DCF 201.07(5)(5) The department may contract with the division of hearings and appeals to conduct the review. DCF 201.07 HistoryHistory: CR 02-104: cr. Register March 2003 No. 567, eff. 4-1-03; EmR1027: emerg. am. (1) (e), cr. (1) (f), eff. 7-9-10; CR 10-086: am. (1) (e), cr. (1) (f) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; correction in (1) (e) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2010 No. 660; CR 17-033: am. (4) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; correction in (4) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register January 2018 No. 745. DCF 201.08(1)(a)(a) The department shall set a schedule for parent copayment responsibilities for all parents who receive a child care subsidy, except as provided under sub. (2). Copayment amounts will be based on the size of the assistance group and the assistance group’s gross income. The copayment schedule is provided in Table DCF 201.08. DCF 201.08(1)(b)(b) A parent’s share of payment may be more than the copayment amount determined using the copayment schedule in Table DCF 201.08. If a provider’s price is higher than the department’s maximum rate, the parent’s share of payment will be the difference between the provider’s price and the subsidy payment, plus any additional fees the provider charges. DCF 201.08(2)(am)(am) Notwithstanding sub. (1), no parent may be assessed any copayment responsibility if any of the following conditions are met: DCF 201.08(2)(am)3.3. The parent is a kinship care relative receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n), Stats., and the child was placed in the kinship care relative’s home under a court order. DCF 201.08(2)(am)4.4. The biological parent of the child is a minor attending school subject to the requirements of s. 49.26, Stats. DCF 201.08 NoteNote: Section 49.26 (1) (e), Stats., prohibits copayment responsibility for a minor teen parent who is attending school subject to the Learnfare school attendance requirement. DCF 201.08(2)(am)6.6. The gross income of the assistance group is at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. DCF 201.08(2)(bm)(bm) A parent shall be assessed the minimum copayment amount for the number of children in the assistance group under Table DCF 201.08 if any of the following conditions are met: DCF 201.08(2)(bm)1.1. The parent is the kinship care relative of a child that was not placed in the relative’s home under a court order. DCF 201.08(2)(bm)2.2. The parent is under the age of 20 and is attending high school or participating in a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4), Stats., for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation. DCF 201.08(2)(dm)(dm) A parent that no longer meets the conditions of this subsection due to a change in circumstances, such as adoption of the child, may not be assessed the full copayment responsibility until the parent’s next eligibility redetermination. DCF 201.08 NoteNote: If a provider’s price is higher than the department’s maximum rate, a parent with no copayment responsibility under this section will still be responsible for the difference between the provider’s price and the subsidy amount, plus additional fees the provider charges.
DCF 201.08(3)(a)(a) The department may adjust the amounts in the schedule to reflect the following factors: DCF 201.08(3)(a)2.2. A change in the funding available for the child care subsidy program. DCF 201.08(3)(a)5.5. A change in economic factors affecting the cost of child care to the state, such as an increase in demand for the child care subsidy program. DCF 201.08(3)(a)6.6. Insufficient funding to meet the needs of all eligible families applying for or receiving a child care subsidy.