Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 702.000 - Transitional Cash Assistance Programs: Eligibility Process
Section 702.310 - Responsibility for Verification
Universal Citation: 106 MA Code of Regs 106.702
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The applicant or client must meet financial and nonfinancial eligibility requirements. The applicant or client must submit the verifications required by policy to demonstrate that he or she meets these eligibility factors.
(A) The applicant or client is responsible for the following:
(1) obtaining
the required verifications;
(2)
contacting the worker if there is a delay or difficulty in obtaining
verifications;
(3) cooperating with
the worker to obtain verifications when worker assistance is requested;
and
(4) signing collateral consent
forms, if necessary.
(B) The worker is responsible for:
(1) identifying
the eligibility factors that must be verified;
(2) identifying and providing written notice
of the specific documents and the alternative documents, if applicable, that
must be submitted to verify eligibility;
(3) advising the applicant/client of the
consequences of failure to provide verification;
(4) explaining the reason verifications are
needed when requested and offering suggestions of where and how to obtain the
verification; and
(5) assisting in
obtaining required verification when aware that the applicant or client is
unable to obtain the verification for reasons beyond his or her control.
If the required documentation is not provided and the worker is unable to obtain such verification or to determine if the eligibility factors have been met, assistance for the affected household members must be denied, terminated or reduced.
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