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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Effect of appeal decisions 15.18 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. • Chapter 9.3 (Payments to Providers) for information about billing timelines. If a provider is subject to a payment stop and has a disqualification for wrongfully obtaining assistance, an administrative disqualification, or a termination, then the Child Care Assistance Program retains any payments suspended or held during a fraud investigation. See Chapter 13.9.3 (Administrative Disqualification-Provider). Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.011, subd. 19a Minnesota Statutes 119B.125, subd. 1 Minnesota Statutes 119B.13, subd. 6 Minnesota Statutes 119B.16 Minnesota Statutes 119B.161 Minnesota Rules 3400.0120, subp. 1 Minnesota Rules 3400.0187 Minnesota Rules 3400.0230