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and provides crisis intervention. Persons identified as having current domestic violence issues are referred to domestic violence service providers and given domestic violence informational materials in accordance with NRS 422A.350. Domestic Violence Services While Application is Pending Domestic violence services may be provided to a family during the TANF application pending period. Good Cause Waivers for Victims of Domestic Violence In compliance with 45 CFR Subpart B Part 260 federally recognized good cause waivers are made through an individualized assessment and based on need. Social workers case manage participants requiring domestic violence counseling/services and develop individualized Personal Responsibility Plans (PRP) based on the participant’s specific service need. Good cause waivers are redetermined by the social worker no less often than every 6 months. Substantiated victims of domestic violence may be granted a good cause waiver to not participate in the following: • Cooperation with Child Support Enforcement as determined by child support staff, and/or • Work requirements mandated by NEON when a documented federally recognized good cause waiver has been established and must: o Identify and verify the specific program requirements that are being waived; o Be granted appropriately based on need, as determined by an individual assessment by a person trained in domestic violence and redeterminations no less often than every 6 months; and o Be accompanied by an appropriate service plan included in the PRP that: ▪ Is developed by a person trained in domestic violence; ▪ Reflects the individualized assessment and any revisions indicated by the redetermination, and ▪ Is designed to lead to work. 3.3 Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment When a case manager has reason to believe a TANF participant’s employability or parenting abilities may be affected by abuse of alcohol or drugs – either through self- disclosure, the screening assessment/post-approval assessment process or physical evidence – the case manager may refer the participant to a Division social worker. The Division social worker, that is certified to administer and score the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), administers the SASSI. The SASSI decision rules provide a numerically determined probability statement regarding the likelihood of alcohol or other substance dependence. Eligibility for benefits is not affected by the outcome of a SASSI test. If the SASSI produces a positive probability regarding alcohol or other substance dependence, the