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

128 2. If adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) miss one or more check-ins/outs to record daily attendance, the child care provider may record the missed check-in/out in the ATS. If the child care provider records the missed check-in/out in ATS, the adult caretaker or teen parent must confirm the record in the ATS for the prior nine (9) day period for automatic payment. 3. The child care provider shall not hold, transfer, or use any adult caretaker or teen parents’ Individual attendance credentials at any time, or the child care provider may be subject to disqualification. 4. Failure to use the ATS may result in nonpayment of the child care benefit as defined by a Department approved county policy, unless non-use of the ATS is approved by the Department. 3.134 COUNTY FISCAL AGREEMENT AUTHORITY A. Counties have the authority to enter into a fiscal agreement with Qualified Exempt Child Care Providers and licensed child care providers, including those providers in a probationary status. B. Counties have the authority to refuse to enter into a fiscal agreement with a child care provider. C. Counties have the authority to terminate a fiscal agreement after providing at least fifteen (15) calendar-days’ notice by postal service mail, fax, hand-delivery, or email or other electronic systems. D. The counties have the authority to terminate a fiscal agreement without advance notice if a child's health or safety is endangered or if the child care provider is under a negative licensing action as defined in rule sections 2.104(T), and 2.304(A)(55) (8 CCR 1402-1), referenced in rule section 3.103(UUU), above). Counties may not enter into or continue a fiscal agreement with any child care provider whose license has been denied, suspended, or revoked through negative licensing action. E. Counties may notify a child care provider of an immediate termination verbally, but written notice of that action must also be forwarded to the child care provider