002 PROVIDER ENROLLMENT STANDARDS.

Before furnishing any service, each provider must sign an enrollment form agreeing: (A) No payments will be made for child care provided to a child before the service authorization date; (B) To provide service only as authorized, in accordance with the Department’s standards; (C) To submit a claim for payment after service is provided and within 90 days; (D) To accept Child Care Subsidy reimbursement as payment in full for the contracted service(s) unless service is authorized on a sliding fee basis; (E) To accept a rate which is reasonable, necessary, and does not exceed the amount charged to private-paying persons; (F) To apply to Child Care Subsidy clients the same standards applied to private-paying persons; (G) To retain authorizations, billing documents, and attendance records for four years to support and document all claims; (H) To allow federal, state, or local officials responsible for program administration or audit to review service records; (I) To permit federal, state, or local officials to monitor and evaluate the program by means such as inspecting the facility, observing service delivery, and interviewing staff members; (J) To keep current any state or local license required for service provision and maintain all licensing standards; (K) To respect every client’s right to confidentiality and safeguard confidential information; (L) To not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or social services program participant or applicant because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin; (M) To not assign or transfer the enrollment to anyone else; (N) To understand and accept responsibility for the child’s safety and property; (O) To continue to meet all standards pertaining to the service provided; (P) To operate a drug-free workplace; (Q) To notify the Department if a child(ren) does not attend the child care for more than three consecutive days when the child’s absence is not reported to the provider; (R) To prohibit smoking within any part of an indoor child care facility. If care is provided in the provider’s or the child’s home, smoking is prohibited when a recipient’s child is present in any part of the home; and (S) To allow background checks on themselves, staff, or a household member, if appropriate, or if an agency, agree to allow the Department to review agency policies regarding hiring and reporting to ensure that appropriate procedures regarding abuse, neglect, and law violations are in place.