18 Miss. Code. R. 17-8.9 - Payment Ledger Cycle

Payment ledgers shall be submitted electronically through the Child Care Payment System (CCPS) once a month. Providers may choose to submit ledgers during one (1) of two (2) payment cycles during the month; however, providers shall only receive one (1) payment per month for services rendered.

A. Payment ledgers shall open to providers on the first day of the month and remain open until 11:59 p.m. CST on the fifth day of the month. Child care providers who submit ledgers by the fifth day of the month will be issued payment by the 15th day of the month.

B. Child care providers who fail to submit the ledger by the fifth day of the month have the option to submit the ledger by 11:59 p.m. CST on the 15th day of the month. Providers who submit their ledgers by the 15th day of the month will be issued payment by the last day of the month.

C. DECCD cannot issue provider payments outside the scheduled payment cycle.

Notes

18 Miss. Code. R. 17-8.9

45 CFR 98.16(k); 45 CFR 98.45(l); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: October 2021

Adopted 3/6/2020 Amended 11/1/2021 Amended 5/15/2023