Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.75 - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM › Subchapter 37.75.2 - Sponsors › Rule 37.75.201 - DAY CARE HOME SPONSORS SERVICE AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				Montana CACFP sets geographical boundaries of operation for sponsors.
				Boundaries are set based on financial viability and need for services.
				Geographical boundaries follow county lines.
(2) In any area of the state where at least
				two day care home sponsors are currently available to all program participants,
				additional sponsor applications will not be accepted.
(3) If a provider would be more efficiently
				served by a sponsor in an adjacent service area, the service areas may be
				adjusted if this arrangement is by mutual consent between the affected
				sponsors, and prior written approval is obtained from the department after the
				department confirms that the provider would be more efficiently served by the
				adjacent service area sponsor.
(4)
				A prospective new sponsor must demonstrate to the department the need for the
				services to be provided by submitting a list of registered and operating day
				care home providers who are not presently served by a sponsor in the proposed
				geographical area. The department will then determine whether the existing
				sponsors are capable of providing CACFP services to the new providers on the
				list.
(5) An institution interested
				in becoming a day care home sponsor must be either a governmental or private
				nonprofit organization.
(6) Prior
				to completing an application, preliminary documentation must be submitted to
				and approved by the Montana CACFP that includes:
(a) a written request to become a sponsor
				with the name, physical address, and telephone number of the
				organization;
(b) articles of
				incorporation as a tax-exempt organization, in accordance with state
				law;
(c) documentation from the
				internal revenue service that the organization is a private nonprofit
				corporation, tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(d) a statement that the institution has a
				board of directors;
(e) an
				organizational flowchart stating which personnel will administer the
				CACFP;
(f) certification that
				neither the organization nor any of its principals have ever been disqualified
				from participation in any publicly funded program or been convicted in the last
				seven years of any activity that indicated a lack of business integrity,
				including, but not limited to, fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, or
				bribery;
(g) documentation of
				financial viability that demonstrates the ability to withstand temporary
				interruptions in program payments and pay expenses that are not funded through
				the CACFP;
(h) documentation of
				administrative capability that reflects adequate staff to operate and
				administer the program, including the supervision and monitoring of
				participating facilities; and
(i)
				documentation of program accountability that includes financial management,
				recordkeeping, claim processing, and training systems that will be
				used.