KRS 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

(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 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.