Recover through repayment plans Reduce payments in subsequent months Recover through State/Territory tax intercepts Recover through other means. Describe Electronic payment system Establish a unit to investigate and collect improper payments. Describe composition of unit Each CCR&R is responsible for investigating and collecting improper payments with State oversight Describe None For any option the Lead Agency checked in the above other than none, please describe New Jersey has in the following repayment policies and procedures: of any parent/applicant overpayment, may haveoccurred when funds are •Recovery erroneously paid, on behalf of a family, to a child care provider whenever the family and/or child was ineligible to receive benefits from the child care subsidy program, through a signed repayment agreement with the parent/applicant. care provider overpayments occur when funds have been •Child erroneously paid, but the eligibility of the family or child is not affected. Care Resource Agencies are now participating agencies in theNew Jersey Set Off •Child Individual Liability (SOIL) program. Failure by a parent/applicant to begin making specified payments (via the repayment agreement) to the CCR&R results in the overpayment claim being forwarded to the SOIL program, whereby the Department of Revenuenotifies the parent/applicant that any potential state tax refund or rebate due to the taxpayer will be used to offset any overpayment made (child care debt). 1.3.5. What type of sanction, if any, will the Lead Agency place on clients and providers to help reduce improper payments due to program violations? None Disqualify client. If checked, please describe, including a description of the appeal process for clients who are disqualified Disqualify provider. If checked, please describe, including a description of the appeal process for providers who are disqualified Prosecute criminally Describe. DFD is currently developing policies governing Noncompliance with Child Care Program Mandates. The scope of the anticipated policies will cover qualifying reasons for reducing, suspending, or discontinuing child care services, procedural guidelines for providing notice to parents/providers prior to any reduction, suspension or discontinuation, and due process procedures for filing an appeal.
Recover through repayment plans Reduce payments in subsequent months Recover through State/Territory tax intercepts Recover through other means. Describe Electronic payment system Establish a unit to investigate and collect improper payments. Describe composition of unit Each CCR&R is responsible for investigating and collecting improper payments with State oversight Describe None For any option the Lead Agency checked in the above other than none, please describe New Jersey has in the following repayment policies and procedures: •Recovery of any parent/applicant overpayment, may haveoccurred when funds are erroneously paid, on behalf of a family, to a child care provider whenever the family and/or child was ineligible to receive benefits from the child care subsidy program, through a signed repayment agreement with the parent/applicant. •Child care provider overpayments occur when funds have been erroneously paid, but the eligibility of the family or child is not affected. •Child Care Resource Agencies are now participating agencies in theNew Jersey Set Off Individual Liability (SOIL) program. Failure by a parent/applicant to begin making specified payments (via the repayment agreement) to the CCR&R results in the overpayment claim being forwarded to the SOIL program, whereby the Department of Revenuenotifies the parent/applicant that any potential state tax refund or rebate due to the taxpayer will be used to offset any overpayment made (child care debt). 1.3.5. What type of sanction, if any, will the Lead Agency place on clients and providers to help reduce improper payments due to program violations? None Disqualify client. If checked, please describe, including a description of the appeal process for clients who are disqualified Disqualify provider. If checked, please describe, including a description of the appeal process for providers who are disqualified Prosecute criminally Describe. DFD is currently developing policies governing Noncompliance with Child Care Program Mandates. The scope of the anticipated policies will cover qualifying reasons for reducing, suspending, or discontinuing child care services, procedural guidelines for providing notice to parents/providers prior to any reduction, suspension or discontinuation, and due process procedures for filing an appeal.
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