# Adjustment for Evenings and/or Weekends for Licensed Providers (a) This section applies only to reimbursement to licensed providers, except this section shall not apply to reimbursement provided pursuant to the hourly rate defined in Section 18075(a). (b) When a licensed provider is meeting the certified need for child care that includes hours during the period from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week or from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday, the contractor shall multiply the regional market rate ceiling for the applicable rate category by the appropriate adjustment factor as follows: (1) By 1.25 when 50 percent or more of the certified need for child care occurs during this period. (2) By 1.125 when at least ten percent, but less than 50 percent of the certified need for child care occurs during this period. (c) Reimbursement to the provider shall be the lesser of the amount the provider charges unsubsidized families for the same hours of child care, or the maximum subsidy amount as determined pursuant to subsection (b) above. > NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8265 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8220, 8222 and 8357, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/utilization-of-the-regional-market-rate-ceiling/adjustment-for-evenings-and-or-weekends-for-licensed-providers.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.