Temporary Assistance/Case Management Manual

0200.000.00 Overview of the Temporary Assistance Program

• 0200.005.00 Legal Basis

0203.000.00 Temporary Assistance Application Processing

• 0203.010.00 Requests for Assistance
• 0203.015.00 Applications Received With No Residential or Mailing Address
• 0203.020.00 Signing the Application
  • 0203.020.05 Application With No Signature
• 0203.030.00 Dating the Application
• 0203.040.00 Temporary Assistance Program Explanation/Orientation
• 0203.050.00 Interview Process
  • 0203.050.05 Joint IM and Food Stamp Application Interview
• 0203.060.00 Voluntary Withdrawal of Application
• 0203.070.00 Notification of Application Decision
• 0203.080.00 Change of Payee for Temporary Assistance Required New Application
• 0203.090.00 Re-applications
• 0203.095.00 Cancel Rejection
• 0203.100.00 Death After Application
• 0203.110.00 MO HealthNet Application Concurrent With Cash Programs
• 0203.120.00 Delays in Processing Temporary Assistance Applications
  • 0203.120.05 Reasons for Delay in Disposition of Applications

0204.000.00 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking

• 0204.010.000 Identifying at Application

0205.000.00 Eligibility Requirements

• 0205.005.00 Resources
  • 0205.005.05 Property Counted as a Resource
  • 0205.005.10 Real Property
    • 0205.005.10.05 Homestead Exemption
    • 0205.005.10.10 Life Estate, Dower Interest, Remainder Interest
    • 0205.005.10.15 Burial Lots
    • 0205.005.10.20 Other Real Property
  • 0205.005.15 Determination of Equity in Property
    • 0205.005.15.05 Determination of Value of Property
    • 0205.005.15.10 Determine Debt Recorded Against Property
    • 0205.005.15.15 Determine Equity in Excess Acreage
    • 0205.005.15.20 Property Owned Jointly
  • 0205.005.20 Excess Real Property
    • 0205.005.20.05 Good Faith Effort to Sell
    • 0205.005.20.10 Property Sells
  • 0205.005.25 Personal Property
    • 0205.005.25.05 Automobiles
    • 0205.005.25.10 Saleable Personal Property
    • 0205.005.25.15 Household Items and Jewelry
  • 0205.005.30 Cash and Securities
    • 0205.005.30.05 Assistance, Deficiency Payment, or Retroactive Payments
    • 0205.005.30.10 Governmental Payments
    • 0205.005.30.15 Involuntary Conversion of Real Property
    • 0205.005.30.20 Income Received Annually
    • 0205.005.30.25 Trusts, IDAs and Inaccessible Resources
    • 0205.005.30.30 Joint Accounts
    • 0205.005.30.35 Comingled Accounts
    • 0205.005.30.40 Bona Fide Loans
    • 0205.005.30.45 Indian and Alaskan Native Payments
  • 0205.005.35 Life Insurance and Prepaid Burials
• 0205.010.00 Social Security Number (SSN)
  • 0205.010.05 Citizens and Non-citizens Without an SSN
  • 0205.010.10 Failure to Complete an SSN Application
  • 0205.010.15 Refusal to Apply for or Furnish an SSN
• 0205.015.00 School Attendance
• 0205.020.00 Age
• 0205.025.00 Relationship of Payee to Child
• 0205.030.00 Child Living in the Home of Payee
  • 0205.030.05 Temporary Absence
  • 0205.030.10 Required Living Arrangements for Minor Parents
    • 0205.030.10.05 Exceptions to Living Arrangement for Minor Parents
• 0205.035.00 Residence
  • 0205.035.05 Out-of-State Visits
  • 0205.035.10 Institutional Residence
