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recipients or required as a condition of eligibility for cash assistance are not considered medical services: — pre—employment physical examination by a health professional that does not include treatment. — payment to a health professional for completion of Department forms. (Used for eligibility determinations related to time limits which constitutes an administrative cost and for work activities). — payment to a health professional or entity for administration of a pre— employment drug test or TB test or for administration of a drug test as a condition of eligibility for cash assistance. — assessment, testing or other determinations of modification by a health professional needed for reasonable accommodation related to a participant’s incapacity/disability. Excludes treatment. — dental services needed to eliminate a barrier to participation or employment. The service may not be of a surgical or other medical nature as confirmed by the service provider. Examples of such services include dental hygiene, veneers, bonding, whitening, preventive care x-rays, etc. The Family Assistance Program will provide cash assistance pursuant to 45 CFR 260.31 on a time limited basis (time limit is 5 years) consistent with provisions in section 408, Part A, Title IV of the Social Security Act (and supportive services to enable families to become self-sufficient) to eligible families. In order to receive past 60 months the grantee or spouse of the grantee must have a circumstance/situation which creates a barrier to self sufficiency known as a hardship and s/he must be cooperating with child support and complying with JOBS as appropriate. See Attachment F below. Attachment F CRITERIA FOR EXCEPTION TO TIME LIMITS In order to receive past 60 months the grantee or spouse of the grantee must have a circumstance/situation which creates a barrier to self sufficiency known as a hardship and s/he must be cooperating with Child Support and complying with JOBS as appropriate. To be eligible both criteria in A & B must be met and continue to be met in each month after 60. A. Hardships The grantee or spouse of the grantee must meet one of the following circumstances and must not be employed. If a hardship is established but the individual becomes employed or employable (as determined by the JOBS worker) eligibility is lost. A hardship may exist when the grantee or spouse of the grantee: 1. Is a person whose presence is required on a substantially continuous basis due to the illness or incapacity of the spouse, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law or of an