Governor’s Workplace
HELENA, Mont. – Along with the Montana Division of Public Well being and Human Providers (DPHHS), Governor Greg Gianforte in the present day introduced the state will make investments $5.5 million in federal funding to assist eligible well being care staff with the price of baby care.
“During the last 20 months, Montana well being care staff have made large sacrifices as they’ve handled and cared for Montanans. Many are mothers and dads who, like all Montanans, have confronted a long-standing baby care scarcity, solely made worse by the pandemic,” Governor Gianforte stated. “This program will give a whole lot of Montana households peace of thoughts.”
Funds shall be accessible for fogeys and guardians who work in high-demand occupations akin to well being care, behavioral well being, incapacity providers and long-term care settings to assist with baby care prices over the subsequent 12 months. Households should cowl as much as a $100 month-to-month baby care copayment, and about 600 kids will profit from this funding.
DPHHS Director Adam Meier stated that funding is restricted and that purposes shall be processed over the subsequent a number of weeks on a first-come, first-served foundation, prioritizing staff who work in services reliant on Medicaid funding.
“Households could obtain assist with the appliance course of by reaching out to a Useful resource and Referral company,” Meier stated. “We urge Montanan suppliers and companies to encourage all potential eligible staff to use.”
To be eligible, a minimum of one mother or father within the family should present direct care providers to sufferers or shoppers in one of many following well being care sector classes: well being care, behavioral well being, incapacity providers, or long-term care settings to incorporate residence and community-based providers, assisted residing, expert nursing, or residence well being.
Precedence will go to working mother and father who earn between 185% and 250% of the Federal Poverty Stage (FPL). For instance, for a household of three, the utmost revenue is $26.45 per hour. A full checklist of eligibility necessities can be found here.
A toddler care supplier shall be paid the complete licensed quantity no matter attendance. “This ensures a baby may have a baby care slot with a supplier licensed by the State of Montana,” Meier stated.
Little one Care Useful resource and Referral Businesses (CCR&R) will administer the funds by means of an software course of. Contact info for native CCR&R’s throughout the state is offered at childcare.mt.gov. Montanans may also name 1-844-406-2772 between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday by means of Friday.
To obtain updates on this and different Little one Care ARPA funding alternatives click here.
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