• 0205.040.00 Citizenship and Immigrant Status
  • 0205.040.05 Eligibility Determination
    • 0205.040.05.05 Qualified Alien
    • 0205.040.05.10 Qualified Aliens Entering Prior to 8/22/96
    • 0205.040.05.15 Qualified Aliens Entering After 8/22/96
    • 0205.040.05.17 Iraq and Afghan Special Immigrants
      • 0205.040.05.17.05 Eligibility
      • 0205.040.05.17.10 Verification
      • 0205.040.05.17.15 FAMIS Entry
    • 0205.040.05.20 Non-qualified Alien
    • 0205.040.05.25 Documentation and Verification of Citizen or Alien Status
• 0205.045.00 Protective Payments
  • 0205.045.05 Misusing Benefits
  • 0205.045.10 Issuing Protective Payments
• 0205.050.00 Deprived of Parental Support
  • 0205.050.05 Death of Parent
  • 0205.050.10 Reasons for Continued Absence From the Home
    • 0205.050.10.05 Desertion or Abandonment
    • 0205.050.10.10 Divorce/Joint Custody
    • 0205.050.10.15 Incarceration
    • 0205.050.10.20 Institutionalization
  • 0205.050.15 Determining Continued Absence From the Home
    • 0205.050.15.05 Role of IM Caseworker
    • 0205.050.15.10 Role of DCSE Staff
    • 0205.050.15.15 Return of Absent Parent
  • 0205.050.20 Physical and Mental Incapacity
    • 0205.050.20.05 Obvious Incapacity
    • 0205.050.20.10 Medical Examination
    • 0205.050.20.15 Using Confidential Medical Reports
    • 0205.050.20.20 Employment and Ability to Work
    • 0205.050.20.25 Temporary Incapacity
    • 0205.050.20.30 Incapacity Review
  • 0205.050.25 Temporary Assistance Two Parents
    • 0205.050.25.05 Child Living in Parents’ Home
    • 0205.050.25.10 Deprivation Due to Financial Need
    • 0205.050.25.15 Unemployment Compensation Benefits
    • 0205.050.25.20 Job Quit or Refusal
• 0205.055.00 Assignment of Support Rights
• 0205.060.00 Cooperation in Obtaining Support
  • 0205.060.05 Notice/Good Cause for Refusal to Cooperate
  • 0205.060.10 Areas of Cooperation
  • 0205.060.15 Refusal to Cooperate
  • 0205.060.20 Good Cause Defined
  • 0205.060.25 Determining Good Cause
  • 0205.060.30 Types of Evidence
    • 0205.060.30.05 Physical Harm/No Evidence Available
  • 0205.060.35 Sanctions for Refusal to Cooperate
• 0205.070.10 Online Work Registration
• 0205.075.00 Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
  • 0205.075.00.05 Tracking the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
  • 0205.075.05 Requirements for Closing Due to the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
  • 0205.075.10 Exemptions From the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
    • 0205.075.10.05 Families Together Partial Exemption
  • 0205.075.15 Extensions to the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
    • 0205.075.15.05 Domestic Violence
    • 0205.075.15.10 Substance Abuse
    • 0205.075.15.15 Mental Health
    • 0205.075.15.20 Active in Children’s Division
    • 0205.075.15.25 Family Crisis
    • 0205.075.15.35 Pending Review
  • 0205.075.20 Evaluation Process for the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit
    • 0205.075.20.15 Notification of Extension Decision
    • 0205.075.20.20 Re-evaluating an Extension
  • 0205.075.45 Application Process After the Forty-Five (45) Month Lifetime Limit Has Been Reached

