1. (a) Vendors must have a written and signed vendor agreement with a CCMS contractor in order to be paid for providing child care services to CCMS-referred children.
2. (b) To be a valid vendor agreement, both the vendor and the CCMS contractor must sign and date the CCMS vendor agreement on or before the effective date of the agreement.
3. (c) The vendor will not be paid for providing child care services to CCMS-referred children on any day before the effective date or after the termination date of a valid CCMS Vendor Agreement.
4. (d) The CCMS contractors must use the vendor agreement required by the Commission.
5. (e) The CCMS contractor must also ensure that every vendor receives a copy of the most current CCMS Vendor Manual as part of the agreement with the CCMS vendor and sends revised copies to the vendor upon receiving the revision from the Commission.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.43 adopted to be effective August 25, 1997, 22 TexReg 7909.