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94 A one-month grace period following the license expiration date is allowed for providers to submit updated information. DCF will mail a notice to parents when their child care provider is in the grace period and their authorization is at risk of ending if the provider does not submit updated license information by the due date.
If the provider submits the updated licensing information to DCF prior to the end of the grace period, the agency worker may authorize child care beginning that day. If the updated licensing information is not returned by the end of the grace period, all Wisconsin Shares authorizations will end systematically on the last day of the grace period month. Parents cannot receive new authorizations to the provider location until there is new licensing information entered in WISCCRS.
If updated licensing information is returned to DCF after the grace period, an authorization can be backdated to the license begin date, subject to the requirements in Sections 15.1 and 15.2.
This section last updated 12/1/2022
Section 14.3 Mandatory Contracts To receive Wisconsin Shares payments, providers must have a: • YoungStar Participation or Wisconsin Shares Participation Contract; and • Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) Contract.
This section last updated 12/1/2022
Section 14.3.1 YoungStar Participation or Wisconsin Shares Participation Contract All certified family providers, licensed family providers, licensed group child care centers, licensed day camps, and public-school programs must participate in YoungStar. The YoungStar Contract must be entered in the YoungStar Case Management System (CMS) before an authorization can be written to the provider location.
For purposes of determining an authorization begin date (see 15.1 and 15.2), an authorization can start on the date the child care provider’s completed YoungStar or Wisconsin Shares Participation Contract was entered in CMS if all other requirements are met.
Newly certified and licensed child care providers receive a pending rating until their first YoungStar rating is complete. Authorizations may be written to a provider with a pending YoungStar rating; there only needs to be a completed YoungStar Participation Contract entered in CMS to meet the requirements for an authorization begin date.