1. A. The client for Child Care Assistance may also be the child care provider for any child for whom assistance is requested when:

   1. 1. The client works for but is not the DES contracted party for the provision of Child Care Assistance;
   2. 2. The client receives monetary compensation for work performed as a child care provider;
   3. 3. The client cares for other unrelated children, for whom client does not receive Child Care Assistance, as well as for the child for whom the client has applied for Child Care Assistance; and

   4. 4. The client is unavailable to provide care to the child for whom assistance is requested. When the client is also the child care provider, this is defined as:

      1. a. There is no “not for compensation” slot available for the child; and
      2. b. Caring for the child as well as for the other children for whom the child care provider receives compensation, would exceed the ratio per state certification or licensing standards pursuant to A.R.S. § 36-897.01 and 6 A.A.C. 5, Article 52.
2. B. If there is no “not for compensation” slot available for the child, and other eligibility criteria described in this Article are met, the client for Child Care Assistance may also be the child care provider for the child for whom assistance is requested.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3).

Editor’s Note: The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74(A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.