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Volume III | Chapter 10

10003 MISSISSIPPI

[TANF WORK PROGRAM-PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]

Revised 04-01-12 • A106-TANF Time Limit Counter Information; • A807-Appointment for Transitional Services; • A802-TANF Transitional Child Care; and • A803-TANF Transitional Work (Transportation) Assistance. An application is required to TCC and TT assistance. The appropriate application must be received within 30 days after the TANF case closes. The case manager will be responsible for approving or denying all applications for TANF transitional services, assisting with the arrangement of transitional services, referring individuals to other resource providers (i.e., food, clothing, housing, health, and other services, et.) and providing counseling to ensure no problems are present to jeopardize the individual’s continued employment. Eligibility During Maternity and Post-Partum (Medical) Leave An individual who is approved for TANF transitional services at the time of placement on maternity and/or post-partum leave without pay, may not lose eligibility for the approved service(s) if: ∙ the individual’s employment is not terminated by the employer; ∙ the individual returns to the same job after the medical leave period ends or within the time limit specified by the employer; ∙ the individual continues to work the required minimum weekly hours earning at or above the federal minimum wage; and ∙ the individual meets all other eligibility criteria. The case manager will contact (telephone, email, or regular mail) the employer to obtain the anticipated medical leave dates and the employment status during the leave period or send MAVERICS Other Notice (A901) requesting the participant to provide the appropriate documentation within ten days. The A901 will include a statement to inform the individual that failure to provide the requested documentation may result in termination of TANF transitional services. If the documentation verifies that the individual’s employment has not been terminated and the employee is expected to return to work, the case manager will not close the UNS/TRN component assignment. Regularly scheduled work hours will continue to be entered as “E-excused” absence hours during the medical leave period. TANF work (transportation) stipend payments will not be authorized during the leave period. Refer to Work (Transportation)

Stipend, Full and Partial Payments, for additional information. If employer documentation verifies that employment has been terminated, the USN/TRN component and all TANF supportive services will be terminated.