Certificates 400-28-120-10
(Revised 4/1/20234 ML #3791)
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NDAC 75-02-01.3-06
Federal regulations require states to issue a ‘certificate’ to the eligible household and to each provider the household has chosen for the children for whom they are providing care.
Certificates can be issued for a maximum of an 18 month period, based on the households eligibility period, and can be issued at any point in the eligibility period. The certificate is created when the authorization between the provider and child begin.
A certificate is issued by the Department of Health and Human Services to the caretaker who is eligible and to each provider the caretaker has chosen. The certificate contains:
The name and address of the caretaker
The names of children who will be receiving Child Care Assistance Program benefits
The name of each provider(s) for each child
The Level of Care
The Family’s Monthly Co-pay
The State Rate
The period covered by the certificate
The right to appeal
When a certificate is issued, the caretaker is sent a copy of the certificate and the provider(s) is sent a copy of the certificate with the information that applies to the child(ren) for whom the provider(s) has been approved to provide care.