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

126 original, changed, and terminated actions. The Department may not reimburse counties if the seven (7) working day requirement is not met. D. Child care will be paid for children from birth to thirteen (13) years for a portion of a day, but less than twenty-four (24) hours. Child care for eligible activities will include reasonable transportation time from the child care location to eligible activity and from eligible activity to child care location. E. Children over the age of thirteen (13) but up to age nineteen (19), who are physically or mentally incapable of caring for themselves or who are under court supervision, may be eligible for child care due to having additional care needs for a portion of a day but less than twenty-four (24) hours. Counties may request approval from the Department to pay more for children who have additional care needs based upon verified individual child needs by submitting a county rate plan, subject to the requirements and Department approval as described in rule section 3.104. Rates cannot exceed the child care provider's published private pay rates. F. Counties may pay for activity fees if the child care provider charges such fees, if the fiscal agreement contains the child care provider's policy on activity fee costs, and the Department has approved the reimbursement of these fees. Counties shall request approval from the Department to set their own limit on activity fees by submitting a county rate plan, subject to the requirements and Department approval as described in rule section 3.104. G. Counties may pay for transportation costs if the child care provider charges such costs, if the fiscal agreement contains the child care provider's policy on transportation costs, and the Department has approved the reimbursement of these costs. Allowable costs include the child care provider's charges for transportation from the child care provider's facility to another child care or school facility. Transportation costs do not include travel between an adult caretaker’s or teen parent's home and the child care provider's facility. Counties shall request approval from the Department to set their own limit on transportation fees by