16Temporary inability to care

16 Temporary inability to care

For the purposes of Subdivision A, a person satisfies this section for a child on a day if: (a) the person: (i) is expected to care for the child within 26 weeks after that day; or (ii) was caring for the child before that day; and (b) on that day, the person is unable to care for the child due to circumstances beyond the person’s control (other than a circumstance related to an event mentioned in paragraph 17(c)); and (c) the person is unable to care for the child: (i) on that day; and (ii) for a continuous period of no more than 26 weeks that starts on or before that day; and (e) the Secretary is satisfied that the person would have been caring for the child for that day except for the person’s temporary inability to care for the child.