Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 148-6-4 - REIMBURSEMENTA. The Department shall process and determine eligibility for the Child Care Affordability Program within fifteen (15) days of receiving a completed application.B. The Department shall notify a Child Care Provider within two (2) business days of a Child's eligibility change.C. The Department will make a Child Care Affordability Program Payment to an eligible Child's Child Care Provider in the amount of the lesser of (1) the maximum Market Rate set forth by the Department or (2) the Child Care Provider's rate set forth in the Child Care Provider's Provider Agreement, less the Parent Fee and adjusted as otherwise provided in this Rule.D. The Department will establish Market Rates for Child Care Providers based on age of child, geographic location, hours in care, and provider type. The Department is the only entity authorized to establish the Child Care Affordability Program Market Rates.E. If a Parent with whom an eligible Child resides has a court order indicating that another person shares responsibility for Child Care, the Department will decrease the amount of the Child Care Affordability Program Payment in accordance with such court order.F. Child Care Services funded, in whole or in part, by the Child Care Affordability Program may be provided only by a Child Care Provider that has entered into and is in compliance with a Provider Agreement with the Department that describes the responsibilities of both parties, using the forms provided by the Department.