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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Approving eligibility at redetermination 10.6.6 allowing for a 15-day notice. Suspend the family’s case for a period up to one year. See Chapter 8.9 (Suspending a case). • Authorize child care when the in-home child care request is approved by DHS or the family chooses an out-of-home provider. Child care can be authorized retroactively back to the date care was ended or three months prior to the date the Service Authorization is issued, whichever is later. See Chapter 9.3 (Payments to providers). Copay changes Information verified at redetermination may change the family’s copay. • A copay decrease is effective the biweekly period after the redetermination is processed. • A copay increase requires a 15-day notice. You must ensure the family’s copay does not increase during the 12-month eligibility period. The copay increase is effective the biweekly period after the 15-day notice. The time period with the lower copay is not an overpayment unless the family failed to report a change timely. - When a closed case is reinstated and the redetermination is processed resulting in a copay increase, a 15-day adverse action notice is required. See Chapter 10.6.10 (Redetermination processing - reinstatement). Authorized hours changes Information verified at redetermination may change the number of hours authorized for a child. • An increase in the number of hours authorized is effective the biweekly period after the redetermination is processed. Authorized hours may also be increased for biweekly periods prior to the date the redetermination was processed if the child qualifies for more hours. • A decrease in the number of hours authorized requires a 15-day notice. Give 15-day notice from the day the redetermination is processed. The decrease in the number of hours authorized is effective the biweekly period after the 15-day notice. The time period with the higher authorized hours is not an overpayment unless the family failed to report a change timely. Caseworkers should reference the MEC² User Manual (go to Service Authorizations > Reduction of Hrs to a Provider Requiring a 15-Day Notice Workaround) to correctly reduce authorized hours with a 15-day notice. - When a closed case is reinstated and the redetermination is processed resulting in a decrease in the number of hours authorized, a 15-day adverse action notice is required. See Chapter 10.6.10 (Redetermination processing - reinstatement). Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.025 Minnesota Statutes 119B.13, subd. 6 Minnesota Rules 3400.0180