Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Department does not require a client
to provide verification of good cause if providing the verification would
expose the client to increased risk of domestic violence (see OAR
461-001-0000).
(2) If in making a determination under this
rule, a client's physical or mental impairment is in question, the Department
may require the client to provide documentation from a qualified and
appropriate medical professional.
(3) A client is excused for good cause from a
failure to comply with a requirement of the SFPSS program, including an
activity (see OAR 461-001-0025) in a case plan
(see 461-001-0025) in the following
circumstances:
(a) Participation in a
required activity in a case plan would have an adverse effect on or risk to the
client's physical or mental health or would expose the client to increased risk
of domestic violence (see OAR
461-001-0000).
(b) Participation is likely to cause undue
hardship for the dependent child (see OAR
461-001-0000) or the
client.
(c) When the failure to
comply is caused by the failure of the Department to timely provide or
authorize a support service payment.
(d) Appropriate child care, or day care for
an individual in the household who has a disability (see OAR
461-001-0000) that substantially
reduces or eliminates the individual's ability to care for himself or herself,
cannot be obtained. "Appropriate child care" means that:
(A) Both the provider and the place where
care is provided meet health, safety, and provider requirements as required in
OAR 414-175-0080;
(B) The care accommodates the parent's work
schedule; and
(C) The care meets
the specific needs of the dependent child, such as age and special-needs
requirements.
(e) The
work attachment position or employment offered is vacant due to a strike,
lockout, or other labor dispute.
(f) The work attachment position or
employment requires the client to join a union, and the client has religious
objections to unions.
(g) The
client's participation in a required activity in a case plan would prevent or
interfere with the client's participation in an activity of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde's NEW program.
(h) The client's failure to participate is
due to a circumstance beyond his or her reasonable control.
(i) When the failure to comply is caused by
an aspect of the client's disability, including the Department's failure to
provide a reasonable accommodation.
(j) The client quits a job to accept another
job with a monthly income at least equal to the monthly income of the first
job.
(k) An individual separated
from his or her most recent employment for circumstances the Department
determines are reasonable.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
411.060,
412.006,
412.009,
412.014 &
412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
411.060,
411.070,
412.006,
412.009,
412.014 &
412.049
