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Two Programs Within The Same Physical Structure Or Address – When an existing provider wants to enroll a second program, and the program is housed either within the same structure or property, and is not covered under separate DSS License or Approvals, then the second program cannot be enrolled. Example: a licensed program is enrolled to serve ages 6 weeks to age 6. Provider wants to enroll an exempt program for ages 6 to 12 years of age at the same location or address, then this is not allowed. Providers who Have Operated Illegally – 1) Providers who have been cited as an illegal operation by Child Care Licensing prior to applying with ABC or 2) if an existing ABC provider is either found to be operating illegally at the enrolled site (e.g. a License-Exempt is operating more than 4 hours per day), or if the provider is operating another location that is deemed an illegal operation. Providers who Have Been Terminated Previously for an offense that could have impacted the health & safety or well-being of the child(ren) - If a provider was d or their Agreement was not renewed for the following reasons, but not limited to, then ABC Quality reserves the right to deny the provider the opportunity to re-enroll: a Significant Event as defined under History of Compliance, hiding children from DSS employees so as to not be cited for being out of ratio/over capacity, or were serving children at locations unknown to DSS employees. NOTE: Upon receiving a provider’s application for enrollment in the ABC Quality, if it is known by ABC Quality that the provider purchased the facility from a provider whose enrollment was terminated due to Numbers 1 through 4 above, then the new owner shall submit legal documentation verifying the change of ownership and provide a notarized statement that the previous owner has no financial or personal interest or association with the child care facility. 30. Manual Section 5.2.6 Dual Employment Changed SC Voucher to ABC Quality Updated form number 31. Manual Section 5.2.7 When New/Updated Provider Paperwork is Needed Removed new paperwork is required every three years thereafter. Changed waiting period for reenrollment to one year from 6 months. \ Added “when a provider moves” and “when a facility changes its name”