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• Eligible to receive supportive services if participating in employment and training activities.

If compliance occurs prior to the effective date of the fiscal penalty, it is not to be imposed.

In cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect, the child welfare staff maintains responsibility for monitoring the family situation and compliance with a service plan.

Consequently, the DFR will need to establish procedures with DCS to notify the eligibility worker when a TANF parent/caretaker does not comply with the Child Welfare Service Plan.

In cases of domestic violence, monitoring will depend on the worker's interviewing ability and the recipient's willingness to share information. At the point where the worker has been notified of domestic violence, it will be necessarily to obtain verification that an actual substantiated case exists. The individual should be given notice that verification is required (i.e., a police report or statement from a certified counselor) and the regular change reporting/verification procedures should be followed. If no verification is obtained, no penalties will be applied.

If verification is obtained that a substantiated case of domestic violence does exist, the individual will need to provide documentation as to the recommended treatment plan.

The monitoring of the individual's cooperation with the recommended plan will involve obtaining verification (no less frequently than at each subsequent redetermination of eligibility, or until that time that the service provider indicates service is no longer required) that each specific required action in the plan is being taken. The individual is considered to be in compliance while following the treatment plan, whether there are further incidences of domestic violence or not. 2450.20.00 THE REQUIREMENT TO ABSTAIN FROM DRUG OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE (C)

The policy stated in this section affects only the Two- Parent TANF and Regular TANF categories of cash assistance.

Recipient parent/caretaker relatives are prohibited from using illegal drugs or abusing other substances that would interfere with their ability to be self-sufficient. (f23)

Individuals are not subject to this provision if: • Not part of the TANF cash assistance group due to their receipt of SSI. • Not an adult required to sign a Personal Responsibility Agreement (PRA). • Excluded from the assistance group because of categorical ineligibility for TANF cash assistance. • Not mandatory members of the assistance group and the caretaker relative did not wish to include them in the TANF award; and • Caretaker relatives who are not mandatory members of the assistance group, and have elected not to be included in the cash award.