Add New Hampshire Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

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Summary

Implements the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program (Employment-Related) in PolicyEngine, covering eligibility, income testing, cost share, payment rates, and benefit calculation.

Closes #7759

Regulatory Authority

• He-C 6910 -- Employment-Related Child Care Scholarship
• BCDHSC Form 2533 -- Maximum Weekly Standard Rates (August 2024)
• SR 24-08 -- Cost Share and Steps (January 2024)
• NH CCDF State Plan 2025-2027
• Federal: 42 U.S.C. 9858 (CCDBG Act), 45 CFR Part 98

Eligibility Tests

Test	Rule	Implementation
Income <= 85% SMI	He-C 6910.06(b)	Monthly gross income vs hhs_smi * 0.85 / 12
TANF categorical eligibility	He-C 6910.06(a)(1)	is_tanf_enrolled bypasses income test
Child age < 13	He-C 6910.07(b)(3)	monthly_age < child_age_limit (156 months)
Disabled child age < 18	He-C 6910.07(e)	where(is_disabled, 216, 156) months
Citizenship/immigration	He-C 6910.07(b)(2)	4 qualified statuses (CITIZEN, LPR, REFUGEE, ASYLEE)
Activity requirement	He-C 6910.07(f)	All heads/spouses must be employed, student, or disabled
Asset test ($1M)	He-C 6910.06(f)	Reuses federal is_ccdf_asset_eligible
NH residency	He-C 6910.07(b)(1)	Implicit via defined_for = StateCode.NH

Income

Countable income (He-C 6910.06(b),(e)): Monthly gross income from the adds pattern summing:

• employment_income, self_employment_income, farm_income, social_security, pension_income, retirement_distributions, unemployment_compensation, workers_compensation, child_support_received, alimony_income, interest_income, dividend_income, rental_income, veterans_benefits, disability_benefits, capital_gains

Self-employment: Net income after IRS-allowable deductions (He-C 6910.06(d)).

Exclusions (He-C 6910.06(c)): TANF payments, foster care, adoption subsidies, educational assistance, grandparent income (3-generation), caretaker relative income, VISTA, dependent child student earnings, child SSI -- handled by omission from sources list.

Cost Share / Copay Schedule

Per He-C 6910.18, Table 6910.19 and SR 24-08:

Step	FPG Range	Weekly Cost Share
1	<= 100% FPG	$0
2	> 100% to <= 138% FPG	$5
3	> 138% FPG to 85% SMI	7% of monthly income / 4.33

• Cost share is per-family (CCDF State Plan Section 3.2.1), divided equally among eligible children for per-child payment calculation
• Implemented as two bracket parameters: weekly_flat_amount.yaml (FPG ratio → $) and income_share_rate.yaml (FPG ratio → %)

Service Level

Per He-C 6910.07(o),(p) and Form 2533 page 2:

Level	Parent Activity Hours
Full-time	31 or more hours/week
Half-time	> 15 to <= 30 hours/week
Part-time	1 to 15 hours/week

• Service level is based on parent's work hours, not childcare hours (He-C 6910.07(o))
• Two-parent households: use the parent with the lowest hours (He-C 6910.07(p))
• Implemented as a single bracket parameter: authorized_hours.yaml

Payment Rates

All rates from BCDHSC Form 2533 (75th percentile MRS, eff. August 26, 2024):

Age categories (He-C 6910.17(i), Form 2533):

• Infant: Birth-17 months
• Toddler: 18-35 months
• Preschool: 36-78 months
• School Age: 79-155 months

Licensed Center weekly rates (Form 2533):

Age	Full-time	Half-time	Part-time
Infant	$344.42	$266.65	$133.32
Toddler	$317.26	$245.62	$122.81
Preschool	$280.00	$216.78	$108.39
School Age	$236.25	$182.90	$91.45

Licensed Family weekly rates (Form 2533):

Age	Full-time	Half-time	Part-time
Infant	$250.00	$193.55	$96.78
Toddler	$250.00	$193.55	$96.78
Preschool	$250.00	$193.55	$96.78
School Age	$200.00	$154.84	$77.42

Derived rates (He-C 6910.17(c)-(d)):

• License-exempt in-home: 70% of licensed family rate
• License-exempt center: 50% of licensed center school-age rate (Form 2533)
• Exempt center: no payments for children under 72 months (Form 2533)

Disability supplement (He-C 6910.17(g)):

