equal-access-payment-practices

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not pay all provider types prospectively or alternatively does not demonstrate that it is not a generally-accepted practice for all provider types, as required by 98.45(m)(1). (Plan Question 4.4.1a). Please note the Lead Agency has an approved waiver for this requirement through April 30, 2026. • The Lead Agency does not pay for reasonable mandatory registration fees that the provider charges to private-paying parents, as required by 98.45(m)(4). (Plan Question 4.4.2b) Overall Target Completion Date: 07/31/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not pay all provider types prospectively or alternatively does not demonstrate that it is not a generally-accepted practice for all provider types, as required by 98.45(m)(1). (Plan Question 4.4.1a) 07/31/2026 2 Meet with Optum to discuss scope of changes to pay prospectively. Meet with finance to discuss funding. 06/30/2025 3 Optum to implement changes. 02/27/2026 4 System revisions Tested. 05/29/2026 5 Child care providers and CCR&R staff trained on prospective payment processes. 06/30/2026 6 System revisions deployed. 07/20/2026 7 The Lead Agency does not pay for reasonable mandatory registration fees that the provider charges to private-paying parents, as required by 98.45(m)(4). (Plan Question 4.4.2b) 07/31/2026 8 Meet with Optum to discuss scope of changes to pay for reasonable registration fees for families. Meet with finance to discuss funding. 06/30/2025 9 Optum to implement changes. 02/27/2026 10 System revisions tested. 05/29/2026 11 System revisions deployed. 07/20/2026