f. Termination of Payments
No child care subsidy shall be paid to any licensed or unlicensed child care provider if there is evidence that a child’s needs are not being met, or that the child is not receiving or is not likely to receive safe and competent care from the provider. Parents and providers shall be notified of the denial or termination of payments to the provider. Disclosure of information obtained from the child abuse registry shall be in accordance with the requirements of subsection (d) of section 17b-749-02 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Providers who disagree with the results of the background check shall be referred to the Departments of Children and Families or Public Safety if they wish to dispute the findings of those agencies. If the findings are reversed, payments may be authorized as of the date verification of the decision by the Department of Children and Families or Public Safety is submitted to the department.
Providers may ask the department to reconsider the decision to deny or discontinue payments if they feel the decision was made in error. The decision by the department shall be considered final and shall not be subject to an administrative hearing request by the provider. Parents may appeal the decision to deny or discontinue payments pursuant to the requirements of section 17b-749-21 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
The request for reconsideration shall be made in writing by the provider and contain the details the department is being asked to consider. The department shall reach a decision within ten days of the date of the written request for reconsideration or the date that all necessary documentation has been submitted or obtained. The parent and provider shall be provided with a written response concerning the request for reconsideration.