0210.000.00 Need

• 0210.005.00 Individuals Whose Income and Needs to Consider
  • 0210.005.05 Individuals Included in the Temporary Assistance Eligibility Unit
  • 0210.005.10 Individuals Excluded From the Temporary Assistance Eligibility Unit
  • 0210.005.15 Eligibility Unit (EU) Optional Inclusions for Temporary Assistance
  • 0210.005.20 Minor Parent Assistance Group Provision
  • 0210.005.25 Lutz vs. Reagen obsolete
  • 0210.005.30 Minor Parent Lives With Parent(s)
  • 0210.005.35 Non-parent Caretaker Relative (NPCR)
  • 0210.005.40 Legal Guardian
  • 0210.005.45 Stepparent Cases
  • 0210.005.50 18 Not Cash Eligible/SSI Child Under 19 obsolete
  • 0210.005.55 Only Cash Eligible Child(ren) Receives SSI
  • 0210.005.60 TA-SAB or TA-BP Combination Cases
  • 0210.005.65 TA-GR Combination Cases
  • 0210.005.70 Medicaid-18 Not Cash Eligible/Medicaid-SSI Child Under 19 obsolete
• 0210.010.00 Budgeted Expenses
  • 0210.010.05 185 Percent Income Eligibility Limit
  • 0210.010.10 Eligibility Based on Need
  • 0210.010.15 Percentage of Need
• 0210.015.00 Income
  • 0210.015.05 Sources of Earned, Unearned, and Educational Income
  • 0210.015.10 Computing Income
    • 0210.015.10.05 Patterns of Income Examples
  • 0210.015.15 Interim Changes in Income
    • 0210.015.15.05 Budget Adjustments
  • 0210.015.20 Treatment of Specific Types of Income
    • 0210.015.20.05 Contractual Income
    • 0210.015.20.10 Income From Self-Employment
    • 0210.015.20.15 OASDI Benefits Received by Representative Payee
    • 0210.015.20.20 Treatment of Child Support Income
    • 0210.015.20.25 Exceptions to Income Considered Child Support
    • 0210.015.20.30 Support Payments Retained by Temporary Assistance Households
  • 0210.015.25 Overhead Expense of Producing Income
  • 0210.015.30 Earned Income Disregards
    • 0210.015.30.05 Standard Work Exemption
    • 0210.015.30.10 $30 Plus 1/3 Disregard
    • 0210.015.30.15 $30 Disregard
    • 0210.015.30.20 Two-Thirds Disregard
    • 0210.015.30.22 New Spouse Disregard
    • 0210.015.30.25 Child/Incapacitated Parent Care Costs
    • 0210.015.30.30 State Payment of Child Care Costs
  • 0210.015.35 Income Excluded
    • 0210.015.35.05 Gain or Benefit Not in the Form of Money
    • 0210.015.35.10 Earnings of Children
    • 0210.015.35.15 Earnings of Teen Parents Who Are Students
    • 0210.015.35.20 Supplementary Assistance
    • 0210.015.35.25 Volunteer Income
    • 0210.015.35.30 Loans/Grants/Scholarships
    • 0210.015.35.35 Indian or Alaskan Native Payments
    • 0210.015.35.40 Governmental Payments
    • 0210.015.35.45 Interest Income
    • 0210.015.35.50 Other Income
  • 0210.015.40 Treatment of Income Received by JTPA Participants obsolete
    • 0210.015.40.05 Payment Types obsolete
    • 0210.015.40.10 Budgeting JTPA Income obsolete
  • 0210.015.45 Income From Job Corps
    • 0210.015.45.05 Budgeting Job Corps Income
  • 0210.015.50 Sanction
  • 0210.015.52 Good Cause for Missouri Work Assistance
  • 0210.015.55 Compliance With Work Requirement
• 0210.020.00 Payment and Grant Amount

0215.000.00 Alternative Care IV-E Program

• 0215.005.00 Eligibility Determination/Case Record Maintenance
  • 0215.005.05 Children’s Service Worker Role
  • 0215.005.10 Title IV-E Eligibility Specialist Role
  • 0215.005.15 IM Eligibility Specialist Role

0220.000.00 Disposition of Initial Investigation

• 0220.005.00 Prompt Disposition
• 0220.010.00 Benefit Issuance Policy
  • 0220.010.05 Cash Payment Policy
  • 0220.010.10 Prorating First Month’s Benefits in Temporary Assistance Cases
  • 0220.010.15 Title XIX Benefits obsolete
    • 0220.010.15.05 Prior Quarter obsolete
    • 0220.010.15.10 Prior Quarter (Medicaid for Pregnant Women) obsolete
• 0220.015.00 Temporary Assistance Reviews
  • 0220.015.05 Possible Review/Change in Circumstances
  • 0220.015.10 Services Referrals

