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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 91 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Establishing Payment Rate Revised June 14, 2024 Maximum Payment Rates NOTE: Approve in-home care only when the family has three or more children who require child care services. See Eligible Providers for a complete description of the limits on in-home care. Under the Child Care Assistance Provider Agreement, the provider has the status of an independent contractor. If parents wish to discuss any obligations they may have regarding taxes on payment to the in-home care provider, refer them to the appropriate agencies, including the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. Days of Absence Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.4(7)“b” Payment may be made to a provider for a child not in attendance at the child care facility not to exceed four days per calendar month, providing that the child is regularly scheduled on those days and the provider also charges a private individual for days of absence. This does not mean that providers automatically get four extra days paid per month. It does mean that a provider may charge for a normally scheduled day (up to four) if the child is absent from care on that day.

1. Ms. A normally works Monday through Friday, eight hours per day. Therefore, her children are regularly scheduled to attend child care Monday through Friday for two units each day. However, during June the family was out-of-town for one week for vacation, so the children were not in child care. The provider can bill four days of absence for that week. 2. Mr. B normally works on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ten hours per day. Therefore, his children are regularly scheduled to attend child care these three days. During July, the family takes a one-week vacation. The provider can bill three days of absence for the week the children were not in care. 3. Mrs. C normally works Tuesday through Saturday, seven hours per day. Mr. C normally works Monday through Friday, eight hours per day. The children are regularly scheduled to attend child care Tuesday through Friday. In May, the Memorial Day holiday occurs on Monday. Since this is not a day the children are regularly scheduled to be in care, the provider cannot bill this day as a day of absence.