(a) Upon notification by the parent or caretaker of receipt of payment for employment, the eligibility agency shall:
- (1) Adjust the family copayment, if applicable, no later than 20 calendar days following the date the parent or caretaker reports the receipt of payment from employment.
- (2) Provide notice to the parent or caretaker of the planned change in the copayment.
- (b) The parent or caretaker shall begin paying the adjusted copayment starting the first day of the service week following the date the written notice is postmarked or hand-delivered to the parent or caretaker by the eligibility agency.
- (c) A single parent or caretaker who applies for subsidized child care and who reports prospective work is not required to pay a copayment until the parent or caretaker receives income from work.