0225.000.00 Interim Contacts

• 0225.005.00 Adding a Child/Adult
  • 0225.005.05 Adding a Child With Child Support
• 0225.010.00 Adding an Eligible Payee
• 0225.015.00 Marriage of a Parent/Becoming a Stepparent
• 0225.020.00 Stepparent Become Two Parent
• 0225.025.00 Two Parent Becomes Stepparent
• 0225.030.00 Remove Child/Caretaker or Stepparent Leaves Home
• 0225.035.00 Maturity of Child
• 0225.040.00 SSI Referral
• 0225.045.00 SSI/SP Recipients Not Eligible for Temporary Assistance
• 0225.050.00 Retroactive SSI Benefit/Determining Temporary Assistance Received
• 0225.055.00 October 1972 OASDI Increase Cases (PA-677 Cases) obsolete
• 0225.060.00 Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
• 0225.065.00 Reinstating Cash Benefits From Extended MAF for Support Closings
• 0225.070.00 Cancel Closings

0226.000.00 Cases With a Guardian or Conservator

0230.000.00 Wage Supplementation

• 0230.005.00 Participation in Wage Supplementation
• 0230.010.00 Overpayments – Wage Supplementation
• 0230.015.00 Budget Adjustments – Wage Supplementation
• 0230.020.00 Frozen Grant Amount – Wage Supplementation
• 0230.025.00 Case Closings – Wage Supplementation
• 0230.030.00 Remove/Add Individuals – Wage Supplementation
• 0230.035.00 Expiration of the 12 Month Wage Supplementation Period

0235.000.00 Families Together

• 0235.005.00 Legal Basis
• 0235.010.00 Eligibility Requirements
  • 0235.010.05 Temporary Assistance Eligibility
  • 0235.010.10 Plan to Reunify Family
  • 0235.010.15 72-Hour Support Team Meeting
  • 0235.010.20 First Month of Eligibility
  • 0235.010.25 Households Who Are Receiving Temporary Assistance
  • 0235.010.30 Households Who Are Applying for Families Together
  • 0235.010.35 Application Processing
• 0235.015.00 Need
• 0235.020.00 Resources
• 0235.025.00 Income
• 0235.030.00 Grant Amount
• 0235.035.00 Case Record
• 0235.040.00 Manual Report obsolete
• 0235.045.00 When the Child Returns Home
• 0235.050.00 When the Child Will Not Be Returning
• 0235.055.00 Forty-Five Month Lifetime Limit

0240.000.00 Temporary Assistance Drug Test Requirements

• 0240.005.00 Screening Temporary Assistance Applicants and Participants for Illegal Use of a Controlled Substance
  • 0240.005.05 Mandatory Individuals for Drug Screening
  • 0240.005.10 Drug Screening—Applicants
  • 0240.005.15 Cooperation With the Drug Screening Process
  • 0240.005.20 Participant Changes Answer to Screening Question(s)
  • 0240.005.25 Drug Screening Process—Participants
  • 0240.005.30 Temporary Assistance Case Closes
• 0240.010.00 Drug Test
  • 0240.010.05 Testing Negative for Illegal Use of a Controlled Substance
  • 0240.010.10 Testing Positive for Illegal Use of a Controlled Substance
  • 0240.010.15 No Shows and Refusal to Cooperate With the Testing Process
  • 0240.010.20 Unable to Locate
  • 0240.010.25 Temporary Assistance Case Closes
  • 0240.010.30 Drug Testing at Six Months After Treatment
• 0240.015.00 Referral for Substance Abuse Treatment
  • 0240.015.05 No Shows and Refusal to Cooperate With the Treatment Process
  • 0240.015.10 Participant Changes Answer to Drug Testing Waiver Question
  • 0240.015.15 Temporary Assistance Case Closes
  • 0240.015.20 Six-Month Drug Test
• 0240.020.00 Hearing Procedures for Drug Testing-Related Situations
  • 0240.020.05 TANF Drug Testing Process Administrative Hearing
    • 0240.020.05.05 Hearing Decision Received on Automatic Hearing
  • 0240.020.10 Hearing Right Due to Adverse Action/Disqualification
• 0240.025.00 Disqualifications Related to the Drug Screening/Testing Process
  • 0240.025.05 Disqualification Due to Screening Process
  • 0240.025.10 Disqualification Due to Non-cooperation With the Drug Test
  • 0240.025.15 Disqualification Due to Non-compliance With Substance Abuse Treatment Program
• 0240.030.00 Appointment of a Protective Payee Required Due to Drug Testing Process
  • 0240.030.05 Protective Payee Is Ended
    • 0240.030.05.05 Protective Payee Is Ended

