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392 NAC Chapter 3-004.01(A)(i) PAYMENT FOR ABSENCES Guidance: The provider will need to enter an “A” on attendance calendars to indicate that an absent day was billed. Guidance: The provider may not bill absent days if the child is no longer attending that Child Care. Guidance: Absent days must be billed as 1 day unit per occurrence up to the maximum of 5 occurrences per month. Guidance: The child must have attended at least one day that month to bill absence days. 392 NAC Chapter 3-004.01(B) ACCREDITED RATES Guidance: Providers who are accredited through the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC), National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), Council of Accreditation (COA), Cognia, National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA), American Montessori Society (AMS), or previously approved programs are eligible for subsidy accredited maximums. 392 NAC Chapter 3-004.02 BILLING UNITS Guidance: Partial Day: Up to 4 hours, 59 minutes per day Full Day: 5 – 9 hours, 59 minutes per day Full Day & Partial Day: 10 – 18 hours per day* 0 – 4 hours 59 minutes = 1 partial day 5 – 9 hours 59 minutes = 1 full day 10 – 18 hours = 1 full day + 1 partial day* *Providers that care for a child 10 or more hours a day will be able to bill 1 full day AND 1 partial day unit. 392 NAC Chapter 3-004.03 REGISTRATION FEES Guidance: Maximum initial and annual Registration Fee for Child Care Centers is $25. The maximum initial and annual Registration Fee for Family Child Care Home I & II is $15. 392 NAC Chapter 3-004.04 ACTIVITY FEES Guidance: The maximum activity fee for licensed child care providers is $50 per month, per child, with a maximum of $150 per year. 392 NAC Chapter 3-004.04(A) LIMITATIONS Guidance: Summer months include June, July, and August.

Guidance: Activity Fees should be billed as an occurrence monthly for June, July, and August.

392 NAC Chapter 3-004.06 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD CARE RATE EXCEPTIONS Guidance: The increased payment rate will not exceed 25% of normal provider rates unless the Department has determined a previous higher rate due to specialized services or the provider is an in-home provider.

Guidance: For in-home providers only, the special needs rate will not exceed an additional 25% for each special needs child.

392 NAC Chapter 3-004.06(A) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED Guidance: The provider should include details for specialized services that are beyond normal care.

392 NAC Chapter 3-004.08 TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM HOME Guidance: License-exempt and in-home providers will not be authorized for transportation service