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Upon receipt of the completed paperwork, the Child Care Scholarship Program staff takes the following actions: • The completed DSS Form 37124 will be scanned by Control Center staff and forwarded via email to the designated Child Care Licensing staff. • The information from the IRS Form W-9 and social security card is sent to Finance to be entered into the SCEIS (South Carolina Enterprise Information System) in order to obtain a vendor number. A confirmation of the SCEIS vendor number is sent via email to the Child Care Scholarship Program Control Center staff. NOTE: The provider name, I.D, and SSN must be identical in both the CG files and the Child Care Scholarship Program database in order for payments to be made to the provider. • Once the provider information has been loaded and accepted in the CG’s files, the Control Center enters the provider information into the Child Care Scholarship Program database. At this point, the provider is eligible to begin serving children. NOTE: Child Care Scholarship Program Control Center staff may conditionally enroll the FFN child care provider into the Child Care Scholarship Program database if the Central Registry and Sex Offender results are not received when the provider has been loaded into SCEIS. A copy of the Policy manual for Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care is mailed to the provider upon enrollment by child care licensing. After an established period of time (usually within 30 days) the provider paperwork is prepped and sent for imaging. It is the responsibility of SCDSS to advise clients on what to look for in choosing FFN providers. It is the client’s responsibility to monitor their FFN arrangement. SCDSS explains the necessary forms and the payment procedures. Additionally, SCDSS requires FFN providers to self-certify the existence of a smoke detector and fire extinguisher in the home where the child will be served. When these basic health and safety requirements are not available, the FFN provider must purchase these items and may request reimbursement up to $45.00. The Child Care Scholarship Program Control Center Staff must use the Family, Friend, and Neighbor Provider Health and Safety Grant Reimbursement Request, DSS Form 3778, to request the reimbursement.