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

83 M. Adult caretakers or teen parents will be informed of their responsibilities related to fee payment on their signed application form or via the Client Responsibilities Agreement that is provided to them at the initial Colorado Works referral or at the time of transition from Colorado Works to Low-Income Child Care. N. Loss of eligibility for child care benefits may occur at re-determination or at the end of the twelve (12) month Colorado Works Child Care Period if the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) do not pay their parent fees; do not make acceptable payment arrangements with the child care providers; or do not follow through with the arrangements during the twelve (12) month eligibility period. Notice of termination for such loss of eligibility shall be given in accordance with rule section 3.114. Child care providers shall report nonpayment of parent fees no later than sixty (60) calendar-days after the end of the month following the month the parent fees are due unless the Department-approved county policy requires it earlier. If a household's benefits are terminated at re-determination for non-payment of parent fees, that household will remain ineligible until: 1. Delinquent parent fees are paid in full; 2. Adequate payment arrangements are made with the child care provider to whom the fees are owed and an agreement is signed by both parties; or 3. County determination of verified good faith efforts to make payment to the child care provider(s), when the client was unable to locate the child care provider(s). O. The adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) and child care provider(s) shall be given timely written notice of the parent fee amount, on the child care notice of authorization, at least fifteen (15) calendar-days prior to the first of the month the parent fee is effective. P. Beginning July 1, 2021, through July 31, 2028, the county must assess parent fees based upon a marginal rate increase of fourteen percent (14%) for every dollar of gross countable household income above one hundred percent (100%)