The department shall adopt rules it deems reasonable or necessary to implement child care services and to further the objectives of this article. Rules adopted by the department shall include:
1. Criteria for making child care assistance eligibility determinations.
2. Criteria for certifying child care home and in-home providers.
3. Criteria for operating child care resource and referral services and for suspending and terminating referrals to participating child care providers pursuant to section 41-1967.