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act of compliance despite provision of the supportive services, supportive services will not be authorized again for the same sanction. In such a situation, it will be the responsibility of the client to arrange and pay for any supportive services needed to cure the sanction.

1) Child Care

Child care services are provided to enable the participant to gain and/or keep employment or to participate in program activities.

a. Arrangement for and/or payment of child care as a supportive service will be provided only when the participant is unable to obtain child care on her own at no cost.

b. Participants who are parents of school age children are expected to search for a job during the hours that the children are in school. However, if a job interview must take place outside of school hours, child care may be authorized.

c. Participants who need child care and cannot arrange to find their own may be provided assistance, including payment within child care guidelines as found in the Child Care Subsidy Manual.

This payment may include the cost of transportation when transportation services are provided by the child care provider and the total cost of all services provided by the child care provider does not exceed the Maximum Reimbursable Rate.

d. Participants who have been sanctioned are not entitled to child care service while in the sanction status unless it is needed to maintain employment. However, an individual who has been sanctioned may receive child care service upon request, based on the terms outlined above, if the service is necessary in order for the participant to perform a verifiable act of compliance.

2) Transportation and Related Services

Transportation services are provided to enable participants to travel to and from authorized VIEW activities or employment. The need for transportation must be linked to needs identified on the participant's Activity and Service Plan. The participant must be regularly attending the component activity, and, if in an education component, making satisfactory progress, in order to continue receiving transportation services.

a. The participant will have the primary responsibility to arrange transportation for employment or to participate in activities required by the Agreement of Personal Responsibility. Transportation services will be provided only when the participant is unable to make necessary arrangements.

b. Transportation can be provided by any of the following means:

1) Individuals other than public conveyors. In this circumstance, payment is made to the individual provider. Such payment must be pre-authorized. A reimbursement-type purchase order may serve as a pre-authorization;

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