• Full-time: $100/week, Half-time: $75/week, Part-time: $50/week
• "In addition to" base rates -- added outside min(charge, WSR) per regulation text

Benefit Calculation

Per He-C 6910.17(e),(g) and Form 2533 page 2:

base_payment = max(0, min(provider_charge, WSR) - cost_share_per_child)
per_child_weekly = base_payment + disability_supplement
monthly_benefit = sum_over_eligible_children(per_child_weekly * 52 / 12)

Where:

• provider_charge = pre_subsidy_childcare_expenses converted to weekly
• WSR = payment rate for provider type / age category / service level (Form 2533)
• cost_share_per_child = family cost share / number of eligible children
• disability_supplement = additional amount per He-C 6910.17(g), outside the min

Requirements Coverage

REQ	Description	Status
REQ-001	Income <= 85% SMI	Covered
REQ-002	TANF categorical eligibility	Covered
REQ-005	Child age < 13	Covered
REQ-006	Disabled child age extension	Covered
REQ-007	NH residency	Covered
REQ-008	Citizenship/immigration status	Covered
REQ-010	Parent activity requirement	Covered
REQ-017	Asset test ($1M)	Covered
REQ-020	Gross income calculation	Covered
REQ-029	TANF payment exclusion	Covered
REQ-030	Self-employment net income	Covered
REQ-031	Step 1 -- $0/week <= 100% FPG	Covered
REQ-032	Step 2 -- $5/week <= 138% FPG	Covered
REQ-033	Step 3 -- 7% income > 138% FPG	Covered
REQ-034	Monthly-to-weekly /4.33 conversion	Covered
REQ-035	Cost share per child (equal division)	Covered
REQ-037	Full-time >= 31 hours/week	Covered
REQ-038	Half-time > 15 to <= 30 hours/week	Covered
REQ-039	Part-time 1 to <= 15 hours/week	Covered
REQ-042	Two-parent lowest hours	Covered
REQ-043	Age categories (4 brackets)	Covered
REQ-044	Licensed center/family rates from Form 2533	Covered
REQ-045	Exempt in-home 70% of family rate	Covered
REQ-046	Exempt center 50% of school-age center rate	Covered
REQ-047	Exempt center no children under 72 months	Covered
REQ-048	Payment = min(charge, WSR) - cost share	Covered
REQ-049	Disability supplement as additional payment	Covered

27/27 in-scope requirements covered.

Not Modeled

Excluded due to being administrative, time-bound, enrollment-dependent, or requiring data not available in PolicyEngine:

• Alternative eligibility paths: TANF-related medical assistance, NHEP with TANF pending
• Activity types: Job search, training/education, basic education, NHEP, mental health treatment
• Income exclusions: 9 specific exclusions individually not modeled -- handled by omission from sources
• Household composition: Assistance group rules, two-adult common child
• Service level adjustments: Commute time, school-age half-time cap during school year
• Administrative: 12-month eligibility period, 92-day continued assistance, job search time limits, training lifetime limits, $50 registration fee, waitlist, absentee allotment
• Cost share: Family cap over 12 months
• Provider: Child linked to enrolled provider, quality differentials (Licensed Plus / GSQ)

Test Coverage

114 test cases across 12 files:

File	Cases	Coverage
nh_ccap.yaml	10	Benefit formula, rate vs charge cap, cost share split, disability, floor at zero
nh_ccap_eligible.yaml	11	All 4 eligibility prongs, age boundaries, disability extension
nh_ccap_eligible_child.yaml	11	Age limits, disability, immigration, dependency
nh_ccap_income_eligible.yaml	10	Income below/above 85% SMI, TANF bypass, boundary values
nh_ccap_immigration_status_eligible_person.yaml	6	4 eligible + 2 ineligible statuses
nh_ccap_activity_eligible.yaml	7	Employed, student, disabled, non-qualifying, two-parent, child-not-affected
nh_ccap_child_age_category.yaml	10	All 4 categories, boundary ages
nh_ccap_cost_share.yaml	10	All 3 steps, FPG boundary transitions
nh_ccap_payment_rate.yaml	15	All 4 provider types, exempt center age guard, Form 2533 values
nh_ccap_disability_supplement.yaml	4	All 3 service levels + non-disabled
nh_ccap_service_level.yaml	10	Parent activity hours, two-parent minimum, all boundaries
integration.yaml	9	End-to-end eligibility + rates + cost share + benefit

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