R398-20-3. Fees

  (1) The parent or legal guardian of an eligible child shall pay a monthly cost participation fee if their child is enrolled in the early intervention program and receives fee eligible services. The monthly fee is applicable for any month in which at least one billable service is:

  (a) provided; or

  (b) scheduled and not canceled within required time frames.

  (2) Fees shall be charged based on a sliding fee schedule established by the Department. The sliding fee schedule shall begin at 185% of the most recently published federal poverty guidelines.

  (3) The maximum fee on the sliding fee schedule shall be $200 per month.

  (4) The family cost participation fee shall not be charged if the child or the child's family receives benefits under any of the following programs:

  (a) Medicaid;

  (b) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families;

  (c) Family Employment Plan - Cash Assistance;

  (d) Women Infants and Young Children;

  (e) Early Head Start;

  (f) Primary Care Network; or

  (g) Children's Health Insurance Program.