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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TANF MANUAL SECTION 201

BEYOND THE SIXTY-MONTH CLOCK 7/19 APPENDIX IV, Page 1

How to Continue Assistance Beyond the TANF 60-Month-Clock in VaCMS

A TANF case may receive beyond 60 months of TANF if the client makes a request and verifies a mental or physical disability. The case may also receive more than 60 months of TANF if the client is providing care on a substantially continuous basis for a relative living in the home that is physically or mentally incapacitated. If it is a two-parent household, both adults must be disabled or one adult caring for a disabled family member who is living in the household. The following instructions enable the assistance unit to continue to receive assistance beyond 60 months and the TANF 60-month clock continue to increment when the case is on-going, on a new application, or being rescinded, because the client is disabled or the client is providing care on a substantially continuous basis for a relative in the home that is disabled. Code VaCMS following the instructions below:

When the client has a disability, follow the steps 1-7 below.

1. From Data Collection, select Individual Information, then Questions. 2. From the Disability field, select “yes” from the drop-down and select the next button. 3. On the Disability - Details screen, enter the disability information for the individual and select the save and continue button. 4. Run eligibility for the case. 5. If all eligibility criteria are met, the Eligibility Result will display approved on the Eligibility Summary screen. 6. Certify and authorize the results. 7. The TANF 60-month clock will automatically continue to increment without requiring further action by the worker.

When the client is providing care for a disabled family member, follow steps 1-7 below.

1. From Data Collection, select Individual Information, then Client Demographics. 2. On the Client Demographics screen, select “yes” from the “Is the individual taking care of the disabled individual in the household?” drop-down. 3. Run eligibility for the case. 4. If all eligibility criteria are met, the Eligibility Result will display approved on the Eligibility Summary screen. 5. Certify and authorize the results. 6. The TANF 60-month clock will automatically continue to increment without requiring further action by the worker. 7. Set a task and reminder to re-evaluate the need for a caretaker to act as a caregiver 30 days prior to the end of the anticipated duration as noted on the medical form or every 12 months, whichever occurs first. (See 201.1H)

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