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Affordability Program Payments meet the latest recommendation for Child Care Immunization Standards in Maine, as recommended by the Department’s Division of Disease Surveillance within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please see: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious- disease/immunization/pediatric-immunization.shtml. A ninety (90) calendar day grace period shall be granted while Parents are taking the necessary actions to comply with the immunization requirement. G. License-Exempt Child Care Providers: Recreational Programs 1. Recreational programs participating in CCAP as License-Exempt Child Care Providers must comply with all requirements of this rule. 2. Recreational Programs must also comply with the following requirements: a. Maintain a maximum group size of fifty (50) for School Age children. b. Maintain a ratio of one staff for every 15 Children (1:15). c. Maintain immunization records for all children receiving CCAP within the recreational program. Upon request, a recreational program must provide documentation that the Children receiving CCAP meet the latest recommendation for Child Care Immunization Standards in Maine, as recommended by the Department’s Division of Disease Surveillance within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please see: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious- disease/immunization/pediatric-immunization.shtml. H. License-Exempt Child Care Providers: In-Home Child Care Provider 1. In-Home Child Care Providers participating in CCAP as License-Exempt Child Care Providers must comply with all requirements of this rule. 2. In-Home Child Care Providers (other than Relative Child Care Providers) must also comply with the following: a. During the initial application process with the In-Home Child Care Provider, the Department must inform the In-Home Child Care Provider that by federal law, they may be considered an employee of the Parent with the requirement that they be paid minimum wage, as well as being subject to withholding taxes. The In- Home Child Care Provider is classified as a domestic service worker under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and, as such, may be subject to requirements of the FLSA. The In-Home Child Care Provider will sign a Provider Agreement Form indicating that they have received this information.