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Hearing; and v. The time frame within which the conference and/or Administrative Hearing request must be submitted, for Child Care Services to continue. d. Furnish the Child Care Provider a copy of the Notification of Termination issued to the Parent; e. Use an alternative form of notification when sensitive information should not be shared with the Child Care Provider; and f. Furnish the Caseworker with a copy of the Notification of Termination if the Child was referred by a Caseworker. 3. Notification of Termination by the Department by phone, mail or email, will constitute the beginning of the twelve (12) calendar day Notification of Termination. C. Notification of Termination 1. A Parent, Child Care Provider, or a Caseworker on behalf of a Child that is in the Care and Custody of the Department, who chooses to terminate Child Care Services, will be required to submit to the Child Care Affordability Program, a written Notification of Termination twelve (12) days prior to the effective date of the termination. Notice may additionally be made in person, or by direct telephone contact. 2. Parents must give the Child Care Provider a written notice twelve (12) calendar days prior to terminating Child Care Services. The Department must receive a copy of this notice. 3. Parents who fail to give the Child Care Provider a written twelve (12) calendar day notification that Child Care Services are being terminated will pay the Child Care Provider the assessed Parent Fee for each day of Child Care Services during the twelve (12) calendar day notification period that their child care spot remains vacant. 4. If the Parent fails to give the required notice, the Department will pay the Child Care Provider Child Care Affordability Program Payments for each service day short of the notification period and only for the days that the Parent’s child care spot is vacant. The Department will not pay the Parent Fee. 5. If the Department pays the Child Care Provider when the Parent fails to give the required notice, the Department will not pay a second Child Care Provider on behalf of the Parent for the same Child and for the same period of time.