0242.000.00 Temporary Assistance Diversion Requirements

• 0242.005.00 Legal Basis
• 0242.010.00 TA Diversion Eligibility
  • 0242.010.05 Good Cause Reasons for TA Diversion
• 0242.015.00 TA Diversion Lifetime Limit
• 0242.020.00 Frequency of TA Diversion Payments
• 0242.025.00 Ineligibility for TA Cash Benefits Due to TA Diversion Payment
• 0242.030.00 Work Requirements
• 0242.035.00 Method of Payment

0245.000.00 Transitional Employment Benefit

• 0245.005.00 Legal Basis
• 0245.010.00 TEB Eligibility
• 0245.020.00 FAMIS System
  • 0245.020.05 TA Work Requirement (COMPACT/FM8B) Screen
  • 0245.020.10 Income (FMX0) Screen
  • 0245.020.20 Income Amount (FMX3) Screen
  • 0245.020.30 Notices to the Eligibility Unit (EU)
• 0245.030.00 TEB Reporting Requirements
• 0245.040.00 Return to Temporary Assistance
• 0245.050.00 TEB Issuances
• 0245.060.00 Child Support Enforcement (CSE)
• 0245.070.00 Hearings
• 0245.080.00 TEB Claims

0246.000.00 Suspension of Temporary Assistance When EBT Card is Used Out of State

• 0246.000.05 Legal Basis
• 0246.000.10 Suspension Process

0250.000.00 Missouri Work Assistance (MWA)

• 0250.000.05 Work-Eligible Individual
• 0250.000.10 Family Support Division (FSD) and Missouri Work Assistance Program Contracts

0255.000.00 Temporary Assistance Work Requirement

• 0255.005.00 Individuals Exempt From Participating in Work Activities
• 0255.010.00 Individuals Temporarily Excluded From Participation in Work Activities
• 0255.015.00 Volunteers
• 0255.020.00 Pending Assessment (Code P)
• 0255.025.00 Mandatory (Work Eligible) Individuals

0260.000.00 Missouri Work Assistance Policy for Service Providers

0262.000.00 Special Circumstances

• 0262.005.00 Domestic Violence
  • 0262.005.05 Guidelines for Case Managing Victims of Domestic Violence
  • 0262.005.15 Mailing Address for Letters and Payments
• 0262.010.00 Unable to Locate Policy
  • 0262.010.05 Returned Mail With No Forwarding Address
  • 0262.010.10 Returned Mail With Forwarding Address
  • 0262.010.15 Returned Mail and Recipient Resides at That Address
  • 0262.010.20 Returned Mail and Participant Resides Out of State
• 0262.015.00 Refugee Recipients Policy
  • 0262.015.05 Referrals From FSD
  • 0262.015.10 Refugee Resettlement Agencies
  • 0262.015.15 Case Management
  • 0262.015.20 Sponsors
  • 0262.015.25 Language Barriers
• 0262.020.00 Temporary Waiver Policy
  • 0262.020.05 Individuals Exempt for Participation in Work Activities
    • 0262.020.05.05 Mentally and Physically Disabled
    • 0262.020.05.10 Caretaker-Payees Age 60 or Older
    • 0262.020.05.15 Needed in the Home to Care for a Disabled Individual
    • 0262.020.05.20 Custodial Caretaker of a Child Under Age 12 Weeks (Exemption Code 01)
  • 0262.020.10 Temporary Waiver Categories
    • 0262.020.10.05 At Risk Pregnancy
    • 0262.020.10.10 When a Temporarily Waived Pregnant Participant Gives Birth After At-Risk Waiver
    • 0262.020.10.15 Temporarily Disabled
    • 0262.020.10.20 Victims of Domestic Violence
    • 0262.020.10.25 Active With Children’s Division
    • 0262.020.10.30 Lack of Child Care or Transportation
    • 0262.020.10.35 Procedure for Assigning Temporary Waiver Status

