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MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM]

11-01-17

Volume III | Chapter 3

Revised

TWP will allow an application for supportive services (transitional child care and transitional transportation) to be processed. If the individual wishes to be referred to the TWP, the worker must complete MDHS-EA-359, TWP Agreement to Participate Following Notice of Adverse Action or Referral as an Exempt Volunteer, prior to making the referral. (Refer to Chapter 3, Volunteers, for additional information.) Individuals working less than 20 hours weekly have a TWP referral code of "WL"; those working 20-34 hours weekly are coded "WP"; individuals working 35 or more hours weekly are coded "WH". MAVERICS monitors the monthly hours worked on the Earned Income (EAIN) screen and compares the average hours to the referral code on the Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS) screen. MAVERICS will display a warning message on the AFPD screen when the number of hours worked does not match the work program code displaying on the JOBS screen. Termination of employment and receipt of unemployment benefits requires that the "W*" code be changed to NE. Receipt of unemployment benefits do not exempt the participant from the TWP. Referral of Incapacitated Adults Ongoing TANF recipients whose TWP (JOBS) Program Status code is "JB-incapacitated" will be changed to "VR", on the JOBS screen in MAVERICS, at the next regularly scheduled redetermination appointment, if they remain eligible for the exemption. These recipients will be referred to JAWS on the last day of the month prior to the effective month of the code change to "VR." Incapacitated adults who have previously been determined ineligible for Vocational Rehabilitation services will not be referred back to the TWP. The "JB" exemption code for these adults will continue if they are otherwise eligible. A TANF recipient whose "JB" code has expired or who reports an inability to work and a medical review determination is pending cannot be referred to the TWP until the appropriate medical documentation is provided. The eligibility worker will follow the same guidelines provided for TANF applicants to request medical documentation for submission to the Medical Review Team and case management. Cases for which the MDHS-EA-331 is not provided prior to the deadline for completing the redetermination will be handled according to the same guidelines provided for TANF applicants. Refer to Referable TANF Applicants, TANF Interview, for additional information. If the individual is determined to be ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services, the case manager will refer the individual back to the eligibility worker. The eligibility worker will change the individual's TWP (JOBS) Program Status code to the appropriate code and handle the case accordingly.

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