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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Payments to providers 9.3 • All criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings related to the alleged misconduct have concluded and all appeal rights have been exhausted. A provider that has their payments stopped under clauses 1 or 2 may request an administrative review. See Chapter 15.6 (Family and Provider Appeal Rights). Lifting payment stops If DHS determines a payment stop can be lifted: • Payments may be made for services provided before the payment stop took effect, if the provider bills timely and accurately. See information in the section titled “Timeline to submit bills” above about the provider’s timeline for submitting bills. • The provider must complete a new registration to receive CCAP again. Registration does not guarantee a child’s authorization or payment. Assuming all other registration requirements are met, the new registration may go back to the later of: • The date the registration closed previously OR • The date set in a legally binding settlement agreement. For service dates after the new registration opens, standard eligibility, authorization, and payment policies for families apply. For example, see: • Chapter 4.18 (Date of Eligibility) for retroactive eligibility limits. • Chapter 9.1 (Child Care Authorization) for information about the earliest date care can be paid if a provider provided care without receiving a Service Authorization and billing form. Clause Four Clause 4 implementation for: • DHS Licensed and certified child care centers is handled state-wide by DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) staff • DHS Licensed family child care providers is handled by CCAP agencies that choose this policy in their County and Tribal Child Care Fund Plan. Approximately once a month, the department will send a list of licensed family child care providers with a licensing order of suspension or revocation to CCAP agencies who have chosen to implement clause four. If a child care provider appeals a registration closure under clause 4, the provider’s: • Registration must stay closed, and payments cannot continue for service dates after the registration closes, while an appeal is pending; and • Child care assistance appeal will happen after a final decision is reached about their license or certification. See Chapter 15.15 (Continuation of Benefits).