R277-724-3. Criteria for Sponsoring Organizations and Recruiting Facilities

(1) To be approved as a participant in the CACFP, a sponsoring organization shall provide the following assurances to the Superintendent that the sponsoring organization's recruited facilities: (a) are not currently participating or were recently terminated for convenience by another sponsoring organization due to being outside the sponsoring organization's service area; (b) have not been terminated for cause; (c) have no unresolved serious deficiency pending with another sponsoring organization; and (d) do not owe a refund to another sponsoring organization. (2) Prior to approval, a sponsoring organization shall provide a state agency certification that other sponsoring organizations are unable to accommodate the recruited facilities or the area(s) where the recruited facilities are located because: (a) other sponsoring organizations generate insufficient resources to properly train and monitor facilities; or (b) supervising additional facilities would threaten a currently participating sponsoring organization's viability, capability or accountability.