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they have a personal relationship or there is a potential conflict of interest; h. A Child Care Program Office (CCPO) or Designee applying, or participating staff member’s case is processed by a supervisor or neutral third (3rd) party who is not a co-worker or subordinate of the applicant; and i. Written notification issued to a family with an incorrect family’s information is documented and the grant award Notification of Suspected Breach form is submitted to theCCPO.

2. Prohibition Against Using Family and Provider Information: It is a violation against state statute and regulation (AS 47.05.020, AS 47.05.030, AS 47.32.180 and AS 47.32.190, Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 7 AAC 37, 7 AAC 41.400, and 7 AAC 57.055) to use information obtained from families or providers participating in the CCAP or to disclose this information to any person other than the applicant or recipient, with the following exceptions:

a. Persons directly involved in the administration and enforcement of the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (TA), including but not limited to users of this manual identified in 4000-3 Child Care Assistance Program Manual Users, and b. Persons directly involved in other state or federally funded assistance programs including, Tribal Organizations administering Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) CCAP. CCDF CCAP persons include but are not limited to users of this manual identified in 4000-3 Child Care Assistance Program Manual Users.

4010-2 CIVIL RIGHTS Staff administering any aspect of the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) will not discriminate against any applicant or participant, including, but not limited to, the: application submission or withdrawal; certification of families and approval of providers; issuance of program benefits; request to discontinue assistance; choice of participating child care provider; conduct of administrative reviews or hearing process or the conduct of any other program service, for reasons of age, race, color, sex, disability, religious creed, national origin or political belief.