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NOTE: Individuals in treatment for domestic violence, substance abuse, or mental health problems may find it difficult to participate all the hours necessary to meet IMPACT requirements. Therefore, following consultation with the participant’s treatment professional and the IMPACT supervisor, the Case Manager may approve reduced participation hours, if appropriate. This must be documented in the System of Record.

Good cause for AJS/TANF: There may be instances in which an individual will require up to 90 days, or more, of good cause time due to a verified medical condition before beginning or resuming IMPACT activities. The SF 54717 – STATEMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITION FOR DETERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE IMPACT PROGRAM, or other approved medical verification, is required to complete the Good Cause SSP. Good cause is not allowable for SNAP participants. Follow-up calls with the IMPACT case manager are to be done every 3 months to re- assess the individual's condition. A new medical form is not needed unless the form we have on file is expired, or the client states their condition has changed. 2540.00.00 IMPACT ACTIVITIES

IMPACT activities are the employment, training, and educational activities, assigned to participants, to help participants move towards economic self-sufficiency. Activities should reflect the needs of the family and focus on removing barriers to employment. Activities may differ for TANF, SNAP volunteers, and ABAWD’s. 2540.05.00 REPORTING IMPACT HOURS (C)

Scheduled activity hours are recorded in the system of record (SOR), which is the IMPACT System. TANF IMPACT recipients’ actual weekly hours of participation and excused absences are to be entered by the 9th of the month. Accurate recording of countable hours is required for accurate TANF Work Participation Rate (WPR) reporting. Employment hours for WPR reporting is gathered from information recorded in the eligibility system. An IMPACT worker is required to report the employment verification two days of becoming aware of the information. Hours are counted per activity when activities are stacked by case manager.

Countable participation hours include: • Homework time (secondary and post-secondary educational activities such as instructional certificate programs and industry skill certification): o Client receives one hour of homework credit per credit hour. If there are no credited hour count, such as for short term CNA or similar class, report “hours only” and document in notes. “Hours Only” may be appropriate method when there are no course credits assigned and should be noted on attendance form. If required, one hour of unsupervised homework for each hour of class is countable, except clients in high school. o Participation for short term skills training and certification programs be reported as course credits plus weekly homework hours on the weekly attendance report form and signed by instructor and participant. Hours cannot exceed the scheduled weekly course credits or class hours.