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

12 provider(s), which defines the maximum rate possible based on county ceiling rates and quality rating tiers, defines provider rights and responsibilities, and defines responsibilities of the counties or their designees to the child care provider(s). The fully executed fiscal agreement includes noticing of county ceiling rates as well as a copy of the provider’s CCCAP reimbursement rates. Fiscal agreements must be: 1. One (1) year in length for qualified exempt child care providers. 2. Three (3) years in length for licensed child care providers. GGG. “Fraud/Fraudulent criminal act” means an adult caretaker(s), teen parent(s), or child care provider who has secured, attempted to secure, or aided or abetted another person in securing public assistance to which the adult caretaker(s), teen parent(s), or child care provider was not eligible by means of willful misrepresentation/withholding of information or intentional concealment of any essential facts. Fraud is determined as a result of any of the following: 1. Obtaining a “waiver of intentional program violation;” 2. An administrative disqualification hearing; or 3. Civil or criminal action in an appropriate state or federal court. HHH. “Funding concern” means a determination by the Department or a county that actual or projected expenditures indicate a risk of overspending of that county’s available CCCAP allocation in a current fiscal year; or that actual or projected expenditures across the State indicate a risk of being unable to provide CCCAP services in accordance with federal regulations, state law; or as otherwise determined by the Department to be necessary or desirable for the administration of the program pursuant to section 26.5-4-104(4)(e), C.R.S. III. “Head Start” means a program operated by a local public or private nonprofit agency designated by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services to operate a head start program pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. sections 9831-9852c as amended.