Table 4
States' Use of Child Care Deductions When Determining Eligibility
for TANF and for Medicaid Under the Family Coverage Category |
| |
Medicaid child care
deductions |
TANF child care
deductions |
Are the Medicaid and
TANF child care deductions the same? |
| Totals |
|
|
27 Yes
22 No
2 Not available |
| Alabama |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Alaska |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Arizona |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Arkansas |
No child care disregard |
No child care disregard |
Yes |
| California |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Colorado |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Connecticut |
No childcare disregard |
No childcare disregard |
Yes |
| Delaware |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| District of Columbia |
Disregard all child care expenses |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No |
| Florida |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Georgia |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Hawaii ** |
No child care disregard |
No child care disregard |
Yes |
| Idaho |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Illinois |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Indiana |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Iowa |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Kansas |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Kentucky |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Louisiana |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Not available |
Not available |
| Maine |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child age 2
to 12 in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No |
| Maryland |
Disregard up to $100 per month per child in
actual costs for part-time workers and $200 per month for full-time workers |
Disregard $200 per child if parent works 100
or more hours. Disregard $100 per child for less than 100 hours worked |
No |
| Massachusetts** |
Not disregarded under Section 1115 Medicaid
waiver |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No (but, MA also provides
Medicaid to all TANF recipients) |
| Michigan |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Minnesota |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Mississippi |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Missouri |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child age 2
to 13 in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No |
| Montana |
Disregard up to $200 in actual expenses per
dependent child age 0-13 (also includes care for older individuals who are disabled) |
Disregard up to $200 in actual expenses per
dependent child age 0-13 (also includes care for older individuals who are disabled) |
Yes |
| Nebraska* |
Disregard all actual out of pocket child care
expenses |
Disregard all actual out of pocket child care
expenses |
Yes |
| Nevada |
Disregard actual "out of
pocket"child care expenses if verified |
Disregard actual "out of pocket"
child care expenses if verified |
Yes |
| New Hampshire |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| New Jersey |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| New Mexico |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| New York |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| North Carolina |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| North Dakota |
Disregard reasonable child care expenses
|
Disregard up to $400 per month per child age 2
to 18 in actual costs ($440 for children <2) |
No |
| Ohio |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Oklahoma |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child age 2
to 12 in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No |
| Oregon |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Pennsylvania |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Rhode Island |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| South Carolina |
Disregard up to $200 per month per child in
actual costs (up to age 12) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| South Dakota |
No child care disregard |
No child care disregard |
Yes |
| Tennessee |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child age 2
to 12 in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Texas* |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Utah* |
Disregard up to $175 per month
per child in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Vermont |
Disregard up to $175
per month per child in actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Not available |
Not available |
| Virginia |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Washington |
Disregard all actual expenses |
No child care disregard |
No |
| West Virginia |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
Yes |
| Wisconsin |
Disregard up to $175 per month per child in
actual costs ($200 for children <2) |
No child care disregard |
No |
| Wyoming |
No child care disregard |
No child care disregard |
Yes |
