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on how to find a child care provider, review a provider’s compliance, access information regarding a provider’s participation in a voluntary quality recognition and improvement system, file a complaint against a child care provider, and find the program’s established reimbursement rate. (c) A designee shall refer a provider subject to licensure under AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 57 to the department. (d) A designee shall deny or discontinue a family’s or a provider’s participation in the program if the family or provider is ineligible under AS 47.25.001 — 47.25.095 or this chapter. Subject to 7 AAC 41.400 — 7 AAC 41.450, the designee shall mail to the provider or the family, as applicable, a written determination of denial or discontinuance of participation in the program and a request for an administrative hearing form. Under 7 AAC 41.400 — 7 AAC 41.450, a designee may submit to the department a recommendation regarding any change in program participation based on noncompliance with AS 47.25.001 — 47.25.095 or this chapter. (e) A designee shall immediately report to the department any noncompliance with this chapter. The department will evaluate the report and, if the department determines that an on-site investigation is warranted, will conduct an on-site investigation and make findings based on the investigation. (f) The department may separately approve, deny, monitor, and investigate providers and families, regardless of whether a designation has been made under this section. (g) If the designation under this section is accomplished through a grant or contract, the designee shall administer its grant or contract in compliance with this chapter, other applicable state or federal law, and the grant or contract, regardless of whether the designee has subcontracted administrative duties to a subcontractor. Any subcontract must require the subcontractor to administer the subcontract in compliance with this chapter, and other applicable state or federal law. (h) A designee shall only use forms prescribed by the department to administer the child care assistance program and may not require additional designee forms as part of a family’s or provider’s eligibility for program participation. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 1/5/2017, Register 221; am 10/31/2019, Register 232) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.300 AS 47.05.340

AS 47.05.310 AS 47.25.001