DRAFT TANF Program Policies

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION TITLE/CONTENT
0-1 Table of Contents
0-2 Alpha Subject Index
0-3 Introduction
0-4 Definitions
   

000

TABLES OF STANDARDS

  001 Monthly Income Standards

APPLICATION PROCESSING

 

  101-1 Confidentiality
  102-1 Civil Rights
  102-2 General Complaints
  102-3 Accommodations
  103-1 Application Processing
  103-2 Interviews
  103-3 Rights and Responsibilities
  103-4 Verification and Documentation
  103-5 Processing
  103-6 Voter Registration
  103-7 Tribal TANF Plans
  104-1 Failure/Refusal to Comply
  104-2 Protective Payee

200

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

 

  201-1 Filing/Assistance Unit
  201-2 Living Situation
  201-3 Relationships
  201-4 Marital Status
  201-5 Joint Custody
  202-1 Adding/Removing Household Members

300

NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

 

  301-1 Citizenship
  301-2 Alien Status
  302-1 Residency
  302-2 Temporarily Absent
  303-1 Furnishing A Social Security Number
  304-1 Teen/Minor Parent Living Arrangement
  305-1 Age of Minor Child/Student Status
  306-1 Child Support Enforcement Referral
  306-2 Child Support Good Cause Claim
  306-3 Child Support Payments and Collections

400

RESOURCES

 
  401-1 Ownership/Accessibility/Equity Value
  402-1 Countable & Excluded Resources
  402-2 Native American Resources
  402-3 Trust Funds
  403-1 Vehicles
500 INCOME
  500 Income Overview
  501-1 Unearned Income
  501-2 Native American Income
  502-1 Earned Income
  503-1 Self-Employment Income

600

ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS

 

  601-1 Prospective Budgeting
  602-1 Income Disregards
  603-1 Deeming
  604-1 Income Tests and Grant Calculation
  604-2 Post-Employment Program

700

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

 

  701-1 Referral and Enrollment/Intake
  701-2 Introductory Period
  702-1 Screening and Assessments
  703-1 Brokering Services and Referrals
  704-1 Employability/Service Plan
  705-1 Participation Hours
  706-1 Employment and Training Activities
  706-2

Pathways Services

  707-1 Work Placement Requirements
  708-1 Case File Documentation
  709-1 Verification and Reconciliation
  710-1 Sanction and Re-Engagement
  711-1 Supportive Services
  712-1 Supervisor Reviews

800

TIME LIMITED BENEFITS

 

  801-1 Incrementing Time Clock
  801-2 Out of State/Tribal TANF Months
  801-3 Time Clock Adjustment
  802-1 Extended Benefits

900

BENEFIT ISSUANCE

 

  901-1 Payment Methods
  902-1 Replacement Warrants
  903-1 EBT Benefit Expungement

1100

CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

 

  1101-1 Child Care Assistance
  1101-2 Working Caretaker Relative Childcare

1200

ADDITIONAL TANF ASSISTANCE

 

  1201-1 Emergency Assistance
  1202-1 Matched Savings and Individual Development Accounts

1500

CASE MANAGEMENT

 

  1501-1 Reporting Changes
  1502-1 Redetermination
  1503-1 Notices/Adequate and Timely
  1504-1 Overpayments
  1504-2 Underpayments
  1504-3 Cash Management
  1505-1 Intentional Program Violation/Fraud
  1506-1 Requesting a Fair Hearing
  1506-2 Administrative Review
  1506-3 Fair Hearing Procedure
  1506-4 Board of Public Assistance Appeal and Judicial Review
  1506-5 Fair Hearing Appeal/Benefit Continuation
  1507-1 Case/Person Notes
  1508-1 Good Cause Criteria
  1509-1 Case File Retention/Archive/Destruction
  1510-1 Program Compliance Reviews
  1511-1 Case Transfer

1700

DIRECTORIES

 

  1701-1 Tribal and Indian Agency Offices
  1702-1 Pathways Operators