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1. Financial Requirements that are Unique to RCA ............................................................................. 271 2. RCA Time Limits .............................................................................................................................. 271 3. RCA Payment Level ......................................................................................................................... 272 4. Assignment of RCA Case Numbers ................................................................................................ 272 5. RCA Eligibility Process and Forms .................................................................................................. 273 21.5 Overpayment of Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) ...................................................................... 274 21.6 Fair Hearing Rights ......................................................................................................................... 275 21.7 Refugee Cash Assistance Case Closure ...................................................................................... 275 21.8 County Office Contact .................................................................................................................... 276 21.9 State Office RCA Program Support............................................................................................... 276 CHAPTER 22 CIVIL RIGHTS 277 22.1 Civil Rights ...................................................................................................................................... 277 22.2 TANF Accommodations Requirements ........................................................................................ 278 22.3 Title VI Prohibition against National Origin Discrimination As It Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ...................................................................................................................... 280 22.4 Title VI Prohibition on Discriminatory Conduct in Federally Funded Programs and Activities .................................................................................................................................................................. 281 22.5 Type of Conduct Prohibited in Employment Settings ................................................................ 282 22.6 Discriminatory Conduct on the Basis of Handicap/Disability That Is Prohibited in Programs and Services ............................................................................................................................................ 283 22.7 Conduct on the Basis of Disability That Is Prohibited in Employment ..................................... 285 CHAPTER 23 STATE PROGRAMS 287 23.1 State Programs................................................................................................................................ 287 1. CHIP EMPR Coding for State Programs ......................................................................................... 288 2. Benefit Time Limits for State Programs .......................................................................................... 288 3. Benefits Received in Another State ................................................................................................ 289 4. Reapplication after Time Limit Closure ........................................................................................... 289 5. Time Limit Extensions ..................................................................................................................... 289 6. State Program TL Tracking Codes ................................................................................................. 289 23.2 State CARES Program .................................................................................................................... 289 1. Verification of Disability .................................................................................................................... 289 2. CARES Assessment Process .......................................................................................................... 290 3. Elements of Assessment ................................................................................................................. 290 4. CARES Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 291 5. CARES Family Assessment ............................................................................................................ 292 6. CARES Family Plan ......................................................................................................................... 292 7. CARES Case Plans - Development ................................................................................................. 292 8. CARES Reassessment .................................................................................................................... 293 9. CARES Case Management ............................................................................................................. 293 10. CARES Non-Discrimination ........................................................................................................... 293 11. CARES Tracks ............................................................................................................................... 294 12. SSA Criteria for Permanent Disability ............................................................................................ 295 13. Application for Social Security Disability/SSI ................................................................................. 297 14. CARES Activities ........................................................................................................................... 298 15. CARES Activities - PATS Coding .................................................................................................. 300 16. CARES Policy on Sanctions .......................................................................................................... 300 17. CARES Conversion ....................................................................................................................... 301 23.3 State Two-Parent Program ............................................................................................................. 301 1. Two-Parent Program Requirements ................................................................................................ 301 2. Two-Parent Evaluation..................................................................................................................... 302