7.4.3.4 Ending CMC

The CMC placement must end eight calendar weeks (7 days x 8 weeks = 56 days) after the child is born. CMC cannot extend beyond the date the child turns 8 weeks of age, regardless of the date the CMC placement begins.

A CARES Client Assistance for Reemployment and Economic Support alert is generated to remind the FEP to change the CMC placement on the appropriate day.

As the CMC placement end date approaches, the FEP must discuss next steps with the CMC participant, including employment goals and supportive service needs once the CMC placement ends.

If the CMC participant is going to continue in a different W-2 placement, the FEP must enter the new placement on the 57th day which will end CMC placement on the 56th day.

If the CMC participant is not going to continue in a different W-2 placement, the FEP must end date the W-2 episode on the 56th day which will also end the placement on the 56th day.

EXAMPLE 1 : Miguel is placed in a CMC on March 6, after the birth of his child, for whom he has sole custody. Two weeks before his 56th day in the placement, the FEP meets with Miguel to discuss Miguel’s options once his CMC placement ends. During this meeting, Miguel confirms that he will be returning to his prior job by relying on the child care services the FEP helped him secure and does not want any W-2 follow-up services. Based on this information, the FEP will end-date Miguel’s CMC placement effective April 30, which is the 56th day.

E XAMPLE 2 : Bobbi gave birth to a baby and is placed in CMC on March 6. Two weeks before the 56th day in the placement, the FEP meets with Bobbi to discuss plans for when her CMC placement ends. Bobbi explains that she originally planned to go back to work but has been very depressed and anxious and does not feel like she can handle getting a job as she had hoped. Based on an informal assessment, the FEP determines that Bobbi is in need of a formal assessment and possible mental health services depending upon the outcome of the assessment. For that reason, the FEP will place Bobbi in a W-2 T effective May 1, which will correctly end date the CMC placement on April 30 (the 56th day).