As fraud investigations continue into Minnesota’s social services programs, federal administrators on Monday rescinded a series of Biden-era child care rules that required states to pay providers before verifying attendance records and before care was provided.
The repeal, which requires a 30-day public comment period, would close loopholes that allow states to distribute federal social services funds without the documentation, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“Paying providers upfront based on paper enrollment instead of actual attendance invites abuse,” said HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill in a statement. “In Minnesota, we’ve seen credible and widespread allegations of fraudulent daycare providers who were not caring for children at all. The reforms we are enacting will make fraud harder to perpetrate.”…
HHS Repeals Biden-era Rules on Paying Child Care Providers
