diff --git a/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue b/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
index f38df0372..f48b1f43b 100644
--- a/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
+++ b/src/digital-components/date-picker/date-picker.vue
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export default {
             if (event.screenX === 0 && event.screenY === 0) {
                 return;
             }
-            this.$emit("date-selected", date);
+            this.$emit("date-clicked", date);
         },
         getWeekStartDate(dateString) {
             const date = convertDateStringToDate(dateString);
@@ -846,6 +846,12 @@ export default {
         },
     },
     watch: {
+        isLoading(newValue) {
+            // if done loading dates, then set to first available date
+            if (newValue === false && this.firstAvailableSelectableDate) {
+                this.selectedDate = this.firstAvailableSelectableDate;
+            }
+        },
         modelValue(newValue) {
             this.resetField({
                 value: newValue,
diff --git a/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue b/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
index e0edcd544..654c7b01a 100644
--- a/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/schedule/schedule.vue
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
                             :isOvernightDropoff="isOvernightDropoff" />
                     </div>
                     <datePicker
+                        :currentZip="zipCode"
+                        :currentProviderNumber="selectedProvider?.providerNumber"
                         v-show="appointmentType"
                         customComponentId="dateQuestion"
                         selectableDatesSetting="custom"
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@
                         class="text-link-small"
                         :getMoreDatesCallback="getMoreScheduleData"
                         validationRules="date-required"
-                        @date-selected="handleDateSelected"
+                        @date-clicked="handleDateClicked"
                         :pricingByDayBasePrice="pricingByDayBasePrice"
                         :pricingByDayUpcharge="pricingByDayUpcharge"
                         :showPricingByDay="showPricingByDay"
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@
                         :timeSlotsForSelectedDate="timeSlotsForSelectedDate"
                         :isSameDay="isSameDay"
                         :selectedRouteCodeData="selectedRouteCodeData"
+                        :isDatePickerDoneInitializing="isDatePickerDoneInitializing"
                         @waitListRequested="handleWaitListRequested" />
                     <navbar
                         cmsWidgetName="FunnelFooterWidget"
@@ -473,6 +476,7 @@ export default {
                 experimentSettings.SHOW_MOBILE_FIRST_APPT,
                 "true"
             ),
+            isDatePickerDoneInitializing: false,
         };
     },
     async beforeRouteEnter(to, from, next) {
@@ -638,12 +642,12 @@ export default {
         showTimeSlotQuestion() {
             if (
                 this.selectedDate &&
-                this.appointmentTypeFromAppointmentTypeQuestion &&
-                this.timeSlotsForSelectedDate
+                this.selectedDate.includes("mobile") &&
+                !this.isMobileSelected
             ) {
-                return true;
+                this.setSelectedDateToFirstAvailable();
             }
-            return false;
+            return this.selectedDate && this.appointmentTypeFromAppointmentTypeQuestion;
         },
         isMobileStaticRecalibrationApplicable() {
             return (
@@ -1184,6 +1188,8 @@ export default {
         async initializeDatePicker() {
             this.isShowMobileFirstAppt && this.showLoadingModal();
 
+            this.selectedDate = null;
+
             const includeMobileTimeSlots = this.isServiceableMobile;
             const includeInshopTimeSlots = this.isServiceableInshop || this.isServiceableDropoff;
             const datePickerInitialData = await this.$refs.datePicker.loadInitialData({
@@ -1224,6 +1230,8 @@ export default {
             }
 
             this.isShowMobileFirstAppt && this.hideLoadingModal();
+            await this.$nextTick();
+            this.isDatePickerDoneInitializing = true;
         },
         getScheduleApiResponse,
         getServiceZipCtuCodeFromStore() {
@@ -1574,40 +1582,28 @@ export default {
         handleWaitListRequested(value) {
             this.waitListRequested = value;
         },
-        handleDateSelected(date) {
-            const previousDate = this.selectedDate;
-
-            // check if date actually changed
-            if (previousDate !== date.dateString) {
-                this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = this.getEmptyTimeSlot();
-                this.updateFooterButtonText(this.selectedTimeSlotInfo);
+        handleDateClicked(date) {
+            // do something to mark this as upcharge day or not...
+            if (date.isPricingByDayUpchargeDay) {
+                this.includePricingByDayUpcharge = true;
+            } else {
+                this.includePricingByDayUpcharge = false;
             }
-
-            // TODO: REMOVE AS PART OF CASH-1634
-            // // do something to mark this as upcharge day or not...
