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Montana State Plan for the 27 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM Full Plan #25 Effective 01/01/2024 Supersedes #2 01/01/2021. An individual may be approved for extended benefits based on their involvement in a current domestic violence situation and/or by suffering from temporary or permanent mental or physical illness or incapacity because of domestic violence. G. INFORMATION TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING Section 402(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)) requires certification that the state will provide: (A) In general A certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State has established and is enforcing standards and procedures to- (i) ensure that applicants and potential applicants for assistance under the State program funded under this part are notified of assistance made available by the State to victims of sexual harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (ii) ensure that case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the State program funded under this part are trained in- (I) the nature and dynamics of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; (II) State standards and procedures relating to the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (III) methods of ascertaining and ensuring the confidentiality of personal information and documentation related to applicants for assistance and their children who have provided notice about their experiences of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (iii) ensure that, if a State has elected to establish and enforce standards and procedures regarding the screening for, and identification of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to paragraph (7)- (I) the State program funded under this part provides information about the options under this part to current and potential beneficiaries; and (II) case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the State program funded under this part are provided with training regarding State standards and procedures pursuant to paragraph (7). All applicants and recipients will be informed through the application process that services for family violence are available and how to receive those services, as well as,