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TABLE 3.5 - COPAYMENT POLICIES, BASED ON FAMILY OF 3
TABLE 3.5 - COPAYMENT POLICIES, BASED ON FAMILY OF 31 |
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State |
Monthly Upper Income Level at Which Maximum Fee is Required2 |
Are Families at or Below Poverty Required to Pay a Fee? |
Minimum Family Fee (full-time rate) |
Maximum Family Fee (full-time rate) |
Is the Same Sliding Fee Scale Used in All Parts of the State? |
Does the State Prohibit Providers from Charging Families Any Subsidized Portion of Providers' Normal Fees? |
Alabama |
$2,438 |
Some |
$5.00 (weekly) |
$72.50 (weekly) |
Yes |
No |
Alaska3 |
$3,244 |
All |
3% of cost of care |
100% of cost of care |
Yes |
No |
Arizona |
$2,013 |
Some |
$1.00 (daily) + $0.50, 2nd child |
$10.00 (daily) + $5.00, 2nd child |
Yes |
No |
Arkansas |
$2,333 |
None |
0% of fee |
100% of fee |
Yes |
Yes |
California |
$2,925 |
None |
$2.00 (daily) |
$10.50 (daily) |
Yes |
No |
Colorado |
$2,743 |
Some |
$6.00 (monthly) |
$385.00 (monthly) + $20.00 each additional child |
Yes |
Yes |
Connecticut |
$3,966 |
All |
2% of gross income |
10% of gross income |
Yes |
No |
Delaware |
$2,440 |
None |
1% of cost of care |
80% of cost of care |
Yes |
Yes9 |
District of Columbia |
$3,470 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$19.44 (daily) |
Yes |
Yes |
Florida |
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Georgia |
$2,344 |
Some |
$5.00 (weekly) + $3.00 each additional child |
$52.00 (weekly) + $26.00 each additional child |
Yes |
No |
Hawaii |
$3,069 |
None |
0% of Lead Agency reimbursement rate |
20% of Lead Agency reimbursement rate |
Yes |
No |
Idaho |
$1,900 |
Some |
1% of cost of care |
100% of cost of care |
Yes |
No |
Illinois |
$1,818 |
All |
$4.33 (one child) (monthly) |
$134.32 (one child) (monthly) |
Yes |
Yes9 |
Indiana4 |
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None |
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Yes |
No |
Iowa |
$2,220 |
None |
$0.00 |
$6.00 (half-day) |
Yes |
Yes |
Kansas |
$2,255 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$243 (monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
Kentucky |
$3,199 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$13.25 (one child) |
Yes |
No |
Louisiana |
$2,077 |
Some |
15% of cost of care |
75% of cost of care |
Yes |
Yes |
Maine |
$3,038 |
Some |
2% of income |
10% of income |
Yes |
No |
Maryland3 |
$2,095 |
Some |
$4.00 + $4.00 each additional child (monthly) |
$169.00 + $130.00 each additional child (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Massachusetts |
$4,104 |
None |
$0.00 |
$24.00 (daily) |
Yes |
Yes |
Michigan |
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Minnesota |
$3,501 |
Some |
$5 (monthly) |
$700.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Mississippi |
$2,583 |
Some |
$10.00 (one child); $20.00 (two children) (monthly) |
$180.00 (one child) and $190.00 (two children) (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Missouri |
$1,482 |
Some |
$1.00 per year |
$4.00 per child (daily) |
Yes |
Yes9 |
Montana |
$1,820 |
Some |
$5.00 |
$250.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Nebraska |
$2,255 |
Some |
$48.00 |
$214.00 (one child); $428.00 (two children) (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Nevada |
$3,123 |
None |
0% of cost of care |
85% of cost of care |
Yes |
No |
New Hampshire |
$2,241 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$0.50 per week5 |
Yes |
No |
New Jersey |
$3,048 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$294.90 (monthly) + $221.20, 2nd child |
Yes |
No |
New Mexico |
$2,950 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$247.00 |
Yes |
Yes |
New York6 |
Varies by locality. |
Some |
|
|
No |
No |
North Carolina |
$2,852 |
Some |
8% of countable monthly income |
10% of countable monthly income |
Yes |
No |
North Dakota |
$2,463 |
Some |
10% of the price of the care or $27, whichever is lower (monthly) |
70% of the price of care or $345 (monthly), whichever is lower |
Yes |
No |
Ohio |
$3,055 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$150.00 per child (monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
Oklahoma |
$1,9367 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$249.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
Oregon |
$2,255 |
Some |
$25.00 (minimum) |
$668.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Pennsylvania |
$2,865 |
Some |
$5.00 |
$65.00 (weekly) |
Yes |
No |
Puerto Rico |
$1,279 |
None |
$5.00 (monthly) |
$48.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Rhode Island |
$2,743 |
None |
$0.00 |
$50.00 (monthly) |
Yes |
Yes |
South Carolina |
$2,134 |
All |
$3.00 (weekly) |
$11.00 (weekly) |
No |
No |
South Dakota |
$2,255 |
None |
$10.00 (monthly minimum) |
20% of family income |
Yes |
No |
Tennessee |
$2,533 |
Some |
$5.00 (one child); $9.00 (two children) (weekly) |
$35.00 (one child); $61.00 (two children) (weekly) |
Yes |
No |
Texas |
Varies by locality. |
Some |
Varies by locality; 9% of gross monthly income (one child) and 11% (two or more children) is lowest in State. |
Varies by locality; 11% of gross monthly income (one child) and 13% for two or more children is highest in State. |
No |
No |
Utah8 |
Some |
$10.00 (one child); $15.00 (two children) |
$255.00 (one child); $281.00 (two children) |
Yes |
No |
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Vermont |
$2,586 |
None |
$0.00 |
90% of subsidy rate (monthly) |
Yes |
No |
Virginia |
$2,255 |
Some |
10% of gross monthly income |
10% of gross monthly income |
No |
No |
Washington |
$2,743 |
Some |
$10.00 |
$318.32 (calculated based on formula) |
No |
Yes |
West Virginia |
$2,358 |
Some |
$0.00 |
$4.00 per child |
Yes |
Yes |
Wisconsin |
$2,438 |
Some |
$11.00 (licensed care); $8.00 (certified care) (weekly) |
$77.00 (licensed care); $54.00 (certified care) (weekly) |
Yes |
No |
Wyoming |
$2,255 |
All |
$0.05 per hour per child |
$0.50 per hour per child |
Yes |
No |
Source: Information compiled from State CCDF Plans, FFY 2002-2003.
1 Information reported is based on a family of three (including one or two children) with no infants or children with special needs. Some States provide different fee scales for families with infants and/or children with special needs.
2 Where the Lead Agency provided information on an annual income, income was divided by 12 and reported as "monthly." Where the Lead Agency reported information on a weekly income, it was multiplied by four and reported as "monthly." All monthly income levels were rounded to the nearest dollar.
3 Where the Lead Agency provided different sliding fee scales for different localities, the locality used is the same as that used to report reimbursement rates in Table 3.2.2 on pages 50-54.
4 Indiana did not report minimum or maximum family fee nor the income level at which the maximum fee is required.
5 Although this is Texas' required copayment, most providers require the parent to pay the difference between the State reimbursement rate and the full price of the care.
6 Each Social Service District selects its own fee percentage. The Lead Agency did not report data for any Social Service District.
7 This is the eligibility ceiling after Oklahoma's 20% earned income deduction.
8 Utah did not include in its CCDF Plan information on the monthly upper income at which the maximum required fee applies.
9 Delaware, Illinois, and Missouri prohibit some providers from charging fees in addition to copayments established by the State.
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