Mont. Admin. R. 37.75.201 - DAY CARE HOME SPONSORS SERVICE AREAS
(1)
The Montana CACFP sets geographical boundaries of operation for sponsors.
Boundaries are set based on financial viability and need for services.
Geographical boundaries follow county lines.
(2) In any area of the state where at least
two day care home sponsors are currently available to all program participants,
additional sponsor applications will not be accepted.
(3) If a provider would be more efficiently
served by a sponsor in an adjacent service area, the service areas may be
adjusted if this arrangement is by mutual consent between the affected
sponsors, and prior written approval is obtained from the department after the
department confirms that the provider would be more efficiently served by the
adjacent service area sponsor.
(4)
A prospective new sponsor must demonstrate to the department the need for the
services to be provided by submitting a list of registered and operating day
care home providers who are not presently served by a sponsor in the proposed
geographical area. The department will then determine whether the existing
sponsors are capable of providing CACFP services to the new providers on the
list.
(5) An institution interested
in becoming a day care home sponsor must be either a governmental or private
nonprofit organization.
(6) Prior
to completing an application, preliminary documentation must be submitted to
and approved by the Montana CACFP that includes:
(a) a written request to become a sponsor
with the name, physical address, and telephone number of the
organization;
(b) articles of
incorporation as a tax-exempt organization, in accordance with state
law;
(c) documentation from the
internal revenue service that the organization is a private nonprofit
corporation, tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(d) a statement that the institution has a
board of directors;
(e) an
organizational flowchart stating which personnel will administer the
CACFP;
(f) certification that
neither the organization nor any of its principals have ever been disqualified
from participation in any publicly funded program or been convicted in the last
seven years of any activity that indicated a lack of business integrity,
including, but not limited to, fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, or
bribery;
(g) documentation of
financial viability that demonstrates the ability to withstand temporary
interruptions in program payments and pay expenses that are not funded through
the CACFP;
(h) documentation of
administrative capability that reflects adequate staff to operate and
administer the program, including the supervision and monitoring of
participating facilities; and
(i)
documentation of program accountability that includes financial management,
recordkeeping, claim processing, and training systems that will be
used.
(7) The
application to become a new sponsor must include the following:
(a) written acknowledgment of receipt of the
criteria for sponsors;
(b) a
written sponsor proposal; and
(c)
an oral presentation.
(8) A prospective sponsor must complete the
written proposal, orientation training, oral presentation, and Montana CACFP
training and be approved for each requirement before the institution will be
allowed to become a sponsor.
(9) In
the event that a sponsor discontinues or is terminated and disqualified from
participation in the CACFP, the department may facilitate moving providers to
existing sponsors that are able to demonstrate the capability to serve the
providers of the discontinuing or terminated sponsor. The department will
notify all providers and sponsors in the event that a sponsor discontinues or
is terminated from CACFP participation. If the department determines that the
existing sponsors in a service area are unable to serve the providers, the
department may facilitate moving providers to existing sponsors outside of the
existing sponsor's service area.
Notes
52-2-704, MCA; IMP, 52-2-702, 52-2-704, MCA;
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