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A-814.7 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Employment Retention Payment (ERP) 17 Jul 01 MTL 04/17

eligible. If employment terminates or income decreases to a dollar amount that is below the TANF payment income limit during the automatic hardship for ERP, unless determined by the Hardship Committee to be eligible for regular TANF NEON benefits, the case will terminate and the household will be subject to state and federal time limit restrictions. 814.10 Lifetime Limits for Some Support Service Categories NEON participants have lifetime limits for the following support services:

a. Auto repairs/registration/

insurance and b. Relocation expenses It is the responsibility of the case manager to ensure participants do not exceed their lifetime limits. Before authorizing benefits in the categories above, the case manager must review the case history to determine the amount, if any, of their lifetime benefits the participant has received. 815 ONLINE AUTOMATED SELF-SUFFICIENCY INFORMATION SYSTEM (OASIS) OASIS is the case management system designed and maintained to support the Employment and Training functions of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.

Staff must generate and save the following documents in OASIS. This documentation is related to fiscal accountability, legal requirements and automated case management functions. When OASIS is unavailable, exceptions to using the online versions of these forms must be documented in OASIS:

● Notices of Decision

● Participant Verification Form (PVF) ● Vouchers Case managers may choose to use the DWSS approved online or hardcopy versions of the following forms. If the hard copy form is used, staff must document the activity in the OASIS case narrative and retain a copy in the casefile. Exception: Report of illness documentation from a doctor must be kept in a locked file cabinet if it contains any specific medical information of a diagnosis. ● Appointment letters ● Report of Illness ● Child Care Assistance referrals ● Personal Responsibility Plans (PRPs) ● Intra-office referrals ● Assessment Summary (optional) ● Job Search forms ● Timesheets for activities ● Assessment Form(s)