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

68 B. The child care provider will receive registration information for the Attendance Tracking System upon entering into a fiscal agreement with the county and shall utilize the Attendance Tracking System as follows: 1. To ensure that CCCAP adult caretakers or teen parents record child's authorized and utilized daily attendance at the designated child care provider’s location. 2. To ensure that in the event that the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) misses one or more check-ins/outs to record daily attendance, the child care provider may record the missed check-in/out in the Attendance Tracking System and the adult caretaker or teen parent shall confirm the record in the attendance tracking system 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. Non-cooperation with the use of the Attendance Tracking System may result in nonpayment of the child care subsidy as defined by a state approved county policy, unless non-use of the Attendance Tracking System is approved by the state department. 3.115.5 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 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, 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 section 7.701.2, J 11 and section 7.701.22, K (12 CCR 2509-8). Counties may not enter into or continue a fiscal agreement with any child care provider who has a denied, suspended or revoked child care license. 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 within one business day. Any notice regarding denial or termination of a Fiscal Agreement shall include information regarding the child care provider's right to an informal conference. 3.116 PROGRAM INTEGRITY 3.116.1 INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION (IPV) All adult caretakers or teen parents that apply for CCCAP shall be provided with a written notice of the penalties for an Intentional Program Violation (IPV) on the child care application and statement of responsibility.