Section 7.41.335. Family income and contribution schedule.

	(a)  To determine the amount the family must contribute toward the eligible cost of care, the department will or a designee shall use the department's Family Income and Contribution Schedule, revised as of November 2010 and adopted by reference. This amount will be based on family size and income level, and based on a sliding fee scale.  
	(b)  The maximum family monthly income allowed for participation in the program appears in the Family Income and Contribution Schedule, adopted by reference in (a) of this section. The maximum family monthly income  
		(1) is based on a percentage of the median income level developed by the federal government for this state, as periodically published in the federal register, and adjusted by family size; and  
		(2) is adjusted by deducting the estimated amount of the permanent fund dividend calculated under AS 43.23.025 for the year during which the schedule was prepared, multiplied by the number of family members.  
	(c)  The department will review and revise the family income and contribution schedule, based on one or more of the following factors:  
		(1) implementation experience may demonstrate unintended results or irregularities that require a schedule adjustment, including  
			(A) when increases in earned income are entirely consumed by an increased contribution under the schedule; and  
			(B) when contributions compete with the provision of basic necessities for a family, including reasonable expenses for the provision of food, shelter, or transportation;  
		(2) the median income level developed by the federal government for this state, as periodically published in the federal register, and adjusted by amounts payable to a family under AS 43.23  (Permanent Fund Dividends) for the current year;  
		(3) the level of appropriations for the program changes, and the department must redetermine the maximum number of families that may receive child care assistance;  
		(4) the number of children in care and needing care under the program;  
		(5) the number of children in care in a family under the program;  
		(6) other factors that the department determines are necessary to administer a fair and equitable program consistent with the law and available appropriations.  

Authorities

47.05.010;47.25.001;47.25.041;47.25.051

Notes

Reference

7 AAC 41.050
7 AAC 41.300
7 AAC 41.305
7 AAC 41.330
7 AAC 41.340
7 AAC 41.345

Authority

AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.001 AS 47.25.041 AS 47.25.051 Editor's note: The Family Income and Contribution Schedule, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 41.335, is available from the Department of Health and Social Services, 619 E. Ship Creek Avenue, Suite 230, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-1677.

History

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 11/1/2010, Register 196

References

7.41.335