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

125 1. Counties must utilize the state-developed slot contract template in CHATS which must include any county-specific target populations and areas. 2. The Department will make a determination regarding a county’s use of Slot Contracts within thirty (30) days of receipt of the following documents, subject to the requirements and Department approval as described in rule section 3.104: a. The updated county rate plan; and b. The county submitted slot contract policy. 3. The Department will review the monitoring conducted by the county based on the county monitoring schedule. 3.132 ARRANGEMENT FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES A. Counties shall use the Department-prescribed child care authorization notice form to purchase care on a child-by-child basis and identify the amount of care and length of authorized care. Payment for care will be authorized for child care providers who have a license or who are qualified exempt child care providers and have a current, signed Department-prescribed fiscal agreement form(s) with the county. B. Child care is typically authorized for twelve (12) consecutive months except: 1. When an eligible child is or will be enrolled in a program that does not intend to operate for the entire eligibility period; 2. When an eligible child’s adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) does not intend to keep the child enrolled with their initial child care provider(s) during the entire eligibility period; or, 3. When the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) are participating in time limited activities such as job search or education/training. C. When payment will be made to the child care provider(s), the county shall forward the child care authorization notice form to the child care provider(s) within seven (7) working days of determined eligibility. This time limit applies to