107.51 Penalty for Not Completing or Signing the AMR

An individual who refuses to complete or sign the AMR without good cause is ineligible for TANF cash assistance and must be removed from the cash grant. The person remains ineligible for cash benefits until they complete and sign an AMR.

55 Pa. Code § 125.1(g)

NOTE: An AMR mailed to the individual must be completed, signed, dated, and returned within 30 days of the date of the CAO signature on the AMR .

The CAO must continue to authorize TANF for other family members if all other requirements are met.

55 Pa. Code § 125.1(g)

NOTE: An individual's family is also ineligible if the individual or another adult had previously received 60 months of TANF.

An individual may have good cause for not completing or signing the AMR. For example, the individual may have physical or mental limitations, such as being temporarily hospitalized. If the CAO determines there is good cause, benefits must not be denied and the person must be allowed 30 days from the interview date to complete and sign the AMR.

A specified relative who is only receiving benefits on behalf of other budget group members, must be asked to complete and sign an AMR. If the specified relative who is not receiving benefits refuses to sign an AMR, there is no penalty for the budget group. This is true, for example, in the case of a grandmother receiving benefits for her grandchild but not for herself.