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190 Overpayment Type Statute of Limitations Sub-Type • Misrepresentation of household composition • Misrepresentation of child care needs • Misrepresentation of residency • Misrepresentation of participation in an approved activity • Selling access to a subsidy account (Trafficking) • Providing false or fraudulent documentation • Misrepresentation of hardship need • Using child care subsidy (as a parent) to pay themselves as a provider • Collusion

Overpayment Notices The department and local agencies are required to send system-generated and manual overpayment notices. Notices must be mailed to the parent. Overpayment notices are generated to all liable individuals on the claim and mailed to the individuals’ last known address in CWW. If the person liable for the claim is no longer active on the case but is active on another case, CWW generates a separate overpayment letter to the primary person on that case. CWW generates an overpayment notice to the person who is liable for the claim even if the person liable is not the primary person.

Overpayment Notice Types

System Generated Notice Manual Notice Additional Liable Individuals Notice A Child Care (CC) Overpayment Notification that is mailed to the parents’ last known address in CWW A Child Care (CC) Client Overpayment Notice (DCF- F_DWSW11250-E) If an individual is manually added as liable for an overpayment, the notice for the newly added person will be automatically generated from CARES. The added individual