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B. Action To Be Taken Upon Determination Of Noncooperation - Noncooperation may occur with respect to an individual's failure to cooperate with either the local department of social services or DCSE.
1. Noncooperation exists in the following circumstances. The applicant/recipient:
a. failed to provide identifying information, including the first and last name of the father or of all individuals who may be the father of the child(ren), and at a minimum three additional informational items to identify the parent, and the exception in Section 201.10 A.1.c. is not applicable, or the exception in Section 201.10A.1.c is applicable but the client fails or refuses to sign the ATL; or
b. failed to respond to two consecutive requests to provide information; or
c. missed two consecutive scheduled appointments (other than genetic testing and court appearance) and did not contact the worker to reschedule them; or
d. failed to appear in court for a scheduled paternity, establishment of support, or enforcement hearing and did not contact DCSE to reschedule (one occurrence); or
e. missed a scheduled appointment for genetic testing and did not contact DCSE to reschedule (one occurrence); or
f. does not name another individual who may be the father after the only man named as the putative father is excluded; or
g. the putative fathers listed on the "List of Putative Fathers" form are excluded from paternity as a result of genetic testing; or
h. fails or refuses to pay for further genetic testing after DCSE has paid for the first five potential fathers to be tested; or
i. otherwise fails to comply with the requirements in Section 201.10 A.
2. The finding of noncooperation, including noncooperation for failure/refusal to sign the ATL after attesting to a lack of information, must be documented on the Case Narrative - Details screen in VaCMS.
a. Noncooperation must be due to one of the reasons listed in 1.a. - i. above.
b. If noncooperation was determined by DCSE, the VaCMS will be notified via the APECS interface. On the Absent Parent Information Details screen, the “Agree to Cooperate” drop-down will be updated to “No”, and a task and reminder will be sent to the worker to inform him of the noncooperation status.
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