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Child Care Provider Registration Agreement Page 1 1.0. CHILD CARE PROVIDER REGISTRATION AGREEMENT LANGUAGE 1.1 DEFINITION OF TERMS 1. Additional Charges – any fees a Provider charges that exceed the Reimbursement Rate. ADES eligible families are responsible for payment of all additional charges. 2. ADHS – the Arizona Department of Health Services. 3. Agreement – all terms and conditions of this Child Care Provider Registration Agreement, any amendments to the Agreement, any attachments to the Agreement, and any terms applied by law. 4. Audit Exception – the amount determined by the Department that a Provider has been overpaid based on a review of available documentation. 5. Billing Form/Claim – the form furnished by ADES that shall be completed and submitted by the Provider in order to receive payment for child care services rendered. 6. BCCL – Bureau of Child Care Licensing that is under the Arizona Department of Health Services. 7. CCA – the Child Care Administration of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. 8. Certificate of Authorization – the document issued by ADES that contains a Provider’s authorized level of service, the corresponding level of potential ADES payments, and the ADES approved period of eligibility for each authorized child. 9. Child - the child of a Client. 10. Child Care Specialist – an employee of ADES or an employee of an ADES contracted entity that is authorized to determine eligibility for ADES child care subsidies. 11. Client – a person authorized by ADES to receive child care services. 12. Compliance Review – the audits, reviews, or site visits that seek to ensure that Providers are complying with contractual requirements outlined in this Agreement. 13. Contracts Administrator – an employee of ADES that has the authority to authorize reimbursement for claims, negotiate contracts, monitor and review program operations and performs a variety of contractual functions. 14. Co-Payment – the portion of the Reimbursement Rate that shall be paid by ADES eligible families. ADES establishes the Co-Payment amount based on family size and level of income within the minimum Co-Payment rates prescribed by Appendix A to Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) Title 6, Chapter 5, and Article 49. The Co-Payment is subtracted from the Reimbursement Rate (see definition of “Reimbursement Rate” below). 15. Corrective Action Plan (CAP) – the document describing the steps a Provider will take to remedy non­ compliance with terms and conditions of this Agreement. 16. Days – calendar days unless otherwise specified. 17. Department (or ADES) – the Arizona Department of Economic Security. 18. Disaster Preparedness Plan – the Provider’s Plan to be followed in the event of a disaster, the CCA Disaster Preparedness Plan on the CCA website. 19. Eligible Activity – a specific type of allowable activity for child care assistance that causes a parent or responsible person in a family eligible for child care assistance to be unavailable to provide adequate care and supervision to children in their care for a portion of a 24 hour day. CCA-1210B (4-16) – Arizona Department of Economic Security