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DCYF says it has ramped CCAP fraud controls as committee presses on Quality Learning Center stop payments
Summary
DCYF and its inspector general told a House committee they have increased oversight of the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), used stop-payment authority and opened an accelerated schedule of compliance visits; lawmakers pressed the agency about recent federal searches and a video alleging ongoing fraud at specific sites.
The House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee on Tuesday heard agency officials describe expanded efforts to detect and stop fraud in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), including using stop-payment authority and increasing compliance visits.
"Today's actions put fraudsters on notice that Minnesota does not tolerate fraud in our public programs," Commissioner Tiki Brown said, describing DCYF's focus on program integrity and cooperation with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and federal partners.
Why it matters: CCAP provides subsidized child care to families statewide — Commissioner Brown said the program annually supports about 23,000 children from 12,000 families and that roughly 3,500 providers accept CCAP. Lawmakers pressed agency leaders to explain why relatively few matters have led to criminal…
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