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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2023 Adverse Action Notices – Family 12.3.9 Overlapping adverse action periods Two reasons for case closure If a 15-day adverse action closing notice is already in effect for one reason and prior to that original closing date a worker approves a second adverse action for case closure, the worker must give 15-day notice for each action. MEC2 cannot process overlapping adverse action periods when a case is closing. In cases where a second adverse action is given during the first 15-day notice period of case closure, workers need to send a manual adverse action notice and should add a worker comment to the second adverse action notice with the following information: • Explain that the case is still scheduled to close as of the date on the first notice. • Note that if the reason for the first closure is resolved prior to the effective date, the case will remain open until the closure date on the manual notice. See also the MEC² User Manual Overlapping Adverse Action Periods Workaround. Copay increase followed by case close When a copay fee is supposed to increase in the future (first adverse action) and an approval to close the case is done prior to the effective date of the copay fee increase (due to a second adverse action) and then the case is approved eligible within 15 days of the effective date of the copay fee increase or the case is reinstated, the copay effective date will be later to allow for another 15-day notice. See the MEC² User Manual page Copay Fee Changes for more information. Legal authority Minnesota Statues 119B.025 Minnesota Statutes 119B.161, Subd. 2 Minnesota Rules 3400.0185, Subp. 6 – 10 & 12 Minnesota Rules 3400.0040, Subp. 4