Should I term?

[Unregistered]

New, here and I need some advice.
I have a DCM whom is related to me, but we are not close. I provide care for her two DCB's. the problem is that she is behind 5 months of co-payments, which are Only $15.00 per month! she has failed to pay them regardless of my remainders of payment. so far she owes $75. its annoying.

[Michael]

Some helpful threads: https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.php?tag=late+payment

https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37111

[Willow]

I'm curious, what is a co-payment?

[Blackcat31]

I'm curious, what is a co-payment?

A co-pay is the parent portion of what the state assistance program does not cover.

The wording in our state says the co-pay is the portion the parent must PAY FIRST before the state pays the rest.

New, here and I need some advice.
I have a DCM whom is related to me, but we are not close. I provide care for her two DCB's. the problem is that she is behind 5 months of co-payments, which are Only $15.00 per month! she has failed to pay them regardless of my remainders of payment. so far she owes $75. its annoying.

Technically, YOU should be making sure the parent pays that portion FIRST before the state pays the rest. I would tell this mom that there will be no services until she pays her co-pays.

I require all my parents who have co-pays to pre-pay the co-pay prior to the service period. If you want her to pay the co-pay, bill her for it and tell her you will no longer be providing services until she pays her portion IN FULL.

It's one thing to give a parent struggling to make ends meet a break but when parents are already receiving help/assistance and still aren't paying their share of it....well that just irks me.

You should never have allowed her to continue receiving services after she missed the first payment. Part of your responsibility when accepting state assisted parents is to collect their share. (Atleast in my state it is.)

Bill her for what she owes and don't feel badly for it.