Nebraska § 43-536 Child care reimbursement; assessment; adjustment of rate; participation in quality rating and improvement system; effect

Nebraska Statutes

§ 43-536 — Child care reimbursement; assessment; adjustment of rate; participation in quality rating and improvement system; effect

Nebraska § 43-536

Ch. 43Infants and Juveniles

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-536 (2026).

Text

In determining the rate of reimbursement for child care, the Department of Health and Human Services shall assess the market rates and costs for provision of services of the child care providers in the state, utilizing an approved methodology in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 98.45, as such section existed on January 1, 2024. The department shall adjust the reimbursement rate for child care every odd-numbered year at a rate not less than the seventy-fifth percentile of the current market rate, except that (1) nationally accredited child care providers may be reimbursed at higher rates and (2) an applicable child care or early childhood education program, as defined in section  71-1954 , that is participating in the quality rating and improvement system and has received a rating of step three or

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In determining the rate of reimbursement for child care, the Department of Health and Human Services shall assess the market rates and costs for provision of services of the child care providers in the state, utilizing an approved methodology in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 98.45, as such section existed on January 1, 2024. The department shall adjust the reimbursement rate for child care every odd-numbered year at a rate not less than the seventy-fifth percentile of the current market rate, except that (1) nationally accredited child care providers may be reimbursed at higher rates and (2) an applicable child care or early childhood education program, as defined in section 71-1954 , that is participating in the quality rating and improvement system and has received a rating of step three or higher under the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act may be reimbursed at higher rates based upon the program's quality scale rating under the quality rating and improvement system.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1995, LB 455, § 20; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 174; Laws 1997, LB 307, § 69; Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 28; Laws 2003, LB 414, § 1; Laws 2007, LB296, § 123; Laws 2011, LB464, § 1; Laws 2013, LB507, § 14; Laws 2017, LB335, § 1; Laws 2024, LB904, § 1. Cross References: Step Up to Quality Child Care Act, see section 71-1952.