DHS Announces Changes for Improvements to Monthly Subsidy Documents Submittal Process Set to Take Effect August 1

The VI Department of Human Services’ Office of Child Care and Regulatory Services (OCCRS) on Tuesday announced that in its continuing efforts to effectuate a seamless payment process, beginning August 1 all licensed child care providers (formal and informal) that participate in the subsidy program must submit electronic and hard copies of payment documentation. D.H.S. said providers should email payment documents to [email protected]. Providers should also arrange to submit hard copies to the OCCRS in their district, as usual. This process allows for payment processing to begin upon receipt of the electronic copies and also creates a back-up system for verification and auditing purposes, the department said. It also thanked providers that facilitated "a test run of the system for the months of June and July." As a reminder, all licensed child care providers who participate in the subsidy program must have an executed Revised 2021 Provider Agreement in order to receive...