Child Care

Payment for child care is an allowable vocational rehabilitation (VR) expenditure when all four of the following conditions are met:

• Other core VR services are being provided. (Child care is a support service and therefore may not be provided as a stand-alone service. Support services may be provided only in conjunction with core VR services.)
• Child care is necessary to allow the client to participate in the VR process or to participate in IPE services.
• Child care services may be provided only for the legal dependents of the client.
• Child care services are subject to economic need.

Authorization and payment procedures

Child Care payments, when allowable according to RS Policy, will be made using the standard authorization and payment process on KMIS. Payments should be made directly to the child care provider. Imprest payments for child care will not be allowed.

Child care authorizations shall be consistent with the fee structure established through Economic and Employment Support for the Department for Children and Families. RS payments for child care may not exceed this fee/rate schedule. This fee/rate structure may be found at: http://content.dcf.ks.gov/EES/KEESM/Appendix/C-18_ProviderRateCht.pdf .

Effective Date: August 22, 2012