-            // if (date.isPricingByDayUpchargeDay) {
-            //     this.includePricingByDayUpcharge = true;
-            // } else {
-            //     this.includePricingByDayUpcharge = false;
-            // }
-        },
-        getEmptyTimeSlot() {
-            return {
-                timeSlot: {
-                    date: null,
-                    routeCode: null,
-                    startTime: null,
-                    endTime: null,
-                    jobMaxMinutes: null,
-                    jobMinMinutes: null,
-                },
-                isPremiumAppointment: null,
-            };
         },
         updateTimeSlot(timeSlotObj) {
             if (!timeSlotObj?.routeCode) {
                 this.appointmentType = AppointmentTypeStrings.IN_SHOP_OR_DROP_OFF;
-                this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = this.getEmptyTimeSlot();
+                this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = {
+                    timeSlot: {
+                        date: null,
+                        routeCode: null,
+                        startTime: null,
+                        endTime: null,
+                        jobMaxMinutes: null,
+                        jobMinMinutes: null,
+                    },
+                    isPremiumAppointment: null,
+                };
                 return;
             }
             const timeSlot = this.timeSlotsForSelectedDate?.timeSlots?.find(
@@ -1706,9 +1702,6 @@ export default {
         },
         handleAppointmentTypeChange(newAppointmentType) {
             this.updateFooterButtonText();
-            // if time appointment type changes, clear any selected time slot
-            this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = this.getEmptyTimeSlot();
-
             if (newAppointmentType === AppointmentTypeStrings.MOBILE) {
                 // Remember last shop selected if previous selection was inshop/dropoff
                 if (
@@ -1717,6 +1710,17 @@ export default {
                         AppointmentTypeStrings.IN_SHOP_OR_DROP_OFF) &&
                     this.selectedProvider
                 ) {
+                    this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = {
+                        timeSlot: {
+                            date: null,
+                            routeCode: null,
+                            startTime: null,
+                            endTime: null,
+                            jobMaxMinutes: null,
+                            jobMinMinutes: null,
+                        },
+                        isPremiumAppointment: null,
+                    };
                     this.lastSelectedInshopOrDropoffProvider = this.selectedProvider;
                 }
                 this.appointmentType = AppointmentTypeStrings.MOBILE;
@@ -1879,6 +1883,36 @@ export default {
                 this.handleAppointmentTypeChange(newValue);
             },
         },
+        selectedDate(newValue, oldValue) {
+            if (!this.isDatePickerDoneInitializing) {
+                return;
+            } // needed otherwise it nulls selectedTimeSlotInfo too early and prevents a previously selected time slot from auto-selecting
+
+            // Clear time slot selection if date selected changes
+            const selectedDate = this.getSelectedDateFromStore();
+            if (oldValue && this.appointmentType === AppointmentTypeStrings.MOBILE) {
+                oldValue = `${oldValue}-mobile`;
+            }
+            const hasValueChanged = newValue !== oldValue;
+            const isDateDifferent = (newValue || oldValue) !== selectedDate;
+
+            if (hasValueChanged && isDateDifferent && !this.selectedMobileFirstAppointment) {
+                this.selectedTimeSlotInfo = {
+                    timeSlot: {
+                        date: null,
+                        routeCode: null,
+                        startTime: null,
+                        endTime: null,
+                        jobMaxMinutes: null,
+                        jobMinMinutes: null,
+                    },
+                    isPremiumAppointment: null,
+                };
+            }
+        },
+        selectedTimeSlotInfo(newValue) {
+            this.updateFooterButtonText(newValue);
+        },
     },
     components: {
         funnelHeader,
@@ -1891,6 +1925,7 @@ export default {
         textBlock,
         timeSlotQuestion,
         mobileFirstModal,
+
         alert,
         serviceZipModalQuestion,
         appointmentTypeQuestion,
diff --git a/src/layouts/schedule/time-slot-question/time-slot-question.vue b/src/layouts/schedule/time-slot-question/time-slot-question.vue
index d12757571..d2e43054c 100644
--- a/src/layouts/schedule/time-slot-question/time-slot-question.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/schedule/time-slot-question/time-slot-question.vue
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export default {
         isSameDay: Boolean,
         displayWaitList: Boolean,
         selectedRouteCodeData: Object,
+        isDatePickerDoneInitializing: Boolean,
     },
     data() {
         return {
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ export default {
             this.updateDropoffAndTimeSlotAnswersFromSelectedRouteCodeData(newValue);
         },
         timeSlotsForSelectedDate() {
+            if (!this.isDatePickerDoneInitializing) {
+                return;
+            } // needed otherwise it nulls these too early and prevents a previously selected time slot from auto-selecting
             this.selectedAnswerForDropOffOrInshop = null;
             this.selectedAnswerForTimeSlots = null;
             this.autoSelectTimeSlotIfOnlyOneIsAvailable();
diff --git a/src/layouts/service-location/appointment-type-question/appointment-type-question.vue b/src/layouts/service-location/appointment-type-question/appointment-type-question.vue
index 924b2e62a..fc4d08b92 100644
--- a/src/layouts/service-location/appointment-type-question/appointment-type-question.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/service-location/appointment-type-question/appointment-type-question.vue
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ export default {
             },
             set: function (newValue) {
                 this.$emit("update:modelValue", newValue);
-                this.$emit("handle-appointment-type-change", newValue);
             },
         },
         isMobileOnly() {