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35 be subject to penalties as described in Chapter 9: Program Compliance. Changes must be reported within ten (10) days after the change has occurred. The Parent Change of Information Form, which can be found at https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/eccd/parents/forms/.

Note: Families should not wait until the redetermination period begins sixty (60) days prior to the end of the initial eligibility period to report changes that may have occurred past the ten- day (10) reporting period. If a parent has a loss of job, a 90-day job search will be issued to provide the family with time to secure new employment or educational training.

MDHS is required to act on information reported by the family if it will reduce the family’s co- payment or increase the family’s subsidy benefit amount. MDHS is prohibited from acting on information reported by the family that would reduce the family’s subsidy benefit amount unless the information reported indicates that the family’s income exceeds 85% of the State Median Income after considering temporary or irregular fluctuations in income or the family has experienced a non-temporary change in meeting the work/education requirement.

MDHS assumes that the last reported contact information provided to be accurate unless notified otherwise by the parent or family. Correspondence will be sent to the most recent email address and/or phone number that MDHS has on file. Parents and families are required to report any changes to contact information within the ten (10) days of contact information being changed.

Changes that must be reported include:

1. Changes in household income 2. Parents must report if work hours fall below twenty-five (25) hours per week. 3. Marital status 4. Household size 5. Change in residency/address 6. Contact information (email address, phone number, etc.) 7. Parent or guardian legal name change 8. Voluntary withdrawal from CCPP 9. Changes in Employment or Education/Job Training which include but are not limited to: • Any cessation in employment (i.e. resignation, retirement, termination, or reduction in workforce) must be reported to MDHS • Any cessation of attendance at a job training or educational program • Failure to report under this rule will result in the parent’s inability to be eligible for the 90-day job search period, which can result in a loss of subsidy.

Please note that child care providers are notified no later than the date MDHS becomes aware of a family's eligibility status change. The notification gives providers a two-week notice of the pending change.

Source: 45 CFR 98.21; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4