Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a)
The social services official shall, at the time of application or redetermination
for public assistance and SNAP, inform applicants and recipients of activities
and supportive services provided under this Part for which they are eligible,
including:
(1) education, employment and
training opportunities, including those which are available at no cost to the
individual, which are available under the local plan prepared in accordance with
the provisions of section
385.10 of this Part;
(2) responsibilities associated with the
repayment of student financial aid;
(3) supportive services available through the
social services district, and the obligation of the social services district to
provide such services pursuant to section
385.4 of this Part;
(4) work activities available through the
social services district and the social services districts' obligation, if any,
regarding those activities;
(5) child
care available in accordance with the provisions of Part 415 of this Title, for
individuals whose public assistance has terminated;
(6) in accordance with the provisions of Part
415 of this Title and of this Part:
(i) the
types and settings of child care services which may be reasonably accessible to
individuals assigned to work activities and how such services shall be provided
and financed;
(ii) the assistance
available upon request to help individuals assigned to work activities select
appropriate child care services; and
(iii) the assistance available upon request to
help individuals assigned to work activities obtain child care services;
and
(7) prenatal, infant
and early childhood home visiting services, where an assessment indicates that
such services would be appropriate and beneficial to the household and they are
available locally.
(b) The
social services official shall inform applicants and recipients of public
assistance of their responsibility in establishing paternity and enforcing child
support obligations.
(c) Within one
month of orientation, the social services official shall notify the applicant or
recipient in writing of the opportunity to participate in the social services
district's work activities.
(1) Such
notification shall provide a clear description of how an individual may enter and
participate in work activities.
(2)
Nothing herein shall preclude the social services official from incorporating
such notification into the district's orientation.
(d) The social services official may inform
applicants and recipients of public assistance of their obligations under law and
regulations, any applicable time limits on public assistance, and any other
information deemed pertinent by such official.
