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MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM]

Volume III | Chapter 3

Revised 11-01-17

make arrangements for child care for the appointment time period. All nonexempt applicants will be referred to JAWS in real time through an online referral. Scheduling Intake Appointments (EW) MDHS clerk will register the TANF application and schedule an EW intake appointment within ten days. In counties where the clerk manually schedules appointments, the MDHS-EA-940, Notice of Appointment for Determination of Eligibility, will be used to notify the individual of the appointment date and time. Counties using the automated process will use the A906, Appointment Notice. TANF Interview During the TANF interview, the eligibility worker will identify all referable adults. All will be referred to the TWP and required to comply with TWP Work Registration requirements prior to TANF approval. The eligibility worker will use MDHS-EA-303C, TWP Work Registration Checklist, or the MDHS-EA-303D, TANF Vocational Rehabilitation Checklist, whichever is appropriate, to provide detailed explanations to all adults regarding TWP Work Registration requirements. A TANF applicant requesting a TWP exemption which is not obvious and cannot be verified at the TANF interview will be given an A301-TANF Pending Application or A905-TANF Request for Information, whichever is applicable, to verify the exemption. The applicant will also be referred to the TWP and required to comply with the TWP Work Registration requirements while verification for the exemption is pending. A TANF applicant requesting the JB exemption will be given (in addition to the A301) forms MDHS-EA-331, Report of Medical Examination and MDHS-EA-330, TANF Request for Medical Information, or MDHS-EA-333, TANF Request to Cooperating Medical Facilities for Information, whichever is applicable, to be completed by the attending physician and returned within the 10-day period. The eligibility worker must set an alert/tickler to handle the application the day following the tenth day. Based on case circumstances, the application will be handled according to the following guidelines. 1. If the applicant returns the completed MDHS-EA-331, along with any other pertinent medical information, within 10 days, the worker will enter the VR (vocational rehabilitation) code on the JOBS screen in MAVERICS and process the AFPD screen to allow the case to be “pulled” into JAWS and submit the appropriate paperwork to the Medical Review Team. 2. If the applicant fails to return the completed MDHS-EA-331 timely or contact the worker to