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5.15 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ........................................................................ 147 5.15.1 USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ........................................................................................................................ 147 5.15.2 FAILURE TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE SERVICES AT ENROLLED ADDRESS AND/OR PROVIDING SERVICES AT A LOCATION THAT IS NOT ENROLLED AND OR WHICH THE CHILD IS NOT CONNECTED. ........................................ 148 5.15.3 MISUSE OF CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS .................................................................... 148 5.15.4 FRAUD/MISREPRESENTATION .............................................................................................................................. 148 5.15.5 VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE BY A PROVIDER ..................................................................................................... 149 5.16 PROCESS FOR TERMINATING A PROVIDER ENROLLMENT .................................................................................. 149 5.16.1 LIFE-THREATENING OR SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF HARM .......................................................................................... 149 5.16.2 NON-LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 150 5.17 COMPLAINTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 150 5.17.1 NOTIFICATION TO CHILD CARE STAFF ................................................................................................................... 150 5.17.2 APPEALS ................................................................................................................................................................ 150 5.17.3 FINAL NOTIFICATION TO THE CLIENTS AND THE PROVIDER FROM THE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM .............. 151 5.17.4 REFERRAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST CLIENTS .......................................................................................................... 152 5.17.5 FACILITY OWNERSHIP CHANGES ................................................................................................................................ 152 5.17.6 CHILD CARE LICENSING CLOSES PROVIDER’S FILE ..................................................................................................... 152 5.18 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION BY THE PROVIDER ................................................................................................... 153 5.18.1 FRAUD ................................................................................................................................................................... 153 5.18.2 FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 154 5.19 AMENDMENTS TO A PROVIDER’S FILE ................................................................................................................ 155 5.19.1 ADDING OR DELETING ADDITIONAL AGE GROUPS ............................................................................................. 155 5.19.2 CHANGE IN FACILITIES REGULATORY STATUS ....................................................................................................... 156 5.19.3 CHANGE IN NAME OF CHILD CARE FACILITY ....................................................................................................... 156 5.19.4 CHANGE IN DIRECTOR OF CHILD CARE FACILITY ................................................................................................. 156 5.19.5 CHANGE IN MAILING/PAYMENT ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBERS ...................................................................... 156 5.19.6 WORKING TELEPHONE ......................................................................................................................................... 156 Chapter 6 CASE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 158 6.1 STOP AND START DATES ...................................................................................................................................... 158 6.2 BREAKS IN WORK, SCHOOL OR TRAINING ........................................................................................................... 158 6.3 RETENTION SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................................................ 159 6.4 TRANSFERS FROM ONE PROVIDER TO ANOTHER ............................................................................................... 159 6.5 EARLY RELEASES .................................................................................................................................................. 161 6.6 TRANSFERS OF FOSTER AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE CLIENTS .................................................................... 162