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Program violations occurring after approval date of a second signed Waiver or being found guilty of committing a second violation until: ______________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual If a non-NEON customer is serving a child care IPV penalty and becomes NEON eligible, the penalty period is suspended, and they will be served as a NEON customer with no penalty while receiving NEON. Once NEON ends, the penalty period begins again until the penalty is fulfilled. Example: A first occurrence IPV is imposed in January for an at-risk customer and the household is reduced to 80% subsidy for 6 months. In March the household becomes NEON eligible and remains NEON eligible for 4 months. The IPV will be suspended in March and will resume in July through October. 724 Identification of IPV’s IPVs may be identified through a variety of means. The violation does not have to be discovered through an investigation or omission by the accused individual and does not have to include an incorrect payment of benefits. As defined in manual section 720, the attempt to acquire benefits incorrectly may be reason enough to pursue disqualification penalties. Substantiation of a violation may be accomplished through, but is not limited to, collateral contacts, automated interfaces, case investigations or eligibility interviews. 725 IPV Penalty Occurrences When one or more IPVs are discovered, each occurrence must be separated by an Administrative Disqualification/Penalty order or signed and approved Administrative Disqualification/Penalty Waiver or criminal court Judgment of Conviction (JOC) before the next level of penalty may be pursued. Occurrences are separated in the following manner: Program violations occurring from the date of the first violation conviction: • the date of disqualification/penalty (date of the hearing officer’s First Violation notification letter) order; • date of signed and approved Waiver (date signed by designated I&R staff member); or • date of the JOC, regardless of the number of violations committed in between. Program violations occurring after the first violation or after the approval date of an initial signed Waiver or being found guilty of committing a first violation until: Second Violation • the date of disqualification/penalty (date of the hearing officer’s notification letter) order; • until date of signed and approved Waiver (date signed by designated I&R staff member); or • until date of the JOC, regardless of the number of violations committed in between. 700- Program Violations, Overpayments, Hearings [6] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024