OAR 461-115-0016
Application Process; Reservation List for ERDC
(1)
Eligibility (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) is subject to the availability of funds. The Department may implement a Child Care Reservation List whenever the Department determines that sufficient funding is not available to sustain benefits for all of the applicants requesting assistance.(2)
Except as provided in section (3) of this rule, the following applicants are subject to placement on the Child Care Reservation List when the Child Care Reservation List is in effect:(a)
New applicants for ERDC when no member of the ERDC filing group (see OAR 461-110-0310 (Filing Group; Overview) and 461-110-0350 (Filing Group; ERDC)) meets the requirements of one or more of the following paragraphs:(A)
Received a partial or full month of REF, SFPSS, or TANF program cash benefits from the state of Oregon in at least one of the preceding three months; and no member of the ERDC program filing group may be concurrently receiving TANF program benefits except as allowed under OAR 461-165-0030 (Concurrent and Duplicate Program Benefits).(B)
Is eligible for and being placed in a current opening in a Head Start program contracted slot under OAR 461-135-0405 (Children in the Head Start Program; ERDC) or an Early Head Start Child Care Partnership contracted slot.(C)
The caretaker (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) is currently working with Child Welfare as part of a CPS assessment or open case, an ongoing safety plan is in place, and Child Welfare has determined the use of child care as part of an ongoing safety plan will:(i)
Prevent removal of the child (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) from their home;(ii)
Allow a child to be returned home; or(iii)
Allow for placement of the child with a relative or with an adult whom the child or the family of the child has an established relationship.(D)
Determined eligible for TA-DVS program benefits (see OAR 461-135-1200 (Specific Requirements; TA-DVS)) from the state of Oregon in the current month or at least one of the preceding three months.(b)
Caretakers who are reapplying for ERDC after a break in ERDC benefits of two consecutive, calendar months or more.(3)
Except as allowed under OAR 461-165-0030 (Concurrent and Duplicate Program Benefits), no member of an ERDC program filing group may be concurrently receiving TANF program benefits. When concurrent benefits are not allowed, the Department sends a decision notice (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) of ineligibility for the ERDC program and the filing group is not placed on the Child Care Reservation List.(4)
When the Child Care Reservation List is in effect, the Department must place all applicants who are subject to the Child Care Reservation List under section (2) of this rule on the Child Care Reservation List for future selection. The Department sends these applicants a decision notice of ineligibility for the ERDC program.(5)
Each month, on the basis of an estimate of available funds, an appropriate number of individuals from the Child Care Reservation List are selected on a first-in and first-out basis and invited to apply for ERDC.(6)
After an individual is selected from the Child Care Reservation List, the individual must contact the Department to establish a date of request (see OAR 461-115-0030 (Date of Request)) no later than 45 days after the date on the selection letter. The individual may request child care benefits from the Department:(a)
Without completing a new application, when the previous application is within 45 days of its date of request; or(b)
By submitting a new application for child care benefits to the Department.(7)
The processing time frame for the ERDC application is the same as that specified in OAR 461-115-0190 (Application Processing Time Frames; Not Pre-TANF or SNAP), except that:(a)
An individual who requests benefits after the 45-day deadline to apply (see section (6) of this rule) will be returned to the Child Care Reservation List.(b)
If the Department does not receive a request for benefits within the deadline to apply, the individual is dropped from the Child Care Reservation List.
Source:
Rule 461-115-0016 — Application Process; Reservation List for ERDC, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=461-115-0016.