CHAPTER 3. Alternative Payment Programs
Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260.
§§ 10225–10234 · 20 sections
- § 10225 (a) Upon the approval of the department, funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter may be used for alternative payment programs to allow for maximum…
- § 10225.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that: (1) Working families be supported with maximum access to child care and development programs that focus on…
- § 10226 (a) Alternative payment programs shall serve an identifiable geographic area approved by the department. The service area may be delineated by jurisdictional…
- § 10226.5 To offer maximum support for parents and providers, alternative payment programs shall have access to resource and referral services. Funding shall be adequate…
- § 10227 Alternative payments may be made for services provided in licensed centers and family child care homes, for care provided in the child’s home, and for other…
- § 10227.5 (a) Childcare providers authorized to provide services pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the alternative payment program a monthly attendance record or…
- § 10227.6 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to use an alternative methodology, as defined in subdivision (ak) of Section 10213.5, to inform the setting of…
- § 10228 If the market rate survey is used to set reimbursement rates, the following shall apply: (a) Payments made by alternative payment programs shall not exceed the…
- § 10228.1 Out of funds appropriated in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 10214 for alternative payment programs, the department shall…
- § 10229 The reimbursement for alternative payment programs shall include the cost of child care paid to child care providers plus the administrative and support…
- § 10229.4 If the market rate survey is used to set reimbursement rates, the following shall apply: (a) Payments made by the Migrant Alternative Payment Program shall not…
- § 10229.5 The audits for such agencies shall include, but not be limited to, a sampling of the evidence of fees charged to, and paid by, families of nonsubsidized…
- § 10230 When making referrals, every agency operating both a direct service program and an alternative payment program shall provide at least four referrals, at least…
- § 10230.5 (a) When making referrals, every program operating pursuant to this chapter shall provide information to any person who requests a child care referral of their…
- § 10231 (a) To the extent that funding is made available for this purpose through the annual Budget Act, the alternative payment agency in each county shall design,…
- § 10231.5 (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2019, an alternative payment program shall establish a program of electronic banking for payments made to licensed or…
- § 10232 (a) Alternative payment programs and providers operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may maintain records electronically, in compliance with…
- § 10232.5 Alternative payment programs and providers operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may use a digital signature that complies with state and…
- § 10233 Alternative payment programs and providers operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may use digital forms to allow families to apply for…
- § 10234 An alternative payment agency, including, but not limited to, an alternative payment agency for migrant child care and development programs established…