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Volume III | Chapter 2 20 MISSISSIPPI [DEFINITIONS: TANF TERMINOLOGY]
Revised 11-01-17 DISABLED INDIVIDUAL
Individuals in a household that receive payment from any of several sources for some incapacitating health problem are considered disabled and are often eligible for certain special considerations in determining eligibility and benefits. For TANF, any individual who claims to be disabled but is not receiving a payment may be evaluated through the medical review process to determine if the individual will be considered disabled. Generally, receipt of SSI, Social Security Disability or 100% VA disability establishes incapacity. Other situations require the medical review process. See Chapter 3, Deprivation.
DISQUALIFICATION
Whenever an applicant for or recipient of assistance refuses or fails to cooperate with various eligibility requirements without good cause, that individual is subject to a penalty. The penalty may be a full case situation, which closes the program, or may involve disqualifying the noncooperative individual while continuing to count the individual’s income and resources in the case. See Chapter 3, Non-Financial Criteria and Chapter 11, Adverse Action.
DISTANCE LEARNING
Computer based educational activities that provide formal training during which the student is not in the same physical location as the instructor. Course work is completed online through an accredited educational institution or internet-based provider.
DIVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DECCD)
The MDHS division that is responsible for the provision of all child care services for TANF Work Program participants as well as Transitional Child Care services. See Chapter 10, Supportive Services.
DIVISION OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE (DEA)
The MDHS division that administers SNAP, TANF, TWP, Transitional Services, Abstinence and Healthy Marriage Education, Nutritional Education, and Food Distribution. See Chapter 1, General.