MANUAL TRANSMITTAL

 

Arkansas Department of Human Services

Division of County Operations

Policy Directive                                                                               Issuance Number: TEA PD 08-01

Transitional Employment Assistance Manual                                    Issuance Date: 01/03/08

From: Joni Jones                                                                             Expiration Date: Until Superseded

 Director 

Subj:  Work Pays Reevaluations

 

Work Pays Reevaluations will be completed by the Work Pays Central Processing Unit (CPU) every 6 months.

 

Reevaluation Process

 

The CPU will use the information reported in ANSWER from the most recent of the following:  

      Food Stamp Semi-Annual Report (SR)

      Food Stamp Recertification

      Medicaid Reevaluation provided it was completed after the last Work Pays eligibility           determination.  

 

For cases in which the Work Pays recipient is not a Food Stamp semi- annual reporter or Medicaid recipient, the reevaluation will be completed using form DCO-190, TEA/Work Pays reevaluation. This form will be sent to the recipient to complete and return to the CPU. Upon completion of the reevaluation, the task should be cleared in ANSWER.  

 

Determining Continued Eligibility

 

The CPU Worker will use the following criteria to determine continued eligibility. (Refer to TEA-10106)   

·         There must be an eligible child in the home

·         The client’s gross earned income plus other countable income must be below the 150% Federal Poverty Level for the family size.

 

If the income and/or household members reported on the SR, recertification or Medicaid reevaluation is different from the information reported to the Work Pays.  

 

Case Manager, the CPU will use the most recent information to determine continued eligibility.

 

Case Closure

 

When processing a reevaluation for Work Pays, if the information reported causes ineligibility, a 10-day notice will be sent prior to closing the Work Pays case. (Refer to TEA-10107).      

 

 

Inquiries to:    Paula Gentry , TEA Unit, 682-8182