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Reinstatements

If the referral is for an individual with a previous record in JAWS and his/her TWP participation has been closed for 30 days or less, the case will be classified as a reinstatement. When an individual is reinstated in the TWP, the historical information about the individual is brought back into the reinstated individual’s JAWS record and updated with any new information sent in the referral from MAVERICS. The reinstated individual may, at the discretion of the case manager, be required to complete another assessment. In this case, this individual will be referred to MDES to complete the assessment and placement. An individual who was recently terminated from the TWP may be reinstated at the point at which he/she left the program (i.e., case closed in error). The individual is not required to repeat the TWP Work Registration process, and may be referred to MDES to be reassigned to a component. Any individual with an assessment more than 90 days old will be referred to MDES to complete another assessment and receive a component placement, if needed.

If a prior participant does not meet the criteria for reinstatement, the participant will be assigned to a case manager and scheduled for orientation. This participant must also be referred to MDES for an assessment and placement. Any historic information about the participant's previous participation is available in JAWS for review by the case manager.

“REceived” Status Referrals

TANF applicants who are required to comply with TWP Work Registration or vocational rehabilitation requirements will be referred by MAVERICS to JAWS in “REceived” status. This includes individuals who have served their TANF sanction period and would like to comply in order to receive TANF benefits. These individuals will complete the TWP Work Registration and the TWP orientation processes before the eligibility worker can complete the application processing procedures. Once the compliance has gone to MAVERICS and the case is approved, JAWS will receive a new referral. TANF applicants are not eligible for supportive services prior to TANF approval. The MDHS case manager will not authorize supportive service or assign the individual to any activity prior to receiving the completed MDHS-EA-387, TWP MDHS/MDES Communication Form from MDES, following assessment and placement appointment.

NOTE: Because of the MAVERICS-to-JAWS interface, the case may or may not be in JAWS until the next day.

Redetermination

A redetermination is a reevaluation (or review) of a recipient’s situation to determine whether or not eligibility continues and whether the amount of TANF benefits, if any, is correct. When a TANF recipient is scheduled for reevaluation of TANF and SNAP benefits; his/her progress in the TWP may also be evaluated.