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4420-3 A. FAMILY PENALTIES FOR AN INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION The Fraud Control Unit (FCU) will issue a Child Care Assistance – Family Notice of Intentional Program Violation Penalty to the family describing the penalty requirement, specific timeframe of the penalty, and requirement to repay the program loss, if any.

When a family participating in Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) I is found to have committed an IPV, the penalty is handled through their Temporary Assistance (TA) case, unless specifically stated in the judgement.

1. Penalties When a family is found to have committed an IPV they are subject to the following penalties which will be outlined in the notice:

a. First (1 st) IPV and No Dollar Loss The CCPO will impose a provider lock-in for up to six (6) months. A provider lock-in would require the family to use a specific type of child care provider.

b. First (1 st) IPV With a Dollar Loss In every case when there is a dollar loss due to an IPV the penalty requiring repayment will be imposed. Additionally, the CCPO will impose a provider lock-in for six (6) months and a ten percent (10%) reduction in the family’s child care assistance benefits for six (6) months.

If the family fails to enter into a repayment plan, or stops making agreed upon payments, the CCPO will take action to debar the family. See section 4410-5 Child Care Assistance Program Debarment.

c. Second IPV A second IPV may or may not have a dollar loss due to the IPV. The CCPO will impose a provider lock-in for twelve (12) months and a twenty percent (20%) reduction in the family’s child care assistance benefits for twelve (12) months. Additionally, if there is a dollar loss the penalty requiring repayment will be imposed. d. Third IPV A third IPV will result in the family’s CCAP participation being permanently terminated regardless of a dollar loss.