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Non-payment older than the first day of the month preceding the month the non-payment is reported will not be pursued by the Designee or CCPO.

If the family owing their child care provider money has entered into a payment plan with the provider and is not maintaining payments as agreed, the CCAP can only require the family to enter into a payment plan. Enforcement of the family’s maintenance with the payment plan is the provider’s responsibility. The provider may decide to not allow a payment plan and require the family to pay what is owed in full.

If an In-home caregiver reports the family has not paid them, they must file a claim with the Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards and Safety, Wage and Hour Administration: http://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whhome.htm. Once they have filed a claim with DOL they can submit a copy of that paperwork to the Designee or CCPO to follow the same process as assisting a provider in obtaining payment from a family. When a child care provider reports a participating Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) II or PASS III family has not paid the family’s contribution (co-pay), the provider’s charges for care exceeding the state payment, or any other fees charged by the provider. The Designee will inform the provider of the option to complete and submit a Report of Family Non-Payment CC80 which must be received by the Designee by the last day of the month following the month in which care was provided and payment was not made.

When the Designee receives a Report of Family Non-Payment CC80 timely, the Designee will verify that notification of the balance owed was provided to the family by the provider. The notification verification submitted by the provider to the Designee must include an outstanding balance for the month identified and all payments made to the provider by the family. If this information is not included in the verification provided to the Designee by the provider, a Child Care Assistance Provider - Information Needed notice is to be mailed to the provider allowing ten (10) days based on the adverse action calendar for the provider to submit the requested verification. If verification is submitted within the timeframe identified in the notice issued to the provider, the Designee will determine if the family owes money to the provider and the amount. The Designee will document the receipt of the Report of Family Non-Payment CC80, verification received, and the determination. If the family’s case was closed prior to the Designee receiving the Report of Family Non-Payment CC80, the information and verification is forwarded to the CCPO foraction.