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5 Section 17.1.3 Authorization Assessments Following Activity Break Periods ....................................139 Section 17.2 Activity Break Period Authorizations ....................................................................................139 Section 17.2.1 Activity Break Period Authorization Hours ....................................................................140 Section 17.2.2 Children Not Previously Authorized ...............................................................................141 Section 17.2.3 Ending Activity Break Period Authorizations .................................................................142 Section 17.3 Changing Authorizations During a Month ............................................................................144 Section 17.3.1 Hardships ........................................................................................................................145 Section 17.4 Excessive Unexplained Absences .........................................................................................147 Chapter 18 Subsidy ..........................................................................................................................................148 Section 18.1 Subsidy ...................................................................................................................................148 Section 18.2 Copayments ...........................................................................................................................148 Section 18.2.1 Exit Period Copayments .................................................................................................149 Section 18.2.2 Copayment Equals or Exceeds Subsidy Amount ..........................................................150 Section 18.3 Copayment Types ..................................................................................................................150 Section 18.4 Copayment Periods................................................................................................................152 Section 18.4.1 Copayment Stabilization .................................................................................................152 Section 18.4.2 Exit ...................................................................................................................................153 Section 18.4.3 Moving Between Copayment Periods ............................................................................154 Section 18.5 Subsidy Calculation ...............................................................................................................154 Section 18.5.1 Subsidy Maximum Rates ................................................................................................155 Section 18.6 Changes Impacting Subsidy ..................................................................................................155 Section 18.6.1 Eligibility Changes ...........................................................................................................156 Section 18.6.2 Authorization Changes ...................................................................................................156 Section 18.6.3 Provider Changes ............................................................................................................157 Section 18.6.4 Departmental Mass Changes .........................................................................................158 Section 18.7 Subsidy and Registration Fee Availability .............................................................................158 Section 18.8 Parent Share ...........................................................................................................................159 Chapter 19 Registration Fees..........................................................................................................................159 Section 19.1 Registration Fee Eligibility .....................................................................................................159 Section 19.2 Registration Fee Limits ..........................................................................................................160 Chapter 20 Authorization Correspondence ....................................................................................................162 Section 20.1 Parent Authorization Notices ................................................................................................162 Section 20.2 Provider Letters ......................................................................................................................163 Chapter 21 Fair Hearings ................................................................................................................................163 Section 21.1 Parent Appeals .......................................................................................................................163