2.10.8.2 48-Month State Lifetime Limit

CMC placement months count toward the 48-month state lifetime limit only if the child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual is first determined eligible for AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children or a TEMP Trial Employment Match Program , CSJ Community Service Job , or W-2 T W-2 Transition placement.

The 304-day period must be counted from the first W-2 Employment Position Community Service Job, Trial Employment Match Program, and W-2 Transition placement begin date.

CMC placement months do not count toward the 48-month state lifetime limit when:

The CMC participant’s child is born less than 10 months from the date the individual was first determined eligible for AFDC or a TEMP, CSJ, or W-2 T placement;

Eligibility was determined prior to October 1, 1996; or

The birth was the result of sexual assault or incest and the incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and law enforcement authorities.

E XAMPLE 1 : Rochelle was in a W-2 T placement for 24 months before having a baby. She then moved directly into the CMC placement. Because it has been more than 10 months since she was first found eligible for the W-2 T placement, the CMC months will count against the 48-month state lifetime limit.

E XAMPLE 1 : Julie, a former W-2 participant, has a child, applies for W-2, and is found eligible for CMC. She was first determined eligible for a CSJ two years prior to her current application. Therefore, the months in CMC will count against the 48-month state lifetime limit because her baby was born more than 10 months after she was first determined eligible for a CSJ.

2.10.8.3 24-Month Placement Time Limit

CMC placement months count toward a 24-month placement time limit only if the:

Child is born more than 10 months (304 days) after the date the individual is first determined eligible for AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children or a TEMP Trial Employment Match Program , CSJ Community Service Job , or W-2 T W-2 Transition placement; and

Participant moved directly into a CMC from a TEMP, W-2 T, or CSJ placement.

The 304-day period must be counted from the first employment position placement begin date.

Months will count against the 24-month placement time limit of the employment position placement from which they moved. The participant will be in a CMC placement, but the 24-month placement time limit months used will reflect their previous employment position.

E XAMPLE 1 : Matilda was in a CSJ placement for 24 months before having a baby. She then moved directly from the CSJ placement to the CMC placement. Because she moved directly from a paid employment position placement to a CMC placement, the CMC months will count toward the CSJ 24-month placement time limit.

E XAMPLE 2 : Latashia was in a CSJ placement, for one year and left the W-2 program. Two years later, she applies for W-2 and is placed directly in a CMC placement. Because Latashia did not move directly from a TEMP, W-2 T, or CSJ placement to the CMC placement, the CMC months will not count toward a 24-month placement time limit.

2.10.8.4 CMC Participant Time Limit Extensions

CMC participants are automatically eligible for the 24-month placement time limit and 48-month state lifetime limit extensions.

The FEP must enter a time limit extension covering the time until the child turns 8 weeks of age and review the CMC case prior to the end of the eight-week CMC time period, to determine if the CMC participant wants and is eligible for continued W-2 services.

If the participant would like additional W-2 services or cash assistance after the child turns 8 weeks of age, the FEP must follow normal eligibility determination policies, including time limit extension eligibility, if necessary.