Wisconsin Shares Suspension

*At suspension unless otherwise noted

Rationale for Reasonable Suspicion of Program Violation:

The Department of Children and Families suspended all Wisconsin Shares payments to the provider based on a reasonable suspicion that the provider violated provisions of the Wisconsin Shares program. The suspension was based upon a combination of red flags indicating a likelihood of Shares violations and the following findings from the Department’s investigation including but not limited to: 1) the provider’s failure to have attendance records available at the child care site when the department requested to review them; 2) the provider’s failure to maintain and submit accurate attendance records as required by the Shares program; and 3) the provider’s failure to comply with the statutes, promulgated rules, or policies of the Wisconsin Shares program.

During an onsite visit on 7/6/2011, the provider refused to provide investigators with requested attendance records from 2011. When investigators requested to review the provider’s attendance records the provider refused and directed the investigators to leave the child care facility.

The Department has evidence that:

• The provider billed for more hours than children actually attended.
• The provider billed for children with incomplete attendance records where the time a child was signed in or out was missing.
• At the provider’s 7/26/2011 overpayment hearing, the provider was unable to explain her billing practices in any way which conformed to the Shares program.