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Sponsor seeks 15‑day reimbursement requirement for child‑care providers serving children in foster care
Summary
LD 11 91 would require DHHS to pay childcare providers for foster‑care placements within 15 days of a complete invoice; department testimony said most payments already meet administrative timelines and raised concerns about language and issues outside OCFS control.
Senate sponsor testimony introduced LD 11 91, which would require the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse childcare providers who care for children in state custody within 15 days of receiving a complete invoice and to establish procedures to ensure timely processing.
Betsy Grant, a licensed child‑care provider with 25 years' experience and a provider of foster‑care child placements, testified in support and described operational challenges when placements arrive on short notice and…
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