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Chapter 7 Provider Information

7.1 PAYMENT INFORMATION The Child Care Scholarship Program pays the child care provider directly for services rendered to an eligible client. No payments are remitted directly to the client. Prior to serving the first Child Care Scholarship Program child, the provider must be enrolled in the Child Care Scholarship Program. The provider must also submit a connection form or fax to the Control Center or the eligibility worker must indicate the start/stop dates for a child so the connection can be made. Once the initial connections have been made, the Service Voucher Log (SVL) will be generated and sent to the provider. The SVL is the official billing document for the Child Care Scholarship Program. It should be reviewed, completed, and signed by the provider and returned promptly after receipt to ensure timely payment. After the first SVL is generated, the provider receives another each time a payment is due. SVL’s will continue to generate as long as the provider has active connections which have not been paid. Effective 01/06/2025 the Child Care Scholarship Program began paying child care providers prospectively (in advance) of service delivery as well as paying on enrollment vs attendance. At the time of generation, the SVL will pull up to 4 future weeks (28 days) of care. The child care providers will indicate a yes or no for anticipated enrollment for the weeks listed on the SVL. Once the SVL pays, the provider will complete a validation of payment to ensure they were due the monies paid for the children on the previous SVL. The provider must complete the validation within two payment cycles. The provider may submit their SVL at any time after the validation has been completed. Providers no longer have to hold their SVL until the last date on the SVL since we are now paying in advance.