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• The recipient will be allowed to retain the certificate if eligibility can be established by valid documentation.

Second Offense

• The recipient will be temporarily restricted from receiving benefits through CCPP for one (1) year.

Third Offense

• The recipient will be permanently restricted from receiving benefits through CCPP. • If a certificate is terminated due to wrongful action by a recipient with no evidence of wrongful action by the child care provider, MDHS will give the provider a two-week notice of the termination.

Fraud

If an IPV is substantiated due to fraudulent behavior on the part of the recipient, the recipient will be permanently restricted from CCPP participation.

NOTE: Penalties for violations occur over the provider’s and recipient’s lifetime within CCPP and follow the child care provider, not the individual licensed facilities and follow recipients CCPP enrollment.

For example, if a child care provider owns multiple child care facilities and is found to have committed fraud, the child care provider may be subject to immediate, permanent removal from CCPP for all child care facilities owned by the provider. Multiple penalties may be accrued within the same investigation.

For example, if a recipient transfers their certificate to multiple child care providers, past violations will stand with that recipient’s CCPP enrollment.

Source: 45 CFR 98.100(d); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025

Rule 9.8 Administrative Agency Appeal

An administrative agency appeal hearing is available for any child care provider, applicant or recipient upon written request to the Administrative Hearings Division of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of MDHS. An administrative agency appeal hearing provides an opportunity for a more formal review when the child care provider, applicant, or recipient disagrees with an adverse action that was taken directly by MDHS.