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• 24-Month Time Limit – A104, TANF 24-Month Counter Information notice • 60-Month Time Limit – A102, TANF 60-Month Counter Information notice The MDHS-EA-313, TANF High Counter Action Plan, will be completed during the initial face- toface interview for the 24 or 60-month counter, and thereafter on an as needed basis. The MDHS- EA- 313A, TANF High Counter Action Plan Follow-Up Case Review, will be completed at each subsequent face-to-face interview. Refer to the High Counter Action Plan section later in this chapter for additional and more detailed information regarding the 24 and 60-month high counter case reviews. The CADM screen in MAVERICS must be documented each month for all cases displaying on the TANF High Counters Report. (The CADM subject line should be used to identify the TANF counter(s) reviewed along with the counter status, e.g., 60-Month Counter Review at 48 Months; 24-Month Counter Review at 19 Months, etc.) 24-Month The TANF 60-month time limit for a nonexempt family will be reduced to a 24-month lifetime maximum, unless the adult recipient is assigned to an approved work activity, or qualifies for a TANF work exemption. The TWP case management staff is responsible for ensuring nonexempt adults are engaged in allowable work activities as soon as possible upon referral to the TANF Work Program. Work activities should be meaningful and designed to move the family toward self- sufficiency within the time constraints imposed by federal regulations. A nonexempt adult who complies with TANF work requirements may receive TANF for his/her family for the full 60- month time limit, if all other TANF eligibility criteria are met. If a nonexempt family receives assistance for any month where the adult is not assigned to a work activity, the 24-month counter will increment by one. The caseworker will send MAVERICS notice A104, TANF 24-Month Counter Information, when a nonexempt family’s 24-month time limit is equal to 19 months. The A104 notifies the recipient of how many months of the family’s 24 and 60-month time limits have been used and that the TANF case will be closing with an effective month, unless the adult is employed and/or participating in an allowable work activity or qualifies for a TANF work exemption. The A104 also schedules the recipient for a face-to-face interview appointment to discuss the TANF case status. The purpose of this interview at 19 months is to develop a plan of action (MDHS-EA-313) to engage the nonexempt adult in an approved work activity as quickly as possible. The family’s 24month time limit will not increment once the adult is assigned to a work activity. If the individual fails to keep his/her appointment or contact the worker, the worker will send MAVERICS notice A405, TANF Closure, Unable to Locate, and the TANF case will be allowed

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