Section 5-A204. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS BY FAMILIES

 

204.1A family participating in the child care subsidy program shall pay a co-payment, based on a sliding fee scale as set forth in this chapter, for the child care services.

 

204.2[RESERVED]

 

204.3 A family with a gross annual family income greater than fifty percent (50%), but less than or equal to (250%), of the federal poverty guidelines shall be required to pay the co-payment amount(s) set forth in Subsection 204.10.

 

204.4The co-payment requirements in this chapter shall apply only to the two (2) youngest children in a family.

 

204.5There shall be no co-payment requirement for a third child or any additional children of a family. 

 

204.6Parents shall be responsible for paying co-payments directly to the authorized child care provider, including a child care facility, relative care, or in-home care provider.

 

204.7A child care provider shall not require parents to pay additional mandatory fees above the established co-payment, set forth in Subsection 204.10.

 

204.8The following schedule of co-payments shall apply to services provided by a child development facility or license-exempt relative or in-home caregiver providing child care services subsidized by the District of Columbia: 

 

 

 

204.9The schedule of co-payments may be revised periodically.

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(9) and 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(9) and (b)(11)) (2012 Repl. and 2016 Supp.)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401 et seq.) (2012 Repl. and 2016 Supp.)); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; and pursuant to the Social Security Act, approved February 22, 2012 (P.L. 112-96; 42 U.S.C. § 618(c)); the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (“CCDBG Act”), approved November 19, 2014 (P.L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 45 C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2972 (March 24, 2017).