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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 1/2021 Changes in residence 8.1.15 Moving out of Minnesota Household impacts • If verified, update the family’s address in MEC² and approve the ineligible results generated. • If not verified, request verification following guidance in Chapter 7.4 (Verification – 12 month eligibility period). If the family does not return requested verification, update the family’s address in MEC² and approve the ineligible results generated. Authorization impacts If the family is still using the child care provider, do not end the Service Authorization until the case closes. If the family reports that they are no longer using the child care provider, end the Service Authorization with a 15-day adverse action notice. Returned mail with no forwarding address Knowing a family’s address is important for case maintenance. If a CCAP family’s mail has been returned to the CCAP agency and there is no forwarding address, take the following steps: 1. Do not update the Address window. Follow up with a phone call to the family. 2. If you connect with the family and they have a new address within your county, update the Address window in MEC² with the new address. Verification of the move is not required until the family’s next redetermination. 3. If you connect with the family and they have a new address in a different county, start the move transfer process. Verification of the move is required by the new county before they can issue a new Service Authorization. If you do not connect with the family, end the Service Authorization with a 15-day adverse action notice. On the Service Authorization to the family and provider, add a comment explaining the family must contact their CCAP worker. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.025 Minnesota Statute 119B.03 Minnesota Statute 119B.10 Minnesota Rule 3400.0020 Minnesota Rule 3400.0040 Minnesota Rule 3400.0060 Minnesota Rule 3400.0080