Washington Administrative Code
Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs
Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE
Rights and Responsibilities
Section 110-15-0030 - Consumers' responsibilities

(1) Give DSHS correct and current information so DSHS can determine eligibility and authorize child care payments correctly;

(2) Choose a provider who meets the requirements of WAC 110-15-0125;

(3) Pay the copayment directly to the child care provider or arrange for a third party to pay the copayment directly to the provider;

(4) If the consumer or a third-party acting on behalf of the consumer fails to make a copayment when due, the consumer must do one or more of the following:

(5) Pay the provider for child care services when the consumer requests additional child care beyond the current authorization;

(6) Pay the provider for optional child care programs that the consumer requests. The provider must have a written policy in place charging all families for these optional child care programs;

(7) Pay the provider the same late fees that are charged to other families, if the consumer makes a late copay-ment or picks up the child late;

(8) Cooperate (provide the information requested) with the child care subsidy audit process. If the consumer does not provide the information requested:

(9) Provide the information requested by the fraud early detection (FRED) investigator from the DSHS office of fraud and accountability (OFA). If the consumer refuses to provide the information requested within fourteen days, it may affect the consumer's benefits;

(10) Document the child's attendance in child care, or have a person authorized by the consumer to document the child's attendance, by :

(11) Ensure that the consumer's children who receive child care outside of their own home are current on all immunizations required under WAC 246-105-030, except when the parent or guardian provides:

(12) Ensure that care is provided in the correct home as required by WAC 110-16-0015(3) if the consumer uses an in-home/relative provider, and monitor the in-home/relative provider's quality of care to ensure that the child's environmental, physical, nutritional, emotional, cognitive, safety, and social needs are being met;

(13) Provide the in-home/relative provider with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who are authorized to pick up the child from care; and

(14) Provide other information and resources as necessary for the consumer's in-home/relative provider to be in compliance with the requirements of chapter 110-16 WAC including, but not limited to, WAC 110-16-0030 and 110-16-0035.