Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 392 - CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM › Chapter 4 - PROVIDER ENROLLMENT › Section 392-4-002 - PROVIDER ENROLLMENT STANDARDS

Current through June 17, 2024
Before furnishing any service, each provider must sign an
				  enrollment form agreeing:
(A) No
				payments will be made for child care provided to a child before the service
				authorization date;
(B) To provide
				service only as authorized, in accordance with the Department's
				standards;
(C) To submit a claim
				for payment after service is provided and within 90 days;
(D) To accept Child Care Subsidy
				reimbursement as payment in full for the contracted service(s) unless service
				is authorized on a sliding fee basis;
(E) To accept a rate which is reasonable,
				necessary, and does not exceed the amount charged to private-paying
				persons;
(F) To apply to Child Care
				Subsidy clients the same standards applied to private-paying persons;
(G) To retain authorizations, billing
				documents, and attendance records for four years to support and document all
				claims;
(H) To allow federal,
				state, or local officials responsible for program administration or audit to
				review service records;
(I) To
				permit federal, state, or local officials to monitor and evaluate the program
				by means such as inspecting the facility, observing service delivery, and
				interviewing staff members;
(J) To
				keep current any state or local license required for service provision and
				maintain all licensing standards;
(K) To respect every client's right to
				confidentiality and safeguard confidential information;
(L) To not discriminate against any employee,
				applicant for employment, or social services program participant or applicant
				because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national
				origin;
(M) To not assign or
				transfer the enrollment to anyone else;
(N) To understand and accept responsibility
				for the child's safety and property;
(O) To continue to meet all standards
				pertaining to the service provided;
(P) To operate a drug-free
				workplace;
(Q) To notify the
				Department if a child(ren) does not attend the child care for more than three
				consecutive days when the child's absence is not reported to the provider;
(R) To prohibit smoking within any
				part of an indoor child care facility. If care is provided in the provider's or
				the child's home, smoking is prohibited when a recipient's child is present in
				any part of the home; and
(S) To
				allow background checks on themselves, staff, or a household member, if
				appropriate, or if an agency, agree to allow the Department to review agency
				policies regarding hiring and reporting to ensure that appropriate procedures
				regarding abuse, neglect, and law violations are in place.
002.01
PROVIDER AGE
				QUALIFICATIONS.
A provider must be at least 19 years
				old.
002.02
SOCIAL
				SECURITY TAX WITHHOLDING.
In some situations, the Department
				withholds Social Security taxes from in-home provider payments. Individual
				in-home service providers are considered employees of the client for whom they
				provide service. The Department, upon receiving a document that appoints the
				client as agent for the provider, acts on behalf of these clients to withhold
				mandatory taxes from the provider and pay the client's matching tax share to
				the Internal Revenue Services. The Department does not withhold federal or
				state income tax or federal unemployment insurance tax from any provider
				payment.
002.03
PROVIDER RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND STATEMENT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY.
Individual providers must sign a release of information and
				statement, identifying any felony or misdemeanor convictions and pending
				criminal charges. This statement must include complete details, dates, and
				disposition. If the provider will be providing services in the provider's home,
				the provider must also provide this information for all household members.
				Providing incomplete or inaccurate information may result in the provider being
				denied participation or terminated from the program.
002.03(A)
GENERAL CRIMINAL
				HISTORY.
All potential and current child care providers must
				undergo criminal history checks.
002.03(A)(i)
BACKGROUND CHECKS.
To participate in the child care
				subsidy program all individuals, facility owners, directors and staff, and
				household members age 13 and older, if care is provided in the provider's home
				must submit to a background check including the following:
(1) A search of the following registries,
				repositories, or databases in the State of Nebraska plus each State where the
				individual has resided during the preceding five years;
(a) State criminal registry or
				repository;
(b) State sex offender
				registry; and
(c) Child and Adult
				Abuse and Neglect Central Registry.