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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 13A.14.06.05" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="06" heading="Application Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A customer shall apply to the contractor for CCS Program services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order to be approved to receive CCS Program services, a customer shall submit a complete application to the contractor by fax or mail, which shall consist of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed, signed, and dated CCS Program services application form approved by the Division;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Verification of employment earnings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If applicable, verification of training or school attendance with days and hours of the activity; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If applicable, verification of child support payments or an application to agree to pursue child support.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The contractor shall decide to accept or deny the application within:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the signed application, if all verifications are received by the 25th day following application; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>35 calendar days from the date of receipt of the signed application, if all verifications are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Received between the 25th and 30th days following application; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Not received by the contractor.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The customer is eligible from the date a signed application is received if the contractor determines that the customer is eligible for services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Program Freeze.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The contractor shall inform a customer that a program freeze exists and that a child care placement cannot be made immediately when the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>List of available providers has been exhausted and a provider cannot be located who is either acceptable to the parent or appropriate to the child; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Funds are not available to provide the service.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The contractor shall maintain a list of all eligible customers by date of application and in accordance with the service priorities established under Regulation .08A of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Denial. The contractor shall deny the application if the customer:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Fails to meet all applicable eligibility requirements set forth at Regulation .03 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Was terminated from CCS Program services for failure to pay the required copayment or inability to provide proof of payment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fails to provide the required documentation within 30 days of initiating an application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is disqualified for CCS payment pursuant to Regulation .14M of this chapter and the disqualification period has not ended; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Fails to provide acceptable proof of identity for a child for whom CCS Program services are requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Notice. The contractor shall send a written denial notice to the customer that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The decision;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The basis for the decision;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The regulation supporting the decision; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An explanation of the customer’s hearing and appeal rights.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>