- (1) The length of the certification period may not be less than 12 months. In the following situations the certification period may be extended beyond the certification end date:
(a) Caretakers in authorized work search and medical leave are limited to no more than three additional months.
(b) Caretakers on military transition are limited to no more than six additional months.
(c) Caretakers who have entered into a contracted slot with Head Start, Early Head Start or the Early Head Start Child Care Partnership program are limited to no more than eleven additional months.
(d) Caretakers who are Categorically Eligible through a determination of TANF eligibility may have their ERDC benefits extended through the end of the TANF benefit period.
(2) ERDC benefits may be terminated mid-certification only if one of the following occur:
(a) There is no longer an eligible child or no longer an eligible caretaker in the need group pursuant to OAR 414-175-0020;
(b) The filing group no longer meets the resource limit or eligibility standards in accordance with OAR 414-175-0050(1)(b)(B), except for filing groups categorically eligible under Expanded Child Welfare (EXP CW);
(c) Benefits were determined in error;
(d) A Caretaker or Authorized Representative in the Need Group requests to terminate their ERDC benefits; or
(e) No members of the filing group reside in Oregon.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 329A.500
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 329A.500
History
DELC 8-2026, amend filed 05/28/2026, effective 06/01/2026
DELC 2-2026, amend filed 02/26/2026, effective 03/01/2026
ELD 11-2023, adopt filed 06/28/2023, effective 07/01/2023