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REV. AUGUST 20, 2007 NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CCS PROGRAM MANUAL LETTER # 69-2007 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 392 NAC 5-000

5-000 PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS

5-001 General Standards: The following standards apply to all service agreements: 1. The proposed service(s) must meet the Manual’s service definitions and must be purchasable; 2. All child care providers must have a Social Security number or FID number, whichever is appropriate, before completing an agreement; 3. The potential provider must not be the parent, stepparent, caretaker relative or foster parent, or subsidized adoptive parent of the minor child receiving child care nor the legal guardian, subsidized guardian, spouse, or minor child of the child care client; 4. The potential provider must not engage in or have an ongoing history of criminal activity that may be harmful or may endanger individuals for whom they provide services; 5. The potential provider must not have a history of incorrect and/or inaccurate billings whether intentional or unintentional for services that have been provided or have a criminal history of financial mismanagement; and 6. The provider must not have been disqualified from any HHS program for Intentional Program Violation within the last five years; 7. The provider must provide an environment that promotes the safety and well being of the children in care. If the provider is an agency, Department staff must review agency policies regarding hiring and reporting to ensure that appropriate procedures regarding abuse or neglect are in place. If the provider is an individual, Department staff must check the Abuse and Neglect Central Registries to determine if any substantiated reports of abuse or neglect by the provider exist. If the provider provides services in his/her own home, Department staff must also check the Abuse and Neglect Central Registries to determine if any substantiated reports of abuse or neglect by household members exist. If a report of abuse or neglect has been substantiated, Department staff must not contract with the individual provider. If a report of abuse or neglect concerning a current provider (or household member) as perpetrator is substantiated, staff must immediately terminate the provider agreement and notify case management. 5-001.01 Provider Agreement Standards: Before furnishing any service, each provider must sign Form CC-9B agreeing: 1. That service will not be paid through the Child Care Subsidy program before it is authorized by the worker; 2. To provide service only as authorized, in accordance with the Department’s standards; 3. To submit Form HHS-5N, “Social Services Billing Document,” after service is provided and within 90 days;