CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 792—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS > SUBPART B—Agency Use of Appropriated Funds for Child Care Costs for Lower Income Employees—What Is the Child Care Subsidy Program Legislation and to Whom Does It Apply? (§792.200 to > 792.224—Are child care subsidies paid to the Federal employee using the child care?

792.224—Are child care subsidies paid to the Federal employee using the child care?

Agencies must pay the child care provider directly, unless one of the following exceptions applies:
(a) If an agency chooses to have an organization administer its program (see § 792.223 ), the organization pays the child care provider;
(b) For overseas locations, the agency may choose to pay the employee if the provider deals only in foreign currency; or
(c) In unique circumstances, an agency may obtain written permission from OPM to do so.