Section 7 AAC 41.202 - Provider authorization and participation(a) If the department or designee determines that the applicant meets the applicable requirements of this chapter, the department will or designee shall approve the provider to participate in the child care assistance program. The department will or designee shall provide written notice to a provider regarding eligibility to participate in the program. Program participation is effective the first day of the month following the applicant meeting all applicable requirements of this chapter. Once determined to be eligible for program participation, the provider's program participation end date, except as provided in (c) of this section, (1) coincides with the provider's licensure, certification, or approval as determined by that issuing entity for a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(1) - (4); reapplication for program participation is not required unless there is a lapse in the provider's licensure, certification, or approval;(2) is the last day of the 24th month following the beginning of approved program participation for a provider described in 7 AAC 41.201(d); the provider must reapply for program participation; or(3) is the last day of the family's program participation for a provider described in 7 AAC 41.370; the provider must reapply for program participation in conjuncfion with the family's reapplication for program participation.(b) If an applicant fails to meet any applicable eligibility requirements of this chapter, the provider's program participation will be denied and written notice issued unless a variance is requested under 7 AAC 10,930 or 7 AAC 41,270 and approved under 7 AAC 10.935 or 7 AAC 41.270, If the department or designee denies participafion in the program, the applicant may request a hearing under 7 AAC 41.443.(c) If a provider fails to maintain eligibility status under this chapter, the department will or designee shall issue a viritten notice of termination fiom the program and advise the provider of the right to request a hearing under 7 AAC 41.443.(d) The department will not and a designee may not grant approval for participation in the child care assistance program for applicants under 7 AAC 41,201 (d) or 7 AAC 41,370, for more than one individual to operate as a child care provider during the same hours at the same location, including different levels or floors of the same home or separate rooms in a large building. This subsection does not apply to separate units in a multi-family dwelling, including a duplex, triplex, apartment building, or condominium complex.(e) An additional business, including one operated by the governing body or owner of a child care business, may not operate on the premises during the hours the business provides child care services, if customers of the additional business would have access to the child care premises or would interrupt the supervision of children in care.Eff. 1/5/2017, Register 221, April 2017Authority:AS 47.05.300
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