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Termination
Determine if termination of the
entire case is appropriate.
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Child Care - ARW, Chapt. 1, Purchase of Service |
A. Terminate
benefits within the first 30 days when the assistance unit was found persumptively
eligible at initial application but is found ineligible during the application
processing period.
B. Terminate assistance as of the
date of ineligibilty when the income or status of other eligibility
factors changes and the assistance unit becomes ineligible.
C. Terminate the case due to noncooperation
when the parent/caretaker fails to cooperate with POWER,
SNAP or medical assistance program requirements.
1. Do not allow child care until the client
cooperates and participates in an approved activity (see Section
701) and becomes eligible for the program s/he originally qualified
for; or
2. Allow child care when the assistance
unit is no longer in a $1 POWER payment status for noncooperation
and the parent(s)/caretaker(s) is working at least 20 hours per
week.
D. Generate the appropriate JAS notice (see
Tables) allowing adequate notice for any Child Care adverse action.
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SNAP - 7 CFR 273.10 - .12 |
E. Terminate
a SNAP case for the first of the next benefit month when:
1. The assets, income, status
or other eligibility factors has changed and makes the
assistance unit/individual ineligible;
2.
The assistance unit/individual/authorized representative has
not completed the interview process; and/or
3.
The assistance unit/individual/authorized representative
has not cooperated in establishing continued eligibility;
4.
Closure is requested;
5.
A loss of contact occurs.
F. Generate an
appropriate adverse action (termination) notice (see Tables) with a mailing date at least ten days prior to the effective date of
the action:
1. Understand the tenth
day cannot expire on a weekend day or holiday.
2. Understand that notices are mailed the day following the
authorization date.
NOTE: If the notice authorization date is on a Friday, the mailing
date is on the following Monday, excluding a holiday.
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POWER - W.S. 42-2-109 |
G. Terminate a
case which is ineligible for the performance payment month:
1.
Immediately when the assets, income or other eligibility
factors has changed and makes the assistance unit ineligible
and compliance has occurred in the corresponding performance period;
2. Immediately when the client requests
closure and compliance has occurred in the corresponding performance
period;
3.
For the benefit month following the $1 nonpayment month
when there has been no contact with the assistance unit indicating
interest in the continuation of the POWER performance payment for an
entire performance period.
H. Generate the appropriate closure notice (see
Tables), as well as the A-710 when a future
month is affected by noncompliance in a corresponding performance
period, allowing adequate notice.
I. Generate the EPICS
supplemental notice of continued child support services (A-820), Child Support
Enforcement Continues, and the notice of available child care services (A-821).
J. Understand the X013 notice, which
explains child support services will continue to collect and distribute
child/spousal support payments after termination, will be automatically
generated by EPICS.
K. Advise the work program CM and CSA
concerning the closure, the reason(s) and the date.
L Perform the following case management
functions when a
POWER or POWER-SASFA case is terminated:
1. Conduct an interview, in person or by
phone, to complete the DFS 502, Exit/Six-Month Follow-up Survey;
a. Complete the form with the client;
b. Forward the form to DFS-SO, POWER
Unit, upon completion.
2. Furnish a second DFS 502 to the
individual with a postage paid envelope;
3. Indicate on the form the date the survey
is due which will be six months from the date of the first survey; and
4. Inform the individual the DFS 502 is to
be completed and returned no later than one month from the date indicated on
the form; and
5. Inform the individual s/he will receive
an incentive payment of $15 if the six-month survey is returned by the date
indicated on the form;
6.
Complete the “”DFS Use Only” area on the DFS 502 form;
7. Give a copy of the second completed form
to the DFS-FO fiscal unit to process the $15 payment; and
8.
Forward the original completed form to DFS-SO, POWER Unit.