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10.1 Types of Time Limits ...................................................................................................................... 143 Special Time Limit Situations ............................................................................................................... 143 10.2 Federal Time Limit .......................................................................................................................... 144 Federal Hardship Exceptions ............................................................................................................... 144 10.3 State Time Limit .............................................................................................................................. 145 State Time Limit Exceptions ................................................................................................................ 145 10.4 Benefits Received in Another State .............................................................................................. 147 Verification of TANF Benefits from Another State ............................................................................... 147 10.5 Tracking Codes ............................................................................................................................... 148 Adjusting Time Limit Tracking Codes .................................................................................................. 149 10.6 Reapplication Due to Time Limit Exceptions ............................................................................... 149 1. Disability ........................................................................................................................................... 149 2. Required in the Home (RH) ............................................................................................................. 150 3. Caretaker Relative ........................................................................................................................... 150 4. Domestic/Family Violence Waiver Criteria ...................................................................................... 150 10.7 Chip Code Changes During Extension ......................................................................................... 151 1. Ineligible After 24th Month for Other Reasons ............................................................................... 151 2. BG Requests Closure After 24th Month ......................................................................................... 151 10.8 Reapplication After 10-year Time Period ...................................................................................... 151 CHAPTER 11 BENEFIT ISSUANCE PROCEDURES 152 11.1 Benefit Issuance ............................................................................................................................. 152 1. Required Demographic Information for Electronic Payments......................................................... 152 2. Identifying Benefit Issuance ............................................................................................................ 152 11.2 Electronic Benefit Issuance ........................................................................................................... 152 1. ePAY Debit Cards ........................................................................................................................... 153 2. ePAY Debit Card Activation ............................................................................................................ 153 3. ePAY Access .................................................................................................................................. 153 4. ePAY Transaction Penalties ............................................................................................................ 154 5. Non-Receipt of ePAY Debit Cards .................................................................................................. 155 6. Electronic Issuance Notice Requirements ...................................................................................... 155 7. Special Issuance Situations ............................................................................................................ 155 11.3 Protective Payee ............................................................................................................................. 155 1. Protective Payee Situations ............................................................................................................ 155 2. Review of Protective Payment Cases ............................................................................................. 156 3. Dual Responsibility ......................................................................................................................... 156 4. Non-Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................... 156 5. Criteria for Selecting Protective Payees ......................................................................................... 156 6. Notice Requirement for Protective Payee....................................................................................... 157 7. Opportunity for Fair Hearing ........................................................................................................... 157 8. DSS Personnel as Protective Payee .............................................................................................. 157 9. Exceptions ...................................................................................................................................... 157 10. Procedures for Assigning Protective Payees ............................................................................... 157 11. ES Worker Action to Remove a Protective Payee ........................................................................ 158 11.4 Endorsement of Checks ................................................................................................................. 158 1. Cancellation of Check ..................................................................................................................... 158 2. County Procedures for Check Reissuance ..................................................................................... 159 3. CHIP Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 159 4. Time Frames for Replacement ....................................................................................................... 159 11.5 Returned Benefits/Undeliverable .................................................................................................. 160 CHAPTER 12 TANF WORK PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 161