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

25 Department shall include the justification for the Department-required change in the notice. If the county disagrees with the required change, they must notify the Department of the disagreement in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days. 1. If the Department and the county agree on a change to the county plan or county rate plan, the county must submit a revised county plan or county rate plan within thirty (30) calendar days of the agreement. This applies to both when the county identifies a need for a change, and when the Department identifies a need for a change. F. If there is a disagreement between the county and the Department about changes to any policies as described in this 8 CCR 1403-1 that are included in a county’s county plan or county rate plan and that are subject to the requirements and Department approval as described in this section 3.104: 1. The disputed change shall not go into effect until the disagreement is resolved by the Department in accordance with this subsection (F). 2. A mandatory meeting must occur within fourteen (14) calendar days of the delivery of the county’s disagreement as described in 3.104(E) above. 3. If, following the meeting, the Department and county still disagree on whether to institute the change, the county shall have fourteen (14) calendar days to provide a written justification for the disagreement to the Department. 4. Prior to requiring or denying any change regarding the county plan or county rate plan, the Department must consider the written justification provided by a county as described in subsection (F)(3) above. 5. If, after consideration of a county’s written justification as described in subsection (F)(3) above, the Department still requires or denies a change regarding the county plan or county rate plan, the Department must provide the affected county with a written justification within fourteen (14) calendar days including: