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Nevada TANF State Plan P a g e | 3 1 Effective December 31, 2020

A 30-day conciliation period is initiated when a household fails to comply with their PRP for the first time. The household is notified in writing: o That the household’s cash benefit will be terminated, and the household will be ineligible for cash benefits for 3 months if they do not comply within the 30 days. o Of the PRP activities the household has failed to comply with and what they need to do to demonstrate compliance. • Cooperation During 30-Day Conciliation Period The sanction is lifted, and assistance is continued when the participant has demonstrated compliance. • Failure to Cooperate During the 30-Day Conciliation Period Assistance is terminated, and a 3-month sit-out period applies. • Subsequent Sanctions Once the household has received one 30-day sanction, and again enters into non- compliance status, a 10-day conciliation period is initiated following the same written notification procedures. 5.3 Misuse of EBT Benefits When restricted usage is detected a letter is sent to the household indicating the benefits provided are to cover a family’s ongoing basic needs such as shelter, utilities, food, clothing, etc.; and that if another restricted usage is determined, a protective payee will be established to receive the cash benefits on the household’s behalf to ensure the family’s basic ongoing needs are met. If a household has used its EBT card in a prohibited location, the District Office Manager may consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether the use in a restricted location was the household’s only means to obtain money. If it was, the state may consider lack of access as reasonable cause and not impose an adverse action on the household. However, the prohibited POS/ATM location cannot continue to be utilized. The agency will assist these households with locating an acceptable ATM location or will be provided the opportunity to have their benefits issued by warrant. Nevada will continue working to fulfill its requirement to provide recipients adequate access to their cash assistance in non-prohibited locations, including the ability to withdraw their assistance with minimal or no fees or charges. 6. UNDERPAYMENTS Underpayment means a financial benefit payment received by or for a TANF household for an eligible month that was less than the amount the TANF assistance unit was eligible to receive. When appropriate, underpayments are corrected by issuance of a supplemental payment to the TANF household.