40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.95 - Provider Automated Attendance Agreement

Boards shall notify providers of the following:

(1) The owner, director, assistant director, or other employees of child care providers shall not:

(A) possess, have on the premises, or otherwise have access to a parent's information to access the Agency's attendance system; or

(B) perform the attendance or absence reporting function on behalf of the parent;

(2) Providers shall report misuse of the Agency's automated attendance system to the Board or the Board's child care contractor;

(3) Providers shall report to the child care contractor authorized days that do not match the referral in the Agency's automated attendance system within five days of receiving the authorization. Failure to report the discrepancy may result in withholding payment to the provider; and

(4) Misuse of attendance reporting and violation of the requirements in this section are grounds for a potential fraud determination pursuant to Subchapter F of this chapter.

Notes

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.95

The provisions of this §809.95 adopted to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 155; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 39, September 23, 2016, TexReg 7579, eff. 10/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 39, September 30, 2022, TexReg 6464, eff. 10/3/2022