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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

119 Department will establish tiered reimbursement rates based on quality levels for licensed child care providers that enroll children participating in CCCAP. A. Payment rates shall be defined utilizing the Department established, system supported age bands. B. Rate types are selected by child care provider type (licensed family child care home, licensed child care center, and qualified exempt child care providers). The Department has established rate type definitions to be used by all counties and deviation from the rate definitions shall not be permitted. C. Payments shall be made in part time/full time daily rates. 1. Part-time is defined as zero (0) hours, zero (0) minutes, and one (1) second through five (5) hours, zero (0) minutes, and zero (0) seconds per day. Part time is paid at fifty-five percent (55%) of the full time rate. 2. Full time is defined as five (5) hours, zero (0) minutes, and one (1) second through twelve (12) hours, zero (0) minutes, and zero (0) seconds. 3. Full-time/part time is defined as twelve (12) hours, zero (0) minutes, one (1) second through seventeen (17) hours, zero (0) minutes, zero (0) seconds of care. 4. Full time/full time is defined as seventeen (17) hours, zero (0) minutes, one (1) second through twenty-four (24) hours, zero (0) minutes, zero (0) seconds of care. 5. Counties may request approval from the Department to set rates for alternative care as defined by the county by submitting a county rate plan, subject to the requirements and Department approval as described in rule section 3.104. D. Counties must not set qualified exempt child care provider rates such that they inhibit or deter providers from becoming licensed. E. Absences and Holidays.