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an adverse action. If the collateral does not agree to have his/her identity revealed, the information obtained is considered as a lead toward securing other evidence and no case action is taken.

3. Collateral Documentation (Secondary) Verbal information from a collateral requires the ES Worker to document the case file with the following:

A. Collateral's name, address and/or telephone number B. Relationship to A/R C. Date of contact D. Statement made

2.26 Identification of Pregnant Individuals A TANF applicant/recipient (A/R) who is pregnant may be eligible for services through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. WIC is administered by the Department of Public Health (DPH) and provides nutritional assistance to women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk and who have income below 185% of the Federal Poverty Limit. Many TANF recipients meet eligibility criteria for WIC services.

1. CHIP Procedures CHIP has been modified to include a field to indicate whether the A/R is pregnant. The ES must enter a "P" for pregnant under the Special Category (SPCAT) field on CHIP screen SSDO for any TANF recipient who is pregnant.

EXCEPTION: If the individual is also disabled, the ES Worker must enter a "D" for disabled instead of "P" for pregnant in the TANF field.

The "P" code is for identification only; it has no effect on TANF eligibility or participation rate calculation.

2. Monthly File – DPH A monthly file of individuals coded as pregnant will be sent to DPH for use in their outreach efforts.