Reimbursement Rate Categories

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Contractors shall reimburse providers in accordance with the following rate categories.

(a) Hourly, which shall only be used for the following:

(1) A child's certified need for child care of less than 30 hours per week and less than six hours on any day; or

(2) An unscheduled but documented need of less than six hours per occurrence, such as the parent's need to work overtime, that exceeds the certified need for child care; or

(3) That portion of the certified need for child care that exceeds 52.5 hours per week and is not included in the provider's full-time weekly or full-time monthly rate. This provision applies only if the family utilizes no more than one provider to meet the child's entire need for child care and development services. Additional payment made under the hourly rate for this purpose cannot exceed the provider's full-time weekly or full-time monthly rate.

(b) Daily, which shall only be used for the following:

(1) A certified need for child care of six hours or more per day; or

(2) An unscheduled but documented need of six hours or more per occurrence, such as the parent's need to work on a regularly scheduled day off, that exceeds the certified need for child care.

(c) Part-time weekly, which shall only be used when a certified need for child care less than 30 hours per week.

(d) Full-time weekly, which shall only be used when a certified need for child care is 30 hours or more per week.

(e) Part-time monthly, which shall only be used for the following:

(1) A certified need for child care of less than 30 hours per week and that need occurs in every week of the month; or

(2) A certified need for child care averages less than 30 hours per week when calculated by dividing the total number of hours of need in the month by 4.33, and that need occurs in every week of the month.

(f) Full-time monthly, which shall only be used for the following:

(1) A certified need for child care of 30 hours or more per week and that need occurs in every week of the month; or

(2) A certified need for child care averages 30 hours or more per week when calculated by dividing the total number of hours of need in the month by 4.33, and that need occurs in every week of the month.

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8265 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8220, 8222 and 8357, Education Code.