18 Miss. Code. R. 17-8.7
Excessive absences - A child absent from the child care provider for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or more without contact with the child care provider. MDHS shall terminate child care certificates for children with excessive absences, even if fewer than 12 months of eligibility have been received. Providers shall report a child absence with the correct absence code in the monthly ledger. Failure to accurately report child absence will be considered a violation of policy.
Exception to the excessive absence rule:
Temporary long-term absences - May be granted for special circumstances such as chronic illness of the child, custody situation that requires the child to spend extended time with a non-custodial parent, or a temporary move out of state. Requests should be made in writing to MDHS if absences will exceed sixty (60) consecutive days and will be granted on a case-by-case basis. If granted, the certificate will continue to remain active, regardless of attendance, but the child care provider will only be paid for five (5) days of absence per month. However, the child care provider has the option to disenroll the child from his or her child care center.
18 Miss. Code. R. 17-8.7