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d. Email the Child Care Assistance Program Debar Removed Notice to the Designee’s Local Administrator and assigned provider specialist indicating action is needed, if any; e. Provide any assistance needed to the worker; and f. Move the provider’s information from the Debarred tab to the Provider Recoupment tab of the Combined Claim Tracking spreadsheet.

4420 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FRAUD Fraud is an intentional action, inaction, or statement made by a family or provider to deliberately misrepresent, conceal, or withhold information, resulting in establishing a benefit or payment to the family or the provider which the family or provider is not entitled. In the Division of Public Assistance (DPA) programs, fraud is frequently referred to as an Intentional Program Violation (IPV). An IPV may occur with or without a benefit overpayment having occurred.

If an IPV is found to have been committed, associated penalties will be imposed on the individual(s) who are named in the document but will affect the entire family case or provider found to have committed the IPV. Additionally, the family or provider will be required to repay all Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) benefits wrongfully received. The DPA, Program Integrity and Analysis (PI&A), Fraud Control Unit (FCU) maintains program integrity through the detection and prevention of Public Assistance fraud.

The FCU functions include:

1. Developing and coordinating fraud prevention activities statewide;

2. Investigating fraud allegations to determine if fraud or attempted fraud has occurred;

3. Referring severe cases of fraud to the Department of Law, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, for possible criminal prosecution;

4. Calculating program losses due to fraud and obtaining repayment through an agreement with the recipient, a favorable administrative hearing decision, or through a prosecution judgment; and