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

10 “Preponderance of evidence” means credible evidence that a claim is more likely true than not. “Primary adult caretaker” means the person listed first on the application and who accepts primary responsibility for completing forms and providing required verification. “Protective Services Child Care” means a child care component within CCCAP for children that have been placed by the county in foster home care, kinship foster home care or non-certified kinship care; have an open child welfare case; and, the county has chosen to provide child care services utilizing the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) rather than the Child Welfare Block Grant. “Prudent person principle (PPP)” means allowing the child care technician to act in a manner consistent with what a reasonable person of ordinary prudence would or would not do under the same or similar circumstances when executing their responsibilities to determine CCCAP eligibility, enter into a fiscal agreement, and reimburse child care providers for care that was not automatically processed through chats. “Qualified exempt child care facilities” means a facility that is approved, certified, or licensed by any other Department or agency or federal government department or agency, which has standards for operation of the facility and inspects or monitors the facility; and, has been declared exempt from the child care licensing act as defined in Colorado Department of Human Services regulations at 12 CCR 2509-8, rule section 7.701.11 (April 1, 2023). Herein incorporated by reference. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the Colorado Department of Human Services, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203, or at https://www.sos.state.co.us/ccr. These regulations are also available for inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 720 S. Ash Street, Bldg. C, Denver, Colorado 80246 during regular business hours. “Qualified exempt child care provider” means a family child care home provider who is not licensed but provides care for a child(ren) from the same family; or an individual who is not licensed but provides care for a child(ren) who is related to the individual if the child’s care is funded in whole or in part with money received on the child’s behalf from the publicly funded CCCAP under Colorado Department of Human Services regulations at rule section 7.701.11, A, 1, b, incorporated by reference above. “Rate notification” means a notification of provider reimbursement rates and applicable registration, activity, or transportation fees that reflect the child care provider’s CCCAP reimbursement rate based on the comparison of the county’s ceiling rates that are reflected in the current Fiscal Agreement and the provider’s private pay rates, quality level or rate types. “Receiving county” means the county where child care assistance eligibility is re-determined after a family receiving low-income child care moves from one county to another during their eligibility period. “Recipient” means the individual or family who is receiving or has received benefits from CCCAP pursuant to Part 1 of Article 4 of Title 26.5. “Recovery” means the act of collecting monies when an adult caretaker(s), teen parent(s) or child care provider has received childcare assistance benefits for which they were not eligible, commonly known as an “over payment”. “Re-determination (redet) form” is a Department-prescribed form, which includes appeal rights, that is used to determine a household’s continued eligibility for Low-Income Child Care at the end of their twelve (12) month minimum eligibility period. “Re-determination (Redet) process” is the process to update eligibility for Low-Income Child Care. This process is completed no earlier than every twelve (12) months and includes: