f. Changing Providers

Parents may change providers at any time. The certificate of payment for the current provider shall expire on the date services ended or the date the CCAP administrator issues written notice to the provider if the change is reported after services ended. Payments for the new provider shall not begin prior to the date the current certificate of payment expires. To avoid a lapse in coverage, parents shall report changes in providers to the CCAP administrator at least ten days in advance of the date of the change.

Parents who change providers shall be given fifteen days to submit a child care agreement form for the new provider. Eligibility shall terminate at the end of the month in which the fifteenth day falls if the child care agreement form is not submitted by the end of that month and there are no other children in the family who are eligible for payment. If the child care agreement form is submitted late but before eligibility is terminated, the change shall be effective on the date the form is submitted or the date services began, whichever is later. Good cause provisions shall not apply. If eligibility is terminated, the parent shall reapply for the program.