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_____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 14 | 11.01.2008 (Cont’d) _____________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 12.3c has been removed due to the change in policy that a parent with a disabled child is excluded from TANF work program requirements whether the child is in school full time or not. ____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 15 | 01.01.2009 ____________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 14.5#5 is being revised to add that the “IS” denial/closure code on CHIP should be used when the A/R fails to sign or cooperate in the development of the Employability Plan. The use of this code applies only to new approvals or reapplications for work eligible individuals.

Chapter 14.5#5 a link is being added (See Section 18.7) at the end of the first paragraph.

Chapter 14.5#5 a link (See Section 18.2) is being added at the end of the Caution Note in this section.

Chapter 17.4#2 is being revised to delete the sentence stating that the DSS 1243, Units of Service, documents the progress of a participant involved in a formal educational or training activity. This form is now obsolete and should no longer be used. It should be off the Master Forms Index by no later than 1-1-09.

Changes have been made in the FI Manual to change the program name, Food Stamps, to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, (SNAP), wherever Food Stamps is found. ____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 16 | 02.01.2009 ____________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 18.11 a link (See Section 22.7) is being added at the end of Note in this section.

Chapter 22.7 has been revised for clarity.

____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 17 | 03.01.09 ____________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 7.7 Sources of income chart has been revised to remove the second caution note from the Wages, salaries, commissions and tips section which states that ABC payments are excluded. ABC payments for providing child care are counted as income.

Chapter 8.21.2 is being revised to include an example of Manual Proration Calculation.