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183 Referrals Provider referrals must be sent to the Child Care Fraud Mailbox at DCFMBCHILDCAREFRAUD@wisconsin.gov. Client investigation referrals must be entered into the Benefit Recovery Investigation Tracking System (BRITS) and screened prior to investigation. For additional client screening guidance, refer to the Client Referral Screening Process located in the Child Care Program Integrity Resource Library.

The department and local agencies are responsible for establishing a tracking method for all provider-based referrals that include the source, the allegation, background information, and the resulting action. A provider referral tracking template is available in the Child Care Program Integrity Resource Library.

When submitting a referral to the Child Care Fraud Mailbox, local agencies must include the referral reason, provider name or number, location number, client name or case number, date of incident, and contact information of complainant. If information is incomplete, please submit all information received from the complainant.

Client Referral Examples Examples of scenarios that warrant a child care client referral include, but are not limited to: • Frequent provider changes (four (4) or more in a year) • Employment and/or income cannot be confirmed through data exchange • Employer has refused to complete an EVF-E, send an acceptable letter, or confirm the parent’s employment and/or income through collateral contact • Parent shares the same address as their provider • Parent is the provider and fails to report self-employment • Parent is in possession of a MyWIChildCare EBT card that is not their own • Parent has given their EBT card to an unauthorized person, including the provider • Parent requests three (3) or more hardship in a year • Parent has three (3) or more Approved Activity Search Periods (ACTS) or Temporary Break Periods (TBRK) in a year • Parent overstates child care need to avoid paying a copayment or parent share • Child(ren) are not attending the center, but payments are being made • Parent’s approved activity is questionable due to: o Failure to respond to a request for verification following a report of a change in employment o Questionable EVF-E