7 AAC 41.202 - Provider authorization and participation
(a) If the
department or designee determines that the applicant meets the applicable
requirements of this chapter, the department will or designee shall approve the
provider to participate in the child care assistance program. The department
will or designee shall provide written notice to a provider regarding
eligibility to participate in the program. Program participation is effective
the first day of the month following the applicant meeting all applicable
requirements of this chapter. Once determined to be eligible for program
participation, the provider's program participation end date, except as
provided in (c) of this section,
(1)
coincides with the provider's licensure, certification, or approval as
determined by that issuing entity for a provider described in
7
AAC 41.200(a)(1) - (4); reapplication
for program participation is not required unless there is a lapse in the
provider's licensure, certification, or approval;
(2) is the last day of the 24th month
following the beginning of approved program participation for a provider
described in
7
AAC 41.201(d); the provider must
reapply for program participation; or
(3) is the last day of the family's program
participation for a provider described in
7
AAC 41.370; the provider must reapply for program
participation in conjuncfion with the family's reapplication for program
participation.
(b) If an
applicant fails to meet any applicable eligibility requirements of this
chapter, the provider's program participation will be denied and written notice
issued unless a variance is requested under 7 AAC 10,930 or 7 AAC 41,270 and
approved under
7
AAC 10.935 or
7
AAC 41.270, If the department or designee denies
participafion in the program, the applicant may request a hearing under
7
AAC 41.443.
(c) If a provider fails to maintain
eligibility status under this chapter, the department will or designee shall
issue a viritten notice of termination fiom the program and advise the provider
of the right to request a hearing under
7
AAC 41.443.
(d) The department will not and a designee
may not grant approval for participation in the child care assistance program
for applicants under 7 AAC 41,201 (d) or 7 AAC 41,370, for more than one
individual to operate as a child care provider during the same hours at the
same location, including different levels or floors of the same home or
separate rooms in a large building. This subsection does not apply to separate
units in a multi-family dwelling, including a duplex, triplex, apartment
building, or condominium complex.
(e) An additional business, including one
operated by the governing body or owner of a child care business, may not
operate on the premises during the hours the business provides child care
services, if customers of the additional business would have access to the
child care premises or would interrupt the supervision of children in
care.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.05.300
AS 47.05.310
AS 47.05.320
AS 47.05.330
AS 47.05.340
AS 47.25.001
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