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JAWS will maintain a history of Transitional Work Stipend denial and closure notices on the SPAN screen which may be printed locally by the case manager. All transitional work stipend denials and closures in JAWS will transmit a closure record to MAVERICS the following night. AUTHORIZED STIPENDS WHICH HAVE NOT PAID WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DELETED BY JAWS WHEN A CLOSURE NOTICE (TT03) IS GENERATED. NOTE: Closing the transportation record on the MTRE in JAWS will not generate a notice to the individual nor close the Transitional Work Assistance (TT) Program in MAVERICS. If the case manager wishes to close the Transitional Work Assistance (TT) Program, the TT02 or TT03 will be generated via the Transitional Work Stipend Denial/Closure Notices (TSNO) screen in JAWS. If the Transitional Work Assistance (TT) Program is closed in error in JAWS, MAVERICS will allow the case manager to revert the program to open. If a TT program is registered in MAVERICS and referred to JAWS in error, the “RE-Registered in Error” code will be used to close the TT program. When the “RE” code is used, JAWS will not mail a denial/closure notice to the individual. Refer to the JAWS User Manual, Chapter 13, Section 9, Transportation Services, for additional) information regarding JAWS system procedures. Improper Payments (Transitional Cases) An improper payment claim cannot be established for transitional work stipend payments. Transitional work stipend payments are limited to a maximum of 18 months. Anytime a participant receives a transitional work stipend overpayment, the “TT” counter is incremented which decreases the number of months the individual may receive transitional work stipend payments. An individual who submits verification of continued employment and requests payment for a month which the authorization period has ended will not receive an underpayment for that month. EXAMPLE: A transitional participant whose three-month projection period is October through December is required to provide all check stubs received during the month of December no later than January 10. If continued employment verification is provided on or after February 1, the individual is not eligible for a January transitional work stipend payment.

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10054 MISSISSIPPI [ TANF WORK PROGRAM PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]

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