§ 46-805 – Child care assistance; rates; definitions
46-805. Child care assistance; rates; definitions A. The department shall establish payment rates for child care assistance. Payment rates shall provide for equal access for eligible families to comparable child care services provided to families who are not eligible to receive child care assistance. B. Payment rates shall be identical in form for all child […]
§ 46-806 – Choice of child care providers
46-806. Choice of child care providers The department shall allow parental choice of child care providers for families, except that those families referred by the department of child safety or children in foster care pursuant to title 8, chapter 4 may not receive child care assistance to use uncertified relative providers.
§ 46-807 – Certification of family child care home and in-home providers; hearing
46-807. Certification of family child care home and in-home providers; hearing A. The department shall establish health, safety and training standards for the certification of child care home providers and in-home providers. B. All child care personnel shall be fingerprinted according to section 41-1964. C. The department may deny the application or suspend or revoke […]
§ 46-808 – Confidentiality
46-808. Confidentiality A. The department shall maintain records of complaints and investigations concerning child care home providers and in-home providers. B. Section 41-1959 does not apply to personally identifiable information concerning child care providers.
§ 46-809 – Rules
46-809. Rules The department shall adopt rules it deems reasonable or necessary to implement child care services and to further the objectives of this article. Rules adopted by the department shall include: 1. Criteria for making child care assistance eligibility determinations. 2. Criteria for certifying child care home and in-home providers. 3. Criteria for operating […]
§ 46-810 – Department of economic security; child care; report
46-810. Department of economic security; child care; report The department of economic security shall provide the following data by October 1 of each year to the members of the joint legislative budget committee: 1. The number of families served and total number of children served by each of the child care programs administered by the […]
§ 46-811 – Child care providers; background check requirements
46-811. Child care providers; background check requirements A. The department of economic security and the department of health services may conduct background checks pursuant to the requirements of the child care and development block grant act of 2014 (P.L. 113-186) that are not included in the fingerprint clearance card process established by section 41-1758.02 for: […]
§ 46-901 – Definitions
46-901. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " ABLE" means the achieving a better life experience act. 2. " Account" means an individual account in the fund established as prescribed in this article for a single designated beneficiary. 3. " Committee" means the achieving a better life experience act oversight committee. […]
§ 46-902 – Qualified ABLE program; duties
46-902. Qualified ABLE program; duties The department shall: 1. Develop and implement the program in a manner consistent with this article through the adoption of rules, guidelines and procedures in consultation with the committee. 2. Retain professional services, if necessary, including accountants, auditors, consultants and other experts. 3. Seek rulings and other guidance from the […]
§ 46-903 – Use of contractor as account depository; program manager
46-903. Use of contractor as account depository; program manager A. The department shall implement the operation of the program through the use of one or more financial institutions to act as the depositories of the fund and managers of the program. Under the program, persons may submit applications for enrollment in the program and establish […]