CACFP Income Eligibility Guidance for Adult Day Care Centers

These common mistakes can be very costly!

• Participants are classified incorrectly.
• Meal classifications are based on old income guidelines.
• Eligibility determination is incorrectly checked.
• The IEF is outdated (valid until the last day of the month in which the form is dated, one year earlier).
• The form is not signed and dated by an authorized center representative.
• The participant, family member, or legal guardian's signature and/or date is missing in Part 4.

Other mistakes include:

• The IEF is submitted to the center with missing information.
• Total household income is added incorrectly.
• The total number in the household is incorrect.
• The last four digits of the social security number are not provided when the IEF is based on household income (not required if case numbers are included for Medicaid, SSI, or SNAP benefits).
• Free or reduced-priced meals are claimed before the approved IEF is on file.