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A-822.1 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Specialized Services Available by Referral MTL 12/04 12 Jul 01 822.1 Specialized Services Available by Referral Dental Assistance - Partial dentures required for employment may be authorized for payment through Medicaid for NEON participants when necessary (Medicaid Manual Section 1003). When a NEON participant is missing any one of the six upper or lower anterior teeth an official memorandum from the District Office must be sent to the participant’s Medicaid authorized dentist. The memorandum must be on letterhead with a statement referencing the employment related need. NOTE: Without this official memorandum from the District Office, Medicaid will deny prior authorization and payment. Medicaid will deny any request submitted a second time without the memorandum. Domestic Violence Services/Substance Abuse Treatment - The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services social workers who are referring participants to domestic violence and/or substance abuse providers must complete and save an OASIS Participant Verification Form (PVF) at the time of the initial referral and by the 5th of each month thereafter if they remain eligible for services Prior to the PVF form being completed in OASIS each month, it is the social worker’s responsibility to ensure the client is TANF eligible or eligible for DV services while pending TANF assistance. In addition to the PVF form each month, the treatment plan must be documented in the participant’s PRP and OASIS issue plan screen. Exception: Documentation of domestic violence services in the PRP is not required while the case is pending a TANF eligibility decision. 823 COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (CWEP) NEON participants lacking work experience or who have been unsuccessful in securing employment may be assigned to the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP). The purpose of the CWEP is to provide practical work skills training to TANF-NEON participants who have limited or no recent work experience, local work history, and/or transferable abilities to the workplace. CWEP placements occur in public or non-profit worksites. CWEP worksites are encouraged to hire CWEP participants into available job openings as they occur; however, the worksite is under no obligation. The NEON program pays the CWEP participant’s monthly worker compensation insurance premium. Staff must enter all CWEP activity hours with the code (CW) into the NEON Calendar to ensure the participant’s worker’s compensation premium is paid. All CWEP participants must sign a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) – VOLUNTEER IN STATE SERVICE, form 2716-WA, specifying the number of hours per week of the placement. Completion of the MOU occurs prior to beginning the placement. The office supervisor signs the MOU and retains a copy centrally within the office. At the end of each quarter, the district office must submit a report of CWEP participants to Central Office indicating that all required MOU’s are signed and on file in the office.