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MISSISSIPPI Use this method of payment after evaluation of the factors set out below has been made, the payee has been advised of the problem, and the worker has given intensive case work services for not less than 60 days. Procedures Prior to the designation of a protective payee, the worker will: 1. Determine whether the TANF payee is mentally and physically capable of learning to carry out sound money management practices. If the payee is incapable of learning to use the funds for the benefit of the children, investigate the possibility of securing a legal guardian. 2. Make a decision whether the mismanagement is willful, consistent, and continued, and is not the result of an emergency situation, such as illness, loss of income, or other factors over which the payee has no control. 3. Record in the case record the evidences of mismanagement, giving specific instances and circumstances, and the efforts made to help the payee learn better practices.

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[ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS:

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MISSISSIPPI Use this method of payment after evaluation of the factors set out below has been made, the payee has been advised of the problem, and the worker has given intensive case work services for not less than 60 days. Procedures Prior to the designation of a protective payee, the worker will: 1. Determine whether the TANF payee is mentally and physically capable of learning to carry out sound money management practices. If the payee is incapable of learning to use the funds for the benefit of the children, investigate the possibility of securing a legal guardian. 2. Make a decision whether the mismanagement is willful, consistent, and continued, and is not the result of an emergency situation, such as illness, loss of income, or other factors over which the payee has no control. 3. Record in the case record the evidences of mismanagement, giving specific instances and circumstances, and the efforts made to help the payee learn better practices.

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