Page 696

MISSISSIPPI

If TANF supportive services are needed, the case manager will determine to what degree and for how long services are needed. Work (transportation) stipends must be “prorated” based on

Volume III | Chapter 9 [PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TANF WORK PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DEFINED]

Revised 08-01-12

assigned VR activities and requirements. Child care assistance must not be provided on an ongoing basis unless the VR activity substantiates the need. Child care assistance should be provided on a month-to-month basis. Individuals assigned to the VOC/REH component are not eligible for the participation stipend ($5 per day). Refer to Volume III, Chapter 10, for additional information regarding supportive services. Monitoring and Attendance Reporting The Vocational Rehabilitation provider or its contractors are responsible for providing daily supervision and maintaining daily attendance records for individuals whose VR activities are countable in the participation rate calculation. The case manager is responsible for identifying individuals whose participation must be supervised and tracked. The case manager will also ensure the VR counselor understands the TWP monitoring, tracking and reporting requirements, and provide appropriate forms, if necessary, along with clear instructions for completion and submission. The VR counselor must validate and submit documentation to verify the total hours of participation in their program on a weekly basis. The case manager must review the documentation and enter attendance data in JAWS as required. Attendance data entered in JAWS must be supported by written documentation. This documentation must be filed in the participant’s case record or filed in a central location that is accessible to appropriate staff. VR participants assigned to the VOC/REH component will be monitored via the T015, Vocational Rehabilitation Quarterly Progress Report. JAWS will automatically generate the T015 on the last calendar day of each quarter. The VR counselor will complete and return the T015 to the case manager. Noncompliance VR participants are subject to adverse action policy and procedures. If the VR counselor notifies MDHS case management that a TANF recipient fails to fully complete, cooperate or comply with VR requirements, after the TANF application has been approved, the participant will be conciliated and the appropriate TWP timed penalty applied, unless good cause is determined. 9131