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NOTE: Sanctioned individuals continue to be considered BG members for all purposes other than money payment.

2. Individual Sanctions When one parent in a Two-Parent case fails/refuses to comply with the terms of Two- Parent work requirements and no agreement is reached during the conciliation, the participant must be sent a Notice of Adverse Action (timely notice) informing him/her of the sanction to be imposed and of the reduction in cash benefits. The sanction is curable when the individual demonstrates compliance for 30 days.

NOTE: If one parent is sanctioned for failing to participate in an activity, case staffing must occur and the other parent must be informed that he/she is required to meet a minimum of 40 hours for the Two-Parent family. The non-sanctioned parent must participate in CORE activities a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week. Employment Plan would also need to be updated to reflect the increased hours.

11. Individual TANF Sanction/ SNAP Benefits The ES Worker must determine the amount by which the TANF benefit has been reduced due to removal of the individual. The benefit amount prior to sanction minus new benefit amount ="RB" income. Enter the "RB" code and amount on CHIP screen UNIN and reauthorize SNAP case.

NOTE: When changes occur after an individual sanction has been imposed and "RB" income has been budgeted, the ES Worker must determine what the TANF benefit amount would be based on the reported change without the sanction to determine the benefit amount prior to sanction.

12. Two-Parent PATS Coding Case Managers must schedule and record all appropriate activities for cases included in this program in the PATS system to meet the State Two-Parent participation requirement.

Case Managers should use the same coding in PATS that is used for TANF cases. If component hours cannot be identified by a PATS code, use the “WANC” code to enter the hours.

Case records should be clearly documented to validate the hours keyed in PATS and verification from the participation source should be filed in the case record to substantiate the actual hours of participation. Any activity that may assist the client and his or her family may be counted as allowable activity hours under the Two-Parent program.

13. Two-Parent Program Conversion If one parent leaves the home, the determination must be made to transfer the case to either the CARES Program or TANF Program.

This determination is made based on the following family circumstances:

If the parent is disabled; transfer the case to CARES.