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1-26 (e) Child Care benefits for POWER work requirements and/or E & T activities shall be authorized according to the schedule established by the assistance unit’s POWER work requirements and/or E & T worker but for no longer than 12 months at a time. Section 11. Notification. (a) The eligibility worker shall notify the applicants of child care assistance in writing within 30 days of the date of application the application has been approved and the amount and duration of the programs or the reason for denial of the application. (b) The eligibility worker shall notify, in writing, the recipients of child care assistance of action when benefits are reduced or terminated. The notice shall give the effective date and reason for the action. (c) The eligibility worker shall provide mailed written notice of reduction or termination of benefits to be received no later than the effective date of action or the date payment is made. The notice shall include the applicable legal citations and the recipient’s rights to an administrative hearing. (d) It is the client’s responsibility to complete the Child Care Review prior to the expiration of the eligibility period to ensure continuity of benefits. DFS is not required to send reminder notices when the authorization or eligibility period is ending. Section 12. Good Cause. (a) Good cause for changing child care providers more than six (6) times in a 12 month period shall be: (i) The provider no longer provides child care services; (ii) The child care provider is required to be licensed but is no longer licensed; (iii) The provider is ill and unable to care for the child(ren) temporarily; (iv) The child’s special needs are not being met by the current provider; (v) Imminent danger to the child; or (vi) Other factors as determined by DFS-Regional Manager. (b) Good cause for untimely reporting/verifications shall be: (i) The applicant/recipient was out of town due to illness or death of a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild or sibling during the timely reporting period.