Section 201.08. Parent copayments.

 

(1)   Schedule. The department shall set a schedule for parent copayment responsibilities for all parents who receive child care financial assistance under s. 49.155 , Stats., excluding s. 49.155 (1g) , Stats. Copayment amounts will be based on family size, family gross income, and the number of children in a given family in child care. The copayment schedule is provided in Table DCF 201.08.

(2)   Exceptions.

(a) Families with children who are authorized for child care assistance for 20 hours or less are responsible for 50% of the amount listed in the copayment schedule for those children, based on family size, family gross income, and the number of children in a given family in child care.

(b) Foster parents do not have a copayment responsibility for the foster children in their care.

(c) Subsidized guardians or interim caretakers of a child under s. 48.623 , Stats., do not have a copayment responsibility for that child in their care.

(d) Kinship care relatives who are providing care for a child under court order do not have a copayment responsibility for the kinship care child in their care.

(e) Kinship care relatives who are providing care for a child without a court order are responsible for the minimum copayment based on the number of children in the family in child care, unless they are receiving a child care subsidy for another child who is subject to a copayment greater than the minimum copay.

(f) Parents who have left a Wisconsin works employment position for unsubsidized employment may pay the minimum copayment amount based on the number of children in the family in child care for the first month of the unsubsidized employment.

(3)   Adjustments.

(a) The department may adjust the amounts in the schedule to reflect the following factors:

1. A change in child care prices or rates.

2. A change in the amount of funds available for child care assistance.

3. A change in costs due to a change in the consumer price index.

4. A change in the federal poverty level.

5. A change in economic factors affecting the cost of child care to the state, such as an increase in the demand for child care financial assistance under s. 49.155 , Stats., excluding s. 49.155 (1d) and (1g) , Stats.

6. Funding is not sufficient to meet the needs of all eligible families applying for child care assistance.

(b) The department shall publish adjustments to the copayment schedule in the Wisconsin administrative register.

(c) If the department proposes to make adjustments to the copayment schedule that would increase parental copayments by 10% or more, the department shall promulgate an administrative rule to make such adjustments, and the department shall not issue an emergency rule to implement such adjustments before providing advance public notice of at least one month.

Cr. Register, September, 1997, No. 501 , eff. 10-1-97; am. (3) (c), Register, December, 1997, No. 504 , eff. 1-1-98; am. (1) (a) and (c), (3) (a) 5., cr. (1) (d), r. (2), Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99; r. and recr. (1), cr. (2), Register, January, 2001, No. 541 , eff. 2-1-01; CR 02-104 : am. (3) (a) 5., cr. (3) (a) 6. Register March 2003 No. 567 , eff. 4-1-03; CR 06-044 : renum. (2) (c), (d) and (e) to be (2) (d), (e) and (f), cr. (2) (c), Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06; EmR0806 : emerg. am. (1), (2) (a), (e), (f) and Table 56.08, eff. 3-30-08; CR 08-020 : am. (1), (2) (a), (e), (f) and Table 56.08 Register August 2008 No. 632 , eff. 9-1-08; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register March 2009 No. 639 ; EmR1015 : emerg. am. (3) (a) 1., eff. 5-17-10; CR 10-056 : am. (3) (a) 1. Register September 2010 No. 657 , eff. 10-1-10; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register April 2012 No. 676 ; correction in (2) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. Stats., Register April 2012 No. 676 ; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register April 2013 No. 688 ; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register April 2014 No. 700 ; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register February 2015 No. 710 ; adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register February 2016 No. 722 ; corrected adjustment to Table DCF 201.08 made under s. DCF 201.08 (3) Register March 2016 No. 723 .

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This copayment schedule is current as of March 6, 2016. DCF may make future adjustments to the schedule as described in sub. (3). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Kinship care relatives do not have to be receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) , Stats., for this paragraph to apply. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Kinship care relatives do not have to be receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) , Stats., for this paragraph to apply. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 49.155 (5) , Stats., provides: "An individual who 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) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation may not be determined liable for more than the minimum copayment amount for the type of child care received and the number of children receiving child care." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 49.26 (1) (e) , Stats., prohibits copayment responsibility for minor teen parents who are Learnfare participants. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 17 USC 2015 prohibits copayment responsibility for participants in the Food Stamp Employment and Training program. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 TABLE DCF 201.08 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Child Care Co-Payment Schedule for Licensed and Certified Care Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Use the family's monthly income and family size to determine the FPL percentage. If the family's income is between the two lines use the higher amount. Look to the right to find the co-payment by number of children in subsidized care. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 - See PDF for diagram Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Note: This copayment schedule is current as of March 6, 2016. DCF may make future adjustments to the schedule as described in sub. (3). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1