for additional policy)
Division of Child Care (DCC) Responsibilities
The Division of Child Care (DCC) performs the following:
●Determines and authorizes TCC eligibility
NOTE TCC coverage begins from the date of the TCC application. There is no retroactive reimbursement for TCC.
●Determines the amount of copayment that an eligible TCC participant must pay to receive childcare services
●Determines eligibility for any remaining months of TCC when a participant loses TCC eligibility during the consecutive 24 month period
TCC Eligibility
The CA budgetary unit is only eligible for TCC when the caretaker relative was receiving CA at the time of CA closure.
When the budgetary unit becomes ineligible for CA, all of the following budgetary unit participants are potentially eligible to receive TCC:
●Participants who were CA eligible prior to CA case closure.
●Children under the age of 13 who were not receiving CA due to receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Foster Care (FC), or due to the Family Benefit Cap Period (FBCP). (See Social Security Benefits, Foster Care Payments, and Family Benefit Cap Period (FBCP) for more information.)
●Participants who have received a Grant Diversion payment.
●Dependent children who were born, adopted, or moved into the budgetary unit after CA closure who are all of the following:
Under the age of 13
A mandatory CA participant at the time of CA case closure, had the child moved into the home before the CA closed
●Participants who did not receive CA due to failure to provide a Social Security number (SSN)
Procedures
FAA is responsible for informing participants of potential Transitional Child Care (TCC) eligibility.
When AFPD indicates the CA budgetary unit is ineligible for CA, review DISA and PRAP to ensure there is no Intentional Program Violation (IPV) or sanction for noncooperation with the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS). (See TCC FAA Responsibilities for keying instructions.)
When a sanction for DCSS noncooperation exists, complete all of the following:
●Send the TCC - Cooperation With DCSS (A030) notice to the PI at the same time the CA closure notice is sent. The A030 informs the PI of the requirement to cooperate with DCSS and of potential TCC eligibility.
●Place a screen print of the ACTS alert of compliance or noncompliance in the case file(g).
●Stop CA using the appropriate Denial Closure Reason Code.
Verification
System interface and the case file(g) must be reviewed before verification is requested. No additional verification is needed when AZTECS interface or HEAplus hubs have verified the information.
The participant has the primary responsibility for providing verification. (See Participant Responsibilities – Providing Verification for additional policy.)
NOTE A participant statement is acceptable verification for employment when the participant is self-employed or when all other means of verification for employment have been exhausted.
AZTECS Keying Procedures
TCC FAA Responsibilities
When no Intentional Program Violation (IPV) or sanction for noncooperation with the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) exists, complete all of the following:
●Key the user PCN in the PAYMENT AUTH field on AFPD.
●Key the appropriate Denial Closure Reason Code.
●Send the appropriate CA closure notices, allowing for NOAA, to inform the PI of the CA closure and potential TCC eligibility.
Legal Authorities
7 CFR 273.9(c)(1)(i)(B)
7 CFR 273.10(d)(1)(i)
AAC R6-12-508
ARS 46-211
ARS 46-292
42 U.S.C. 681
TANF State Plan
last revised 03/27/2023