New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 15 - CHILD CARE SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 10:15-2.7 - Parents/applicants rights and responsibilities

1. Provide for the documentation and verification of eligibility requirements for child care service programs;

2. Take the lead in interviewing providers of care to determine that provider(s) meets his or her family's needs;

3. Sign agreements for the provision of child care services with the CCRR or contracted child care program and the provider, when applicable;

4. Sign provider vouchers or attendance forms as required to verify to the agency that the child(ren) in care attended care on those days for hours indicated;

5. Make payment of the co-payment amount determined by the CCRR or contracted centers to the provider(s) as required by this chapter;

6. Report all changes in circumstances regarding eligibility such as, but not limited to, change of home address, loss of job, changes in income, status change in participation in educational or work/training activities, provider changes, and changes in family size, to the CCRR or contracted center within 10 working days of the change in circumstance;

7. Be responsible for all child care provider costs in excess of the maximum allowable payment for which the parent/applicant is eligible; and

8. Comply at all times with the program eligibility requirements as set forth in this chapter, pertaining to work-related activities, employment, training, education or child protective service status, and income eligibility requirements while in receipt of services.