0265.000.00 Individual Employment Plan (IEP)

0270.000.00 Hours of Participation in a Work Activity

• 0270.005.00 Required Hours of Work Participation
• 0270.010.00 Federal Month & Federal Week for Federal Reporting Requirements
• 0270.015.00 Single Parent Households
  • 0270.015.05 Single Parent Households With a Child Under Age Six
• 0270.020.00 Two-Parent Households
• 0270.025.00 Teen Parents
  • 0270.025.05 Two-Parent Teen Household
  • 0270.025.10 Teen Parent With a Child Under 12 Weeks Exemption
• 0270.030.00 Excused Absences
• 0270.035.00 Holidays

0275.000.00 Work Activities

• 0275.005.00 Core Work Activities
  • 0275.005.05 Core Paid Employment Activities
  • 0275.005.10 Core Unpaid Employment Activities
  • 0275.005.15 Core Unpaid Educational Activities
• 0275.010.00 Non-core Work Activities
  • 0275.010.05 Non-core Unpaid Educational Activities
• 0275.020.00 Unsubsidized Employment Work Activity (Core)
  • 0275.020.05 Projection of Hours
  • 0275.020.10 Documentation Required
    • 0275.020.10.05 Paid Assessments
    • 0275.020.10.10 Regular Unsubsidized Employment, Employment by a Temporary Agency, Paid Clinicals, Paid Apprenticeships, Paid Internships, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment
    • 0275.020.10.15 Compensation in Lieu of Wages
    • 0275.020.10.20 Self Employment
• 0275.025.00 On-the-Job Training (OJT) (Core)
  • 0275.025.05 Employer Requirements and Wages
  • 0275.025.10 Documentation Required
    • 0275.025.10.05 Paid Assessments
    • 0275.025.10.10 OJT Employment and Supportive Services
  • 0275.025.15 Projection of Hours
• 0275.030.00 Subsidized Employment (Core)
  • 0275.030.05 Documentation Required
  • 0275.030.10 Projection of Hours
• 0275.035.00 Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance (Core)
  • 0275.035.05 Job Search
  • 0275.035.10 Job Readiness
  • 0275.035.20 Documentation Required
    • 0275.035.20.05 Job Search Documentation
    • 0275.035.20.10 Job Readiness Documentation
  • 0275.035.25 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.035.30 Supervision
• 0275.040.00 Work Experience Program
  • 0275.040.05 MWA AWEP/CWEP Worksite Agreement
  • 0275.040.10 AWEP/CWEP Participant Agreement
  • 0275.040.15 Participation Activities
  • 0275.040.20 Documentation Required
  • 0275.040.25 Work Participation Hourly Requirements
  • 0275.040.30 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.040.35 AWEP/CWEP and Community Service Program Characteristics
  • 0275.040.40 Employer Relatives
  • 0275.040.45 Supervision
  • 0275.040.50 Worker’s Compensation Requirement
• 0275.045.00 Community Service Program
  • 0275.045.05 Community Service Worksite Agreement
  • 0275.045.10 MWA Community Service Participant Agreement
  • 0275.045.15 Time Allowed in Community Service Program
  • 0275.045.20 Documentation Required
  • 0275.045.25 Work Participation Hourly Requirements
  • 0275.045.30 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.045.35 Differences Between Community Service Program and Alternative Work Experience (AWEP)/Community Work Experience (CWEP)
  • 0275.045.40 Employer Relatives
  • 0275.045.45 Supervision
  • 0275.045.50 Worker’s Compensation Requirement
• 0275.050.00 Vocational Education and Training Work Activity (Core)
  • 0275.050.05 Documentation Required
  • 0275.050.10 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.050.15 Supervision
• 0275.055.00 Satisfactory School Attendance
  • 0275.055.05 Documentation Required
  • 0275.055.10 Holidays/Excused Absences
  • 0275.055.15 Supervision
• 0275.060.00 Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment (Non-core)
  • 0275.060.05 Documentation Required
  • 0275.060.10 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.060.15 Supervision
• 0275.065.00 Education Directly Related to Employment (Non-core)
  • 0275.065.05 Documentation Required
  • 0275.065.10 Excused Absences/Holidays
  • 0275.065.15 Supervision
• 0275.070.00 Job Corps Activities
• 0275.075.00 Vocational Rehabilitation
  • 0275.075.05 Documentation Requirements

