1. (a) The Commission uses all available funding sources, except those used for Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (TDPRS) in-home Child Protective Services (CPS) cases, to reimburse eligible parents for payments made to an eligible provider for self-arranged child care.
2. (b) Eligibility for self-arranged child care (SACC) must be determined and authorized according to §809.84 of this title (relating to Verification and Determination of Client Eligibility for Child Care Services) and §809.87 of this title (relating to Authorization of Child Care Services) and with the exception of clients in open in-home CPS cases, who are not eligible for SACC, and are managed by the TDPRS CPS caseworkers.
3. (c) Clients who use foster care child care are only eligible for SACC with providers who are licensed or registered by TDPRS child care licensing or any other state regulating body that conducts routine monitoring and has been approved by CPS.

4. (d) All other clients are eligible for care with a provider of self-arranged child care who is at least 18 years of age and satisfies either of the requirements stated in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection.

   1. (1) A provider qualifies who complies with §809.42 of this title (relating to Vendor Requirements) or any other Commission approved federal, state or local governmental entity.

   2. (2) A provider qualifies who is one of the following relatives of the eligible child:

      1. (A) grandparent;
      2. (B) great-grandparent;
      3. (C) aunt;
      4. (D) uncle; or
      5. (E) sibling who is not living in the same household as the eligible child.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.41 adopted to be effective August 25, 1997, 22 TexReg 7909.