California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 10276

WIC § 10276 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 9 · Part 1.8 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)A child care and development program funded pursuant to the federal Child Care and Development Fund, as defined in Section 98.2 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall provide notice to a childcare provider of a change in reimbursement amounts for childcare services, a change in the hours of care, rates, or schedules, an increase or decrease in parent fees, a termination of services, including, but not limited to, a family’s change in provider, or any changes to the family’s eligibility status that may impact payment. For purposes of this section, the notice shall occur either electronically, if requested by the childcare provider, or via the United States Postal Service. The program shall send the notice, as well as the effective date of any change described in this subdivision, no later than the day the program becomes aware that the change will occur.

(b)The notification shall not be deemed a violation of the parent’s confidentiality, but as a method to ensure the proper administration of subsidy funds.

(c)(1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this section by all-county letter or similar directive until regulations are adopted.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 62, Sec. 23. (AB 210) Effective June 30, 2022. Operative September 1, 2022, by its own provisions.