Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLXV - Bulletin 139-Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs
Chapter 5 - CCAP Household Eligibility
Section CLXV-515 - Payments Made on Behalf of Households

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CLXV-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The state maximum daily rates for CCAP care are as follows

Child Care Provider Type

Regular Care

Regular Care for Toddlers

Regular Care for Infants

Special Needs Care Incentive

Special Needs Care Incentive for Toddlers

Special Needs Care Incentive for Infants

Type III Early Learning Center

$31.50

$42.00

$68.00

$39.69

$52.92

$85.68

School Child Care Center

$24.00

$24.00

$24.00

$30.24

$30.24

$30.24

Family Child Care Provider

$29.00

$42.00

$61.00

$36.54

$52.92

$76.86

In-Home Provider

$25.00

$25.25

$26.65

$31.50

$31.82

$33.58

Military Child Care Centers

$31.50

$42.00

$68.00

$39.69

$52.92

$85.68
.

B. Categorically Eligible Households

1. Payments made to providers on behalf of categorically eligible households will be the state maximum daily rate for CCAP care as provided in Subsection A of this Section.

2. The number of days or hours authorized for payment is based on full-time or part-time authorizations.

C. Non-Categorically Eligible Households

1. Payment made to providers on behalf of non-categorically eligible households will be determined using a sliding fee scale based on a percentage of state median income and federal poverty levels. The sliding fee scale will be revised on an annual basis to the extent that funds are available.

2. A non-categorically eligible household shall pay a portion of its monthly child care costs in accordance with the sliding fee scale, and this portion will be referred to as a "copayment."
a. Co-payments may be waived and paid from COVID-19 recovery funds, where available.

3. Payments made to providers on behalf of non-categorically eligible households will be a portion of the state maximum daily rate for CCAP care as provided in Subsection A.

D. Payment for voucher seats is made to the provider after the child care has been provided.

E. Payment may be made to more than one provider for the same child if the combined payment does not exceed the maximum allowable per child.

F. Payment will not be made to the provider for an unauthorized child.

G. Registration Fees. Payments for registration fees will be made to providers on behalf of all households once per certification period. Allowable registration fees are based on the amount recorded in the provider certification agreement or the current market rate, whichever is lower.

H. Payment for contracted seats.

1. Providers will be paid to reserve or hold a seat based on the approved age category for the designated seat.

2. The seat may be held and payment made for 45 calendar days prior to being filled.

3. After 45 calendar days, the contract for the seat will no longer be in effect, and the provider will not be paid to hold the seat.

4. The seat will be paid at the rate specified in the agreement with the provider for the length of the contract based on the age of the child at the contract start date.

5. Payments for contracted seats will be made prior to provision of child care services. Any payments made for contracts that are not filled will be rectified through the LDOE recoupment process.

6. The LDOE may terminate or refuse renewal of a provider's contracted seats and impose a period of ineligibility for any provider found to operate in violation of the CCAP provider agreement and will be subject to §321 of this Part.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99, and R.S. 17:6 and 17:407.28.

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