TANF Program Policy Manual

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SECTION	TITLE/CONTENT				DATE ISSUED/ OR REVISED
0-1	TABLE OF CONTENTS				01/01/08
0-2	ALPHA SUBJECT INDEX				01/01/08
0-3	INTRODUCTION				07/01/05
0-4	GLOSSARY WITH ACRONYMS				07/01/07

000	TABLES OF STANDARDS

	001			Monthly Income Standards	07/01/07

100	APPLICATION PROCESS

	101-1	Confidentiality			01/01/06
	102-1	Civil Rights			01/01/07
	102-2	General Complaint Procedure			01/01/06
	103-1	Filing an Application			07/01/07
	103-2	Interview / Home Visits			01/01/08
	103-3	Rights and Responsibilities/Self Declaration of Status			07/01/07
	103-4	Verification and Documentation			01/01/08
	103-5	Processing			01/01/08
	103-6	Voter Registration			01/01/06
	103-7	Tribal TANF Plans			01/01/07
	104-1	Failure/Refusal to Comply			07/01/07
	104-2	Protective Payee (New to Manual)			01/01/07
	105-1	Federal Reports/Data Collection			07/01/05

200	HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

	201-1	Filing/Assistance Unit			01/01/08
	201-2	Marital Status/Joint Custody			07/01/04
	201-3	Adding/Removing Members			01/01/08

300	NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

	300	Overview			01/01/08
	301-1	Citizenship			01/01/06
	301-2	Alien Status			01/01/08
	302-1		Residency/Home/Temporary Absence		07/01/07
	303-1		Furnishing A Social Security Number		01/01/08
	304-1		Age of Minor Child		07/01/06
	305-1		Living With Specified Caretaker Relative		01/01/07
	306-1		Child Support Enforcement Referral		01/01/07
	306-2		Child Support Good Cause Claim		01/01/07
	306-3		Child Support Payments and Collections		07/01/06
	307-1		Third Party Liability Health Insurance		01/01/06

400	RESOURCES

	400	Overview			01/01/06
	400-1	Alpha Index			01/01/06
	401-1	Ownership/Accessibility/Equity Value			07/01/03
	TB-40	Stimulus Tax Rebate			03/06/08
	402-1	Countable & Excluded Resources			01/01/06
	402-2	Native American Resources			01/01/08
	402-3	Trust Funds			07/01/03
	403-1	Vehicles			07/01/02

500	INCOME

	500	Overview			07/01/06
	500-1	Alpha Index			01/01/06
	TB-40	Stimulus Tax Rebate			03/06/08
	501-1	Unearned Income			01/01/06
	501-2	Native American Income			01/01/08
	502-1	Earned Income			01/01/06
	503-1	Self-Employment Income			01/01/08

600	ELIGIBILITY & BENEFIT DETERMINATION

	601-1	Budgeting Methodology			01/01/04
	602-1	Income Disregards			01/01/06
	603-1	Income Tests and Grant Calculations			07/01/07
	604-1	Deeming			07/01/05

700	OTHER REQUIREMENTS/BENEFITS

	701-1	Family Investment Agreement			01/01/08
	701-2	WoRC Participation			01/01/08
	701-3	Participation Components			01/01/08
	701-3a	Parents as Scholars			07/01/06
	701-4	WoRC Participation & Reconciliation			01/01/08
	TB-39	Recommending Sanction			01/15/08
	702-2	WoRC Sanction Review Process/Good Cause			01/01/08
	702-3	Sanction			01/01/08
	702-4	Fair Hearing Non-compliance with FIA/EP Continuation of Benefits			01/01/08
	703-1	Disqualification			07/01/07
	704-1	Supportive Services Payments			01/01/08
	704-2	Work Support Payment			01/01/08
	704-3	Child Support Supplement Payment			01/01/08

800	TIME LIMITED BENEFITS

	801-1	Time Limits Overview			01/01/07
	801-2	At-Risk Interview, Plan, and Follow-up			01/01/07
	801-3	TANF Extended Benefits Policy/Procedure			07/01/07
	802-1	Incrementing MT Time Clock			01/01/07
	803-1	TANF Months/Out-of-State Requests			01/01/07
	803-2	Retroactive Time Clock Adjustments			01/01/07

900	CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

	901-1	Child Care Assistance			01/01/08

1000	OTHER PROGRAMS

	1001-1	Refugee Cash Assistance			07/01/05
	1002-1	Refugee Medical Assistance			07/01/04

1100	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

	1101-1	Emergency Assistance for Needy Families			01/01/06

1200	BENEFIT ISSUANCE

	1201-1	Payment Methods			01/01/06
	1202-1	Replacement Warrants			07/01/06
	1203-1	Expungement of EBT Benefits			07/01/06

1500	CASE MANAGEMENT

	1501-1	Reporting Changes			07/01/07
	1502-1	Redetermination			01/01/06
	1503-1	Notices/Adequate and Timely			01/01/07
	1504-1	Overpayments			07/01/07
	1504-2	Underpayments			01/01/07
	1505-1	Intentional Program Violation/Fraud			01/01/06
	1506-1	Requesting a Fair Hearing/Continuation of Benefits			01/01/07
	1506-2	Administrative Review			01/01/07
	1506-3	Fair Hearing Procedure			01/01/07
	1506-4	Board of Public Assistance Appeal and Judicial Review			01/01/07
	1507-1	Case Notes			01/01/06
	1508-2	Program Compliance Reviews			01/01/08
	1509-1	Good Cause Criteria			01/01/08
	1510-1	Case File Retention/Archive/Destruction			01/01/06
	1511-1	Case File Organization			01/01/06
	Bulletin TB-37 Case Transfer Process				08/01/07
	1512-1	Case Transfer			01/01/06

1600	FORMS

	1600	Forms			01/01/07

1700	DIRECTORIES

	1701-1	Tribal and Indian Agency Offices			01/01/06
	1702-1	WoRC Operators			01/01/06

1800	POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

	1800-1	Cash Management			01/01/08

Page last Updated: 06/06/2007

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TANF Program Policy Manual

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