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Applicant Referrals to Vocational Rehabilitation

The case manager will work with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) designee, at the local level, to schedule an appointment with the OVR counselor. An applicant who is referred to the OVR will be given a referral form. The case manager will generate JAWS Notice T022, Vocational Rehabilitation Referral, contact the appropriate entity to schedule the appointment date and time and enter the information on the T022. The applicant will give the T022 to the OVR representative at the appointment. The VR representative will complete Section B, Page 2, to document the status or outcome of all VR assignments and fax or mail page two back to the local MDHS county office within five working days from the date of the T022. Forms that cannot be returned within five working days must be returned no later than 10 days. Upon receipt of the completed T022, the case manager will code the MUJS screen according to the verification received.

Notification of Cooperation

When it is determined that an applicant fully completed or failed to comply with the TWR or VR requirements, the case manager will access the Maintain Up-Front Job Search (MUJS) screen and enter the appropriate completion code. Once a completion code is entered, JAWS will interface with MAVERICS through the nightly batch process. MAVERICS will code the Authorization of Supervisor (AUSP) screen and send an alert to the TWP Alerts Due Today or Overdue (TWAD) screen informing the worker to process the application. The eligibility worker will process the application according to the code displayed on the AUSP screen. MAVERICS will not allow the application to be approved if a code other than FC (fully complete), DC (discontinue client) or NR (not required) is received from JAWS. If a denial code is received, MAVERICS will automatically deny the application based on the denial code received from JAWS and notify the applicant via MAVERICS Notice X710, TANF UpFront Denial. MAVERICS will generate an alert to the eligibility worker that the application has been denied.

NOTE: The thirty-day timeliness standard for processing TANF applications applies.

MAVERICS will not allow the eligibility worker to approve or deny applications for individuals who are required to cooperate with TWP Work Registration requirements until the case manager enters a UJS/VR completion code on the MUJS screen. The eligibility worker and case manager will work together and set ticklers, if applicable to ensure timeliness standards are met. In situations where applicants cannot, due to no fault of their own, complete the TWP Work Registration process timely, the case manager may use the “NR-not required” code to allow the application to be processed timely. Using the “NR” code for this purpose will be approved by the case manager supervisor and the case record documented accordingly.