Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The FIA/WoRC
Employability Plan (FIA/EP) is a negotiated document listing eligibility
requirements, allowable work activities as defined in ARM
37.78.103 and
37.78.807, and mutual obligations
of the state and the participant regarding the course of action leading to the
individual's employment and the number of hours and the time limits within
which such activities and obligations shall be performed.
(a) The following individuals are required to
negotiate and comply with a FIA/EP as a condition of eligibility in the TANF
Cash Assistance Program or TANF Cash Assistance Post-Employment Program:
(i) natural or adoptive adult parents of a
minor child in the household;
(ii)
nonrecipient or disqualified individuals who are a natural or adoptive parent
of a minor child in the household unless the nonrecipient or disqualified
individual is:
(A) a minor parent who is not
the head of a household or the spouse as a head of the household;
(B) an ineligible alien; or
(C) a recipient of Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) benefits;
(iii) adult spouse of a natural or adoptive
parent of a minor child in the household;
(iv) adult specified caretaker relative who
has requested to be included in the assistance unit;
(v) minor children age 16 or 17 not attending
school full-time;
(vi) teen parents
not living independently and not attending school full-time;
(vii) teen parents who have been approved to
live independently; and
(viii)
minor parents.
(b) A
participant who is receiving extended benefits as specified in ARM
37.78.202 must enter into a
FIA/EP. The FIA/EP activities for a participant who is eligible for TANF
extended benefits will take into consideration any limitations which are the
basis for the extension.
(c) The
FIA/EP will be reviewed at least once every 12 months by the eligibility case
manager and at least monthly by the WoRC case manager. They may also be
renegotiated as needed or at the request of either the participant, the
eligibility case manager, or the WoRC case manager.
(d) Once the FIA/EP is completed, it is
signed by the participant, the eligibility case manager and the WoRC case
manager. The participant receives a signed copy.
(e) Failure to perform the activities
required in the FIA/EP and/or to provide verification and/or documentation of
participation in the activities on a timely basis will result in sanctions in
accordance with ARM
37.78.506, unless the individual
is receiving TANF cash assistance through the Post-Employment Program, in which
case failure will result in case closure.
(2) Because entering into a FIA/EP is a
condition of eligibility for TANF Cash Assistance and the TANF Cash Assistance
Post-Employment Program, failure or refusal without good cause to enter into a
FIA/EP initially or to renegotiate and/or sign a new FIA/EP when requested will
result in the denial of or termination of assistance for the entire assistance
unit.
53-4-212,
MCA; IMP,
53-4-211,
53-4-601,
53-4-606,
53-4-608,
MCA;