0280.000.00 Supportive Services

• 0280.005.00 Transportation Reimbursement Expense
  • 0280.005.05 Authorizing TRE Payments
• 0280.010.00 Work Related Expense
  • 0280.010.05 Authorizing WRE Payments

0285.000.00 Conciliation

• 0285.005.00 Allowable Reasons for Non-participation
  • 0285.005.05 Exemptions
  • 0285.005.10 Temporary Exclusions/Waivers
  • 0285.005.15 Good Cause for Non-participation
• 0285.010.00 Volunteers
• 0285.015.00 Hours of Participation
• 0285.020.00 Procedure for Conciliation

0290.000.00 Sanction

• 0290.005.00 Recommending Sanction When the TA Recipient Waives Due Process
• 0290.010.00 Address Changes
• 0290.015.00 Unable to Locate
• 0290.020.00 Process for Recommending Sanction
• 0290.025.00 Sanction Alerts Sent in Error
• 0290.030.00 FSD Imposing Sanctions
• 0290.035.00 FSD Imposing Sanctions on Two-Parent Households
• 0290.040.00 Re-engagement Process

0293.000.00 Hearing Requests

• 0293.005.00 Submitting Evidence for Hearing
• 0293.010.00 During the Hearing
• 0293.015.00 Testimony

0295.000.00 Rights and Responsibilities

• 0295.005.00 Failure to Participate
• 0295.025.00 Sanctions

0305.000.00 Temporary Assistance Claims Determination

• 0305.005.00 Legal Basis
• 0305.010.00 Reporting Responsibilities
• 0305.012.00 Inappropriate Use of TA EBT Benefits
  • 0305.012.05 Penalties for TA Participants
  • 0305.012.10 Penalties for Business Establishments
• 0305.015.00 Claims Process

0310.000.00 Discovery Tracking System

• 0310.005.00 Claims Referral Procedures and Determination of Date of Discovery
• 0310.010.00 Discovery Claim Reports
  • 0310.010.05 Daily Incomplete Pending Claim Registration Report (FCLDY500-01)
  • 0310.010.10 Weekly Pending Discovery Claim Referral Report (FCLWK500-01)
  • 0310.010.15 Monthly Discovery Claim Status/Activity Report (FCLME502)
• 0310.015.00 Establishing Claims
• 0310.020.00 Recovery Restrictions (Time Limits)
• 0310.025.00 Determining the Claim Time Period
• 0310.030.00 Determining the Amount of the Claim
• 0310.035.00 Other Related Policies for Claims
• 0310.040.00 Responsible Members
• 0310.045.00 Demand Letters

0315.000.00 Claims Accounting and Restitution System (CARS)

• 0315.005.00 Collection Procedures
• 0315.010.00 Claims Hearings
• 0315.015.00 Compromising Claims
• 0315.020.00 CARS Repayment Agreement
• 0315.025.00 Methods of Repayment
  • 0315.025.05 Cash
  • 0315.025.10 EBT Voluntary Repayment
  • 0315.025.20 Automated Recoupment of Temporary Assistance Benefits

0320.000.00 Terminating Claims

0325.000.00 Decrease the Amount of Claim

0330.000.00 Over Collection of Claims

 

Appendix B – Consolidated Standard – Percentage of Need

Appendix C – Temporary Assistance Maximum Grant Amounts and Maximum Cash Diversion Amounts

Appendix H – Hours of Participation Chart

Appendix I – Wage Supplementation Employer Diversion Amounts

Appendix J (obsolete per IM-29 February 19, 2003)

Appendix K – TA Work Requirement Code Sheet

Appendix L – Temporary Assistance Sanction Amounts

Appendix M – Grandparents as Foster Parents Proration Table

Appendix N – Referral Process to MWA Program

Appendix O – List of MWA Regions

Appendix P – Glossary Acronyms

Appendix Q – Definitions

Appendix R – Minutes to Decimals Conversion

Appendix Y – Work Activities Chart

MWA Calendar Appendix