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Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.001 7 AAC 41.425. Penalties for an intentional program violation. (a) A family found to have committed a child care assistance intentional program violation is subject to the following penalties:
(1) for the first child care assistance intentional program violation resulting in no dollar loss to the department, the department will impose a requirement limiting the family to a specific provider type appropriate to help ensure compliance for six months;
(2) for the first child care assistance intentional program violation resulting in a dollar loss to the department, the department will impose
(A) a requirement limiting the family to a specific provider type appropriate to help ensure compliance for six months;
(B) a 10 percent reduction in child care assistance benefits for six months; and
(C) an obligation to repay the child care assistance program loss attributable to the intentional program violation regardless of the family’s continued participation;
(3) for the second child care assistance intentional program violation regardless of dollar loss, the department will impose one or more of the following:
(A) a requirement limiting the family to a specific provider type appropriate to help ensure compliance for 12 months;
(B) a 20 percent reduction in child care assistance benefits for 12 months;
(C) an obligation to repay the child care assistance program loss attributable to the intentional program violation regardless of the family’s continued participation;
(4) for the third child care assistance intentional program violation regardless of dollar loss, the department will impose an obligation to repay the child care assistance program loss attributable to the intentional program violation and permanently terminate a family from the program, including terminating authorizations. (b) A provider found to have committed a child care assistance intentional program violation resulting in a loss of over $100 is subject to the following penalties: