The following are instructions on reopening child care benefits.

1. Open the “Household Tab (Interview Notebook)
   • Benefit Type = Social Services
   • Status = appropriate status for all household members
   • Effective Date (F27) = The first day for which child care is being reopened. This date should be the day after the closure date unless it’s a 36S closure which will reopen to the beginning of the next month. F27 should equal K45 (Begin/Change Date).

   

2. Open the “Child Care” tab (Eligibility Notebook)
   • Action Taken: REOPENED (R)
   • Effective Date: Update the ‘Effective Date’ to the first day for which child care is being reopened. (This date should be the day after the closure date unless it’s a 36S closure which will reopen to the beginning of the next month).

   Note: When Child Care is being reopened because it was closed for reason 36S, the worker will also need to update the Date of Last Review (E7).
   

3. Open the “Auth Daycare” tab (Eligibility Notebook). Select the authorization and update only the following fields:
   • Action Taken = “Re-open”
   • Reason Code = Appropriate Reason
   • End Date = Clear out end date if present
   • Notice Indicator = Re-open Approval

   

4. SAVE THE CASE and SEND CASE TO SUPERVISOR.