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within 60 days, the child support attorney will take this into consideration when making recommendations to the court. Referrals to TWP If the TANF case is active and the court orders the NCP to participate in the TANF Work Program, the child support worker will complete the MDHS-CSE-625/325, TWP NCP Referral/Communication Form, and forward the referral to the county director or designee of the county in which the NCP resides. The Child Support Office will inform the NCP of the referral to TWP when the court order is received. If the NCP is in the office, he/she should be directed to the Economic Assistance Office to set a TWP appointment start date. Since the non-custodial parent of the TANF recipient cannot be referred from MAVERICS to JAWS, all referrals, tracking and reporting for the NCP’s participation will be done manually between the Child Support Enforcement Office and the county director or designee in the county in which the NCP resides. Receipt of Referral by the County Director Upon receipt of the court ordered referral, the Economic Assistance office will log in the referral via. MDHS-EA-325A and will again check the TANF case status to be sure it is still open. The case manager or job readiness trainer will notify the NCP in writing of his/her first appointment date and/or the date of the first available job readiness class for that county. Depending upon the county scheduling time frame, the NCP’s initial TWP appointment may be scheduled by telephone, in the office or by mail. In any case, the appointment should be provided in writing to the NCP with a copy filed in the case record. The NCP will be assessed and will begin job search activities or will participate in the job readiness/job search activity just as other TWP participants, except that all tracking and reporting will be done manually. If the NCP fails to report to the initial TWP appointment, the Child Support Office will be notified immediately by MDHS-CSE-625/325 and by phone/fax. The Child Support Office will contact the NCP to determine why the failure occurred. Since the job readiness class is a very structured program, it is important for the NCP to begin attendance on the first day. However, the NCP may begin later in the week, provided the new start date is agreed upon and approved by the Child Support Office and the job readiness trainer. Document the TWP case record accordingly.

Volume III | Chapter 9 If the NCP fails to respond after the second TWP notice, the job readiness trainer will again complete the second section (Comments) of the MDHS-CSE-625/325 to explain the status and return the form to the Child Support Office. No further TWP action is required unless further requests are received from the Child Support Office. A copy of the MDHS-CSE-625/325 will be retained in the case record for documentation. The job readiness trainer will also document the referral receipt date and the NCP’s failure to show on the NCP TWP Tracking Form, MDHSEA325A. Allowable Work Activities If the job readiness/job search class will not start soon in the county, the case manager or job readiness trainer will refer the NCP to the local WIN Job Center to register for work, will make a preliminary assessment of the NCP’s job skills and will begin referrals for employment to attempt to find a job as soon as possible. If the NCP has not found employment by the time the job readiness class begins, the NCP will be referred to the class and expected to participate for the duration of the class or until employment is found. The NCP must be assisted in job search 9191