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Page 151 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Overpayment Recovery Title 13: Social Service Resources Chapter G: Child Care Assistance June 14, 2024 Sanctions for Provider Fraud NOTE: This sanction does not affect the provider’s ability to remain registered or licensed. The sanction affects only eligibility to receive CCA funding from the Department. 3. At the same time the Notice of Decision is sent to impose the sanction, Department staff shall send each CCA family a notice to inform them that a sanction is being imposed on their provider and offer to assist the family in finding another provider. PROMISE JOBS staff shall send any FIP families who are using the sanctioned provider the Notice of Child Care Assistance Provider Sanction, form 470-4053. NOTE: A list of all children who are authorized to receive care from the sanctioned provider will be generated to serve as the mailing list for the Notice of Child Care Assistance Provider Sanction. This list will be included in the e-mail notification sent from the Department’s central office to the Department’s field staff about the provider sanction. 4. The Notice of Decision: Child Care imposing the sanction requires the provider to submit the names and addresses of all children (both CCA eligible and private-pay children) receiving care to the Department’s CCA worker within five business days. If the provider submits the names, send the Notice of Child Care Assistance Provider Sanction to all families who have not already received notification. If the provider fails to submit the names and addresses within five business days as required, staff should contact the Department’s central office. The Department’s central office will request that the attorney general file a petition with the district court of the county in which the provider is located for issuance of a temporary injunction enjoining the provider from providing child care until the names and addresses are submitted to the Department. The Department will maintain a list of sanctioned child care providers and make it available to the public on the Department’s web site. The Department’s field staff will be notified when a provider is added to the list of sanctioned providers. NOTE: Before approving a provider’s CCA payment and before signing a new or updated Child Care Assistance Provider Agreement, check the sanction list to ensure that providers who are suspended or ineligible for CCA funding are not approved to receive CCA payments in error.