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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 05/2022

4.3.3.6 MFIP fraud disqualifications and convictions All parents in MFIP household have been fraud disqualified In a one-parent household, do not approve MFIP/DWP child care if the parent has been disqualified from MFIP and there is a child only MFIP grant. In a two-parent household, do not approve MFIP child care assistance under the MFIP/DWP subprogram for families when both parents have been disqualified from MFIP due to MFIP fraud. When all parents in the MFIP household have been fraud disqualified, assess eligibility for the Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) subprogram: • If Basic Sliding Fee funds are not available, the family is subject to the Basic Sliding Fee waiting list. • If funds are available, approve child care assistance if all eligibility requirements are met Two-parent household in which only one parent has been fraud disqualified If the family includes two parents and only one parent has been disqualified for MFIP fraud, see information in the “Two-parent households when only one parent is on MFIP” section above. MFIP extensions MFIP participants who have reached their 60-month lifetime limit may be eligible for an extension of MFIP if they meet a hardship extension category. Extended MFIP participants must sign and continue to follow an Employment Plan. The family continues to be eligible for MFIP/DWP child care subprogram when MFIP is extended. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.05 Minnesota Statutes 119B.011 Minnesota Statutes 256J Minnesota Rules 3400.0080