1. (a) For purposes of this rule, an individual shall be considered a full-time employee if the individual is earning $377.00 or more per month in gross earned income and shall be considered a part-time employee if the individual is earning less than $377.00 in gross earned income per month.

2. (b) The maximum disregard for child and dependent care costs for full-time employees shall be:

   1. (1) For each child age 6 or older, $175.00 per month;
   2. (2) For each incapacitated parent, $175.00 per month; and
   3. (3) For each child under age 6, $200.00 per month.

3. (c) The maximum disregard for child and dependent care costs for part-time employees shall be:

   1. (1) For each child age 6 or older, $87.50 per month;
   2. (2) For each incapacitated parent, $87.50 per month; and
   3. (3) For each child under age 6, $100.00 per month.

4. (d) In order for the employed person to be eligible for the child/dependent care disregard, the child or incapacitated parent receiving the care shall:

   1. (1) Live in the employed individual's home; and

   2. (2) Be receiving or applying for assistance in:

      1. a. The same financial assistance to needy families (FANF) financial or medical assistance case;
      2. b. A related FANF financial or separate medical assistance case, unless the child or incapacitated parent is in a separate medical assistance case due to failure to meet a financial assistance eligibility requirement;
      3. c. An aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD) or aid to the needy blind (ANB) financial or medical assistance case; or
      4. d. An old age assistance (OAA) financial or medical assistance case, only if the OAA parent or spouse is determined by the disability determination unit (DDU) to meet the APTD or ANB incapacity criteria specified in He-W 500.
5. (e) Because the cost for a child or incapacitated parent cannot be prorated when there is more than one employed person in an assistance group, all child and dependent care costs claimed by each employed person shall be for different individuals in the assistance group.

6. (f) Good cause for terminating employment, failure to accept a job, and reduced earnings, as it relates to suspension of the employment-related disregards, shall be determined to exist if non-compliance was precipitated by circumstances beyond the individual's control, including but not limited to:

   1. (1) Illness of the individual;
   2. (2) Illness of another family member requiring the presence of the parent;
   3. (3) Family emergency or unanticipated emergencies; or
   4. (4) Breakdown of transportation.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; amd by #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRES: 10-25-97; amd by #6614, eff 10-24-97; amd by #8271, eff 2-1-05; amd by #8452, eff 10-22-05; ss by #10275, eff 2-21-13; ss by #13665, eff 6-21-23