New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 637 - THE NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (NHEP)
Section He-W 637.03 - NHEP Employment Activities Participation Requirements

(a) Unless specifically exempted under one or more of the criteria described in RSA 167:82,II, NHEP participants shall attend all required appointments and participate in NHEP employment-related activities as specified in the employability plan pursuant to He-W 637.12, as funding and resources allow:

(b) NHEP activities, pursuant to RSA 167:85, shall be sole or combined activities to equal the requirements in (c) or (d) below and as specified in the employability plan.

(c) An NHEP participant with a child who has attained 6 years of age and older shall participate in NHEP employment-related activities for a minimum period specified in 42 U.S.C. 607, to a maximum of 40 hours a week as specified in the employability plan.

(d) NHEP participants with a child 12 weeks through 5 years of age shall participate in NHEP employment-related activities for a minimum of 20 hours a week.

(e) For the NHEP participant described in (d) above, additional weekly hours above the 20 hour minimum may be required, to a maximum of 40 hours as specified in the employability plan, when the participant is meeting the requirements of RSA 165:85,I and agrees to participate in:

(f) Participants described in (d) above who are in unsubsidized employment or in a Work Experience and Community Service Program as described in He-W 637.21 and participating for a minimum of 20 hours a week, shall participate in job search activities up to a combined maximum of 40 hours a week as specified in the employability plan when no serious and substantial personal barriers pursuant to He-W 637.01(k) have been identified.

(g) Acceptable verification of weekly NHEP participation hours shall include, but not be limited to:

(h) Self-employed participants who are unable to verify NHEP participation hours using the documentation described in (g) above, shall verify NHEP participation hours by providing documentation establishing a participant's compliance which includes, but is not limited to:

(i) Failure to meet the requirements indicated above shall result in the application of the sanction provisions at RSA 167:82,V.

(j) The NHEP participant shall be required to contact the NHEP representative a minimum of once every 4 weeks, unless the employability plan indicates otherwise.

(k) Participation in educational or training programs shall meet hourly work program participation requirements, provided:

(l) Individuals who volunteer to participate in NHEP shall be subject to the same requirements of the program activities as other NHEP participants, but shall not be sanctioned for failure to participate as specified in He-W 637.06.

(m) Participation requirements for individuals in the unemployed parents program shall be as set forth in He-W 637.26.