1. (a) A Board shall ensure that reimbursement for child care is paid:

   1. (1) to the provider only; and
   2. (2) after the Board or its child care contractor receives a complete Declaration of Services Statement from the provider verifying that services were rendered.

2. (b) The Declaration of Services Statement shall contain:

   1. (1) name, age, and identifying information of the child;
   2. (2) amount of care provided in terms of units of care;
   3. (3) rate of payment;
   4. (4) dates services were provided;
   5. (5) name and identifying information of the provider, including the location where care is provided;
   6. (6) verification by the provider that the information submitted in the Declaration of Services Statement is correct; and
   7. (7) additional information as may be required by the Boards.
3. (c) A relative child care provider shall not be reimbursed for more children than permitted by the DFPS minimum regulatory standards for Registered Child Care Homes. A Board may permit more children to be cared for by a relative child care provider on a case-by-case basis as determined by the Board.
4. (d) A Board shall not reimburse providers that are debarred from other state or federal programs unless and until the debarment is removed.

5. (e) Unless otherwise determined by the Board and approved by the Commission for automated reporting purposes, reimbursement for child care is based on the unit of service delivered, as follows:

   1. (1) A full-day unit of service is 6 to 12 hours of care provided within a 24-hour period; and
   2. (2) A part-day unit of service is fewer than 6 hours of care provided within a 24-hour period.
6. (f) A Board or its child care contractor shall ensure that providers are not paid for holding spaces open except as consistent with attendance policies as established by the Board.

7. (g) A Board or the Board's child care contractor shall not pay providers:

   1. (1) less, when a child enrolled full time occasionally attends for a part day; or
   2. (2) more, when a child enrolled part time occasionally attends for a full day.
8. (h) The Board or its child care contractor shall not reimburse a provider retroactively for new Board maximum reimbursement rates or new provider published rates.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.93 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336.