Or. Admin. R. 414-400-0060 - Determining Child Care Rates for Payment
(1) The maximum rates the ELD pays for
Migrant and Seasonal child care are determined by the most recent Oregon
Department of Human Services (DHS) market rate survey and will be furnished
upon request.
(2) ELD will pay the
provider's rates within the (DHS) maximums as specified in the provider
contract with ELD.
(3) Rates
charged to ELD for child care services may not exceed rates charged for
comparable services to non-subsidy children.
(4) The provider shall not ask the family
for, or accept directly or indirectly, any additional payment for care provided
to an ELD subsidy eligible family other than those in section (2) of this rule.
(5) Families are subject to
copayments according to DHS copayment standards:
(a) During the first month, or part thereof,
of child care, all Migrant and Seasonal Families will be charged the minimum
copayment.
(b) When all children
in a family receive three or fewer hours a day of children, the minimum
copayment will apply.
(c) For the
ELD subsidy program, the copayment for each Seasonal Family will be determined
based on 50 percent of the DHS copayment for the family size and monthly
income. Monthly income shall be determined by dividing the annual family income
by 12.
(d) The family shall be
informed of their copayment when they apply and their copayment shall be
included in writing on the client application.
(e) The Contractor is responsible to collect
the copayment.
(f) The Contractor
may choose not to collect the copayment from the family, but the copayment must
be deducted from the amount billed to the ELD before ELD is billed.
(6) Copayment Subsidies: For
Seasonal Families that have been determined eligible for the ERDC program, the
ELD Special Populations program will reimburse the Contractor for 50 percent of
the copayment required to be paid by the family to receive the ERDC child care
subsidy.
(a) Contractor will invoice the ELD
monthly for the copayment reimbursement, and will provide documentation that
show the required payment for the Seasonal family.
(b) The subsidized copayment amount will be
disbursed by the ELD directly to the child care provider or to the Contractor
for payment to the child care provider.
(c) ELD subsidized copayments are meant to
ease the financial burden on Seasonal Families seeking child care subsidy.
Neither the Contractor nor the child care provider shall charge an applicant
family any fees or copayments that have already been paid on behalf of the
applicant family to the provider by ELD.
(7) In-home Care. Minimum wage for care in a
child's own home is governed by the state minimum wage law. It may not be
negotiated to a lower rate. Overtime at one-and-one-half times the regular rate
must be paid for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a work week (seven
sequential days). Overtime shall not be paid to a provider who lives in the
child's home.
Notes
Stat. Auth: ORS 329A
Stat. Implemented: ORS 329A.010
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