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C. No Show or Unsatisfactory Participation in TWP - Adverse action policy and procedures will be applied to the case if an exempt volunteer fails to keep the TWP intake appointment or comply with work requirements during the 58th month. If noncompliance occurs after the family has received TANF cash assistance for 59 months, the worker will not begin the conciliation process. The worker must send the A454, TANF Closure – 60-Month Time Limit, notice to inform the family that the TANF case will be closed because the family has received TANF cash assistance for 60 months. 3. An exempt individual who qualifies for the JB exemption status and the household’s income exceeds the Basic 100% Requirements for the TANF Program, may choose to seek Vocational Rehabilitation Services during the last three months of TANF eligibility. At the completion of the face-to-face interview, the worker must change the TWP/Jobs status code to EV-exempt volunteer and refer the recipient to case management. The case manager will refer the individual to the local Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for assessment and services. The recipient will continue to receive TANF cash assistance up to 60 months while working with Vocational Rehabilitation. When the family has received TANF cash assistance for 60 months, the worker must send the A454, TANF Closure – 60-Month Time Limit, notice to inform the family that the TANF case will be closed because the family has received TANF cash assistance for 60 months. 60-MONTH CLOSE OUT FOR CASH ASSISTANCE All TANF cases must be closed when the family has received TANF cash assistance for 60 months, unless the family is approved for a 60-month time limit extension. Refer to the 60-Month Time Limit Extensions section later in this chapter for additional and more detailed information. A TANF case in which the last child in the case is a family capped child, must be closed regardless of the number of months remaining in the 60-month time limit counter. Workers should not begin the conciliation process for a nonexempt TWP participant who has received TANF cash assistance for 59 months. (The 60-month counter will display 58 months on the TANF High Counters Report.) The A454, TANF Closure – 60-Month Time Limit, notice

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