Add Pennsylvania CCAP (Child Care Assistance Program)

changelog.d/pa-ccap.added.md

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+Add Pennsylvania Child Care Works (CCW) child care subsidy program.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml

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     - me_child_care_subsidies  # Maine Child Care Affordability Program
     - ne_child_care_subsidies  # Nebraska Child Care Subsidy
     - nh_child_care_subsidies  # New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
+    - pa_child_care_subsidies  # Pennsylvania Child Care Works
     - ri_child_care_subsidies  # Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program
 
 metadata:

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/activity_requirements/teen_parent_max_age.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the teen parent education exemption to parents younger than this age under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 22
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW teen parent education exemption age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.33(c)(1)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/activity_requirements/training_combo_min_work_hours.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania sets this amount as the minimum weekly work hours when combined with training under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 10
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW training combo minimum work hours
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.33(c)(2)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/activity_requirements/weekly_hours.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania sets this amount as the minimum weekly work hours under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 20
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW minimum weekly work hours
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.33(a)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=15

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/age_group/months.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania assigns children to age groups based on their age in months under the Child Care Works program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: month
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW age group by months
+  reference:
+    - title: PA FFY 2025-2027 CCDF State Plan, Section 4.2.2.iii
+      href: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/form/approved-ccdf-plans-fy-2025-2027
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2023-12-16: 0
+    amount:
+      2023-12-16: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2023-12-16: 12
+    amount:
+      2023-12-16: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2023-12-16: 24
+    amount:
+      2023-12-16: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2023-12-16: 36
+    amount:
+      2023-12-16: 3
+  - threshold:
+      2023-12-16: 60
+    amount:
+      2023-12-16: 4

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/copay/low_income_max_rate.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the annual copayment to this share of annual income for families at or below the poverty level under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 0.05
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW low-income maximum copayment rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.98(a)(4)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=34

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/copay/low_income_threshold.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania uses this share of the federal poverty income guidelines as the threshold for reduced copayment caps under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 1
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW low-income copayment threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.98(a)(4)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=34

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/copay/max_rate.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the annual copayment to this share of annual income under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 0.07
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW maximum copayment rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.98(a)(3)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=34

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/copay/minimum.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania sets this amount as the minimum weekly copayment under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW minimum weekly copayment
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.98(a)(2)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=34

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/eligibility/age_threshold/child.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the Child Care Works program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.11(b)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/eligibility/age_threshold/disabled_child.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the Child Care Works program to disabled children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW disabled child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.11(d)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/eligibility/continuous_smi_limit.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the Child Care Works program to families with income at or below this share of the state median income between redeterminations.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW continuous SMI limit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.31(b)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=14

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/eligibility/initial_income_limit.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the Child Care Works program to new applicants with income at or below this share of the federal poverty income guidelines.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 2
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW initial income limit FPL rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.31(a)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=14

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/eligibility/redetermination_income_limit.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania limits the Child Care Works program at redetermination to families with income at or below this share of the federal poverty income guidelines.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 2.35
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW redetermination income limit FPL rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.31(c)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=14

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/full_time_hours_per_day.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania defines full-time care as this many hours per day or more under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW full-time care hours per day threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: PA FFY 2025-2027 CCDF State Plan, Section 3.4.1
+      href: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/form/approved-ccdf-plans-fy-2025-2027

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/income/countable_income/sources.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania counts these income sources under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - social_security
+    - social_security_disability
+    - social_security_survivors
+    - ssi
+    - pension_income
+    - military_retirement_pay
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - child_support_received
+    - alimony_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - interest_income
+    - rental_income
+    # Not modeled: railroad retirement (F), state blind pension (G),
+    # public assistance/retirement (H), royalties (Q), lump sums >$100 (R),
+    # lottery >$100 (S), room/board net income (U)
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3042 Appendix A Part I
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=59

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/income/medical_expense_threshold.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania deducts unreimbursed medical expenses exceeding this share of gross monthly income under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 0.1
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW medical expense deduction threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3042 Appendix A Part II Item C
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=61

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/pa/dhs/ccw/min_dept_payment.yaml

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+description: Pennsylvania sets this amount as the minimum weekly department payment to a provider under the Child Care Works program.
+values:
+  2023-12-16: 5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: Pennsylvania CCW minimum department weekly payment
+  reference:
+    - title: 55 Pa. Code § 3042.92(c)
+      href: https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/055/chapter3042/055_3042.pdf#page=32