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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES WORK REQUIREMENT

10/25 VOLUME V, PART XV, PAGE 3

6. An individual who is: a. An Indigenous Person. This section refers to one who is called an Indian, Native American, Alaska Native, Indigenous Person, or Tribal Member. This section also references units as tribes, bands, nations, or other organized groups or communities based on limited definitions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), or any Alaska Native village or group or regional or village corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. b. An Urban Indigenous Person. This is one who: 1) resides in an urban center which is any community with a sufficient urban indigenous population, whether they live on or near a reservation, and meet one of the following: a. is a member or a first- or second-degree descendant of a member of a tribe that has been terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the future by the State in which they reside; or b. is determined to be indigenous by the U.S. Secretaries of Interior or Health and Human Services. 2) is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native. c. An individual is a “California Indigenous Person” who: 1) is a member of a federally recognized tribe; 2) is a descendant of an Indigenous Person who was residing in California on June 1, 1852, if the descendant: a. is a member of the community served by a local program of the Indian Health Service; and b. is regarded as an Indigenous Person by the community in which the person lives. 3) is an Indigenous Person who holds trust interests in public domain, national forest, or reservation allotments in California; or 4) is an Indigenous Person of California listed on the distribution plans for assets of rancherias and reservations located in California under the Act of August 18, 1958, and any descendants.

7. Any individual who is otherwise exempt from work registration as outlined in Part VIII.A.1, excluding age.

The BPS must:

• assess every household member for exemption from time-limited benefits; • assess fitness for employment at certification or recertification; and • document that the household was informed of the exemptions or how to comply, including providing verification of one’s tribal affiliation of indigenous status. Documentation may include that the SNAP Time-Limited Benefit flyer was provided.

The BPS must establish the 36-month period and track the reasons for the exemption for everyone who meets an exemption other than age.

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