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Authority: AS 47.25.001 7 AAC 41.210. Provider responsibilities. Except for a provider subject to 7 AAC 41.370, a participating provider

(1) shall, within 10 business days after a change to information provided on the application, provide to the department or designee complete, accurate, and current information regarding any factor that would affect eligibility to participate in the child care assistance program under this chapter;

(2) shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter; in addition, a provider subject to the licensing requirements of 7 AAC 57 shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of that chapter; a provider described in 7 AAC 41.200(a)(2), (3), or (4) shall remain in compliance with the applicable requirements of the accrediting, certifying, or approving agency;

(3) may not exclude a participating family from any discount rate offered by the provider;

(4) shall provide written notice of any rate increase to the department or designee and to participating families at least 30 days before the first day of the month that the increase will take effect;

(5) must have a valid authorization issued by the department or designee before requesting payment from the department for services under this chapter;

(6) shall immediately notify the department or designee regarding any circumstance that involves abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm to children in care;

(7) shall give written notice to a participating family at least 10 business days before child care services are discontinued, specifying the last date care is to be provided;

(8) shall cooperate with the department by allowing announced or unannounced access by the department to all areas of the child care premises, records, and children in care for purposes of health and safety inspections, investigations, or other program compliance reviews;

(9) shall contact the child’s parent in case of illness or injury;

(10) shall allow a parent of a child in care unlimited access to the parent’s child and all areas of the child care premises;