7.4.4.1 ARP Eligibility Requirements

A pregnant woman who meets all of the following requirements must be placed in an ARP placement:

Meets all W-2 financial and nonfinancial eligibility requirements, except the woman is not a Custodial Parent (CP) With respect to a dependent child, a parent (see definition of parent) who resides with that child and, if there has been a determination of legal custody with respect to the dependent child, has legal custody of that child of a dependent child who resides in the woman’s home;

Is unmarried;

Is in the third trimester of pregnancy, defined as the 12 weeks before the medically verified estimated delivery date (see 7.4.6.2 );

Has a medically verified at-risk pregnancy; and

Is unable to work as a result of the at-risk pregnancy, as verified by a qualified physician.

ARP applicants are not required to have made a good faith effort to obtain employment and have not refused any bona fide offer of employment, including a job quit, within 180 calendar days immediately preceding application. (See 2.2.1 , #8)

EXAMPLE : Sophia is seven months pregnant with her first child and is not married. Sophia’s doctor recently put her on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy due to a pregnancy related medical condition. While on bed rest, Sophia applies for W-2 through ACCESS. A FEP then contacted Sophia by phone and went to Sophia’s home to complete her W-2 application. After determining Sophia as a good candidate for a W-2 ARP placement, Sophia’s FEP gave her an ARP Medical Information/Verification form to give to her doctor with the following information already filled out:

The W-2 agency’s name, address, phone, and email; and

Sophia’s name and birthdate.

Based on the remaining information in the form, completed by Sophia’s doctor, and the information Sophia already had provided to the W-2 agency, the FEP placed Sophia in an ARP placement.