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__________________________________________________________________ Volume 40 | 07.30.15 (Cont’d) ______________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 12.1, Introduction and Purpose of the FI Work Requirement, has been revised to give the names and DSS numbers of the forms included in the FI Family Plan.

Manual Section 12.4, Work Program Compliance, has been revised to change the referral procedures from the ES Worker to the Case Manager.

Manual Section 12.6, Non-Custodial Parent Requirements, Section #3 E, the Employment Plan has been changed from DSS 1230C to DSS 1022.

Manual Section 13.2, FI Case Plan Process, has been revised to delete the case file set up information and add that the Case Manager will send the Family Plan appointment notice. Case notes in SCOSA was also added as an appropriate place for case management documentation.

Manual Section 13.3, FI Case Assessment Process, the NOTE has been removed.

Manual Section 14.1, Assessment Process - in letter B #3, the statement “and other family members” and the NOTE have been deleted. Letter C has been added which lists the forms necessary for a work eligible individual.

Manual Section 14.1 Section 1, Screenings, Evaluation and Assessment has been updated to remove the obsolete assessment/screening tools; T-ACE, CAGE, Zung, Beck, DSS 1232, and AAPI. Section 2, Assessment Elements, now lists information included in the new assessment form. Sections 4, Learning Disabled Screening Tool and Section 5, Family Assessment have been removed and subsequent sections have been renumbered.

Manual Section 14.2, Family Plan has been updated to include the names and form numbers of the forms included in the Family plan.

Manual Section 14.3, Family Evaluation has been revised to replace the DSS 1230 with the DSS 1015 A as the form used for assessment.

Manual Section 14.4, Responsibility Plan has been replaced with Manual Section 14.4, Individual Employment Plan (IEP). Section 3, Documentation, has been removed. Section 6, Vocational Objective, has been revised to add that a short-term vocational objective must be identified for each work eligible individual. Subsequent manual sections in Chapter 14 have been re- numbered.

Chapter 24, Refugee Programs, has been replaced with a new Chapter 24, Refugee Cash Assistance. Chapter 24 provides information on eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance including the necessary documents, financial requirements, time limits, payment levels, fair hearing rights, and case closure.