§ 199.884

199.884 Administrative regulations. The cabinet, or its designated department, shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to effectuate the provisions of KRS 199.881 to 199.888, including: (1)Creating a standardized agreement for employers, employees, and providers wishing to participate in the program, to be completed and agreed to by each respective party that includes: (a)Name, physical location, size, and industry of the employer; (b)Name and phone number of the employer's point of contact; (c)Name and physical location of the child-care provider; (d)Name and phone number of the child-care provider's point of contact; (e)Name and home address of the employee; (f)Total contribution to be paid by the employer to the provider, either directly or through a third-party vendor; (g)Total amount of the state match to be paid to the provider, either directly or through a third-party vendor; (h)Duration of the contract, which shall not last beyond the end of the state's fiscal year in any given year; (i)Frequency of the contribution to be made directly to the child-care provider in accordance with the provider's established billing cycle; and

the end of the state's fiscal year in any given year; (i)Frequency of the contribution to be made directly to the child-care provider in accordance with the provider's established billing cycle; and (j)Demographic information of the employee; (2)Establishing eligibility verification procedures for the following parties as a prerequisite for the cabinet entering the agreement as a party and issuing a state match: (a)Employer's enrollment in the program; (b)Employee's eligibility; and (c)Child-care provider's eligibility; (3)Collecting and verifying household income information from eligible employees and determining the amount of the state match for which the employee is eligible in accordance with KRS 199.885; (4)Creating procedures for issuing a notice to all parties to the agreement of their enrollment in the program upon receiving and processing the contract and determining eligibility; (5)Compiling confidentiality protocols for the cabinet and its designated department or departments to safeguard the personal information of participating employees, employers, and child-care providers; (6)Introducing reporting requirements for an employer or a child-care provider reporting a

ments to safeguard the personal information of participating employees, employers, and child-care providers; (6)Introducing reporting requirements for an employer or a child-care provider reporting a lapse or nonpayment of contribution towards eligible child-care services; (7)Creating procedures for issuing and logging a state match to child-care providers pursuant to the respective contract; (8)Maintaining records of the fund in the fiscal year and all payments; (9)Creating criteria for participant disqualification from the program;(10)Establishing procedures for appeals hearings; and (11)Establishing procedures for recouping state matches or portions of state matches that result in overpayments to participating child-care providers. Effective: April 8, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 4, effective April 8, 2022.