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violence environment to be in a limited work participation status for the length of time by a trained domestic violence counselor. The certification shall indicate that the parent is in a domestic violence environment which makes them eligible for a limited work participation status. o A participants FVO limited work participation status shall be reviewed every six months and shall be determined by IRU based on the domestic violence counselor’s certification. o A participant who can continue to comply with the requirements by a trained domestic violence counselor may be eligible for a limited work participation status for 24 weeks as described in 8.102.461.15 NMAC. • A participant who is the sole provider of the care for an ill or incapacitated person. To meet this exception, the participant must show that the parent is the sole caretaker for a disabled person and must demonstrate that the participant cannot be out of the home for the number of hours necessary to meet standard work participation hours. The following apply to caretaker conditions in determining if the standard work participation rate applies or if a limited work participation rate will be granted: o Only those core activities around which work program activities cannot be scheduled are taken into consideration. o Food purchase and preparation activities, home maintenance chores, etc. are activities which may be scheduled and performed at times other than work program participation hours and are not taken into consideration when determining the standard work participation rate. o A requirement to be on call for the medical emergencies of a medically fragile person is taken into consideration in determining the standard work participation rate for the participant. • A participant may demonstrate good cause for the need for the limited work participation status. A good cause limited work participation status may exist and shall be determined by the Department based on the participants existing condition(s) to include any barriers identified during the NMW assessment process that impair an individual's ability to comply with the standard work participation rate or capacity to work. • A parent and caretaker receiving assistance will engage in work activity in accordance with section 407, is met through periodic monitoring as described in an approved Work Verification Plan. 9.12 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

Work Program and Child Support Enforcement: If an individual fails to comply with the work program requirements or child support enforcement efforts, the cash assistance amount for the benefit group can be reduced or terminated. Conciliation Process Prior to Sanction: A 30-day conciliation opportunity is available to an individual once during a given occurrence of assistance. The conciliation process occurs once prior to the imposition of a sanction. There must be a period of at least 12 months between occurrences of assistance for a 30-day conciliation to be available to the benefit group.

The purpose of the conciliation process is to provide an opportunity for the individual to correct whatever failure has generated the noncompliance determination. The process also requires the individual and the