Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
When a person applies for or receives SCC program subsidies, the applicant or
consumer must, as a condition of receiving those subsidies:
(a) Give DSHS correct and current information
so that DSHS can determine the consumer's eligibility and authorize child care
payments correctly;
(b) Choose a
licensed or certified child care provider who meets requirements of WAC
170-292-3750;
(c) Pay the provider
for child care services when the consumer requests additional child care
outside of the current authorization;
(d) Pay the provider for optional child care
programs for the child that the consumer requests. The provider must have a
written policy in place charging all families for these optional child care
programs;
(e) Document their
child's attendance in child care by having the consumer or other person
authorized by the consumer to take the child to or from child care:
(i) If the provider uses a paper attendance
record, sign the child in on arrival and sign the child out at departure, using
their full signature and writing the time of arrival and departure;
or
(ii) Record the child's
attendance using an electronic system if used by the provider;
(f) 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 could affect the consumer's
benefits;
(g) Cooperate (provide
the information requested) with the child care subsidy audit process.
(i) A consumer becomes ineligible for SCC
benefits upon a determination of noncooperation and remains ineligible until he
or she meets child care subsidy audit requirements.
(ii) The consumer may become eligible again
when he or she meets SCC requirements in Part III of this chapter and
cooperates.
(iii) Care can begin on
or after the date the consumer cooperated and meets SCC requirements in Part
III of this chapter.
(h)
Ensure that their children who receive subsidized 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:
(i) A department
of health (DOH) medical exemption form signed by a health care professional;
or
(ii) A DOH form or similar
statement signed by the child's parent or guardian expressing a religious,
philosophical or personal objection to immunization;
(i) Pay the copayment directly to the child
care provider or arrange for a third party to pay the copayment directly to the
provider; and
(j) Pay the provider
the same late fees that are charged to other families, if the consumer pays a
copayment late or picks up the child late.
(2) In cases of overdue or past due
copayments, the consumer, as a condition of maintaining eligibility, must do
one of the following:
(a) Pay past or overdue
copayments;
(b) Give DSHS a written
agreement between the provider and consumer to verify that copayment
arrangements include one or more of the following:
(i) An installment payment plan;
(ii) A collection agency payment
plan;
(iii) In-kind services in
lieu of paying the copayment; or
(iv) Forgiveness of the copayment from the
provider; or
(c) Provide
proof that the consumer has attempted to pay a copayment to a licensed provider
who is no longer in business or a license-exempt provider who is no longer
providing child care. "Proof" includes, but is not limited to, a signed return
receipt for correspondence not responded to, or a returned document that was
not picked up.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR
16-19-107, §
170-290-3565, filed 9/21/16,
effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
170-290-3565, filed 4/15/16,
effective 5/16/16; WSR 12-11-025, §
170-290-3565, filed 5/8/12,
effective 6/8/12; WSR 11-12-078, §
170-290-3565, filed 5/31/11,
effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and
chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
170-290-3565, filed 10/28/09,
effective 12/1/09.
