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98 • Any fees that the provider charges • Any discounts or scholarships that are available to parents, and any discounts or scholarships that the parent is receiving • The parent's payment schedule • The provider's anticipated closure dates • Payment expectations for the child's anticipated and unanticipated absences and days when the provider is closed • Parent procedures for termination of a child's enrollment • Provider procedures for termination of a child's enrollment • Parent and provider signatures and the date signed

Note: Providers may use the department’s Parent/Provider Written Payment Agreement form (DCF-F-5224-E) or develop their own form that has the same information.

Providers must keep a copy of each current written payment agreement at the location where child care is provided. The provider must keep copies of expired written payment agreements for at least three (3) years after the child’s last day of attendance at a location where they can be made available to the department within 24 hours.

This section last updated 10/1/2023

Section 14.6 Prohibited Actions Providers may not do any of the following: • Require a parent to disclose the balance in the parent’s subsidy account • Require a parent to provide the parent’s eligibility notice or authorization notice • Require a parent to provide the parent’s EBT card, account number, or personal identification number (PIN) to the provider • Possess a photocopy, photo, or other image of a parent’s EBT card • Possess or request a parent’s account number or PIN • Charge higher prices for parents who are receiving Wisconsin Shares, before any discounts the provider offers are applied, than parents who are not receiving Wisconsin Shares (see 16.4.2) • Bank subsidy payments to apply to future months of care (see 18.7)

If a report or referral is received indicating that a provider is engaging in a prohibited action, immediate action must be taken, including confiscating the EBT card(s) or