104.14 Signatures on the Application Form

The applicant, regardless of age, must sign the PA 600 before filing the form at the CAO and again at or following the personal interview, unless a disability or other exceptional circumstance prevents them from signing.

55 Pa. Code § 125.1

NOTE: The protective payee is not required to sign the PA 600 .

The CAO must get the signatures of the following persons either during the application interview or within 30 calendar days from the authorization date :

The payment name , if it is not the same as the applicant.

Anyone applied for who is 18 years old or older.

Any emancipated minor.

NOTE: In TANF cases, there is no deprivation of care due to absence if one parent is serving in the uniformed service. TANF could be authorized if one of the parents is incapacitated. Because both parents are in the budget group , the CAO must have the parent serving in the uniformed service sign when that parent returns home on leave.

The COMPASS application is valid without the signature page. The CAO must process the application as it would a paper application, including sending the appropriate rejection notice for not providing information. (See Section 104.53 .) A faxed or scanned signature page is acceptable.

Persons applying for benefits, and registered COMPASS Community Partners applying for individuals , may e-sign the application for any benefit available through COMPASS .

The CAO should be aware that:

The signature block of the COMPASS signature page will display the initials of the person who e-signed and the submission date.

The signature line on page 1 of the PA 600 summary will also display the e-signature information.

CAPWEB will display an “E” behind the print status for all e-signature applications and for COMPASS renewals .

The applicant is required to mail or fax all verification documents to the CAO.

If an applicant submits an e-signed COMPASS application, or if a registered COMPASS Community Partner e-signs a COMPASS application for any benefit available through COMPASS , then the applicant does not have to submit a signed signature page to the CAO. The CAO staff will see the e-signature designator on CAPWEB and can view the e-signature on the COMPASS signature page or the PA 600 summary.