In cases where the participant is nearing their maximum number of Job Search hours for a 12 month period, the contractor must send a TANF Policy Question for clarification. Employment & OJT For ongoing employment (employed at the same place for every day of the month), hours of participation from employment will be based on income verifications available in scanned documents at the time participation hours are calculated. All consecutive pay verifications up to 30 days must be used in the calculation: If the preferred number of consecutive pay verifications are not available, the contractor will use the most recent consecutive pay verification(s) scanned. In the event of one missing pay verification, contractors may calculate hours worked in that pay period if year-to-date (YTD) hours are listed on the prior and subsequent pay verifications. Before requesting employment information from an employer, the contractor will check N-FOCUS to determine if the verification is available or requested by DHHS. If verification is not available when entering hours of participation, the contractor can request verification. Each month, while calculating participation hours, the CM will review all EA narratives and EA scanning to determine if there is more recent verification(s) of employment. If so, and the verification indicates hours of employment have decreased, the CM will be required to use the most recent verification for determining participation hours. If the 1st pay stub is clearly identified it must be disregarded from the calculation. An exception from policy is required to disregard all other paystubs available when calculating participation hours. Calculation of participation hours from Self-Employment can be based off the most current ADC budget. Contractor staff should not request monthly self-employment ledgers to use as verification of participation. For new Self-Employment or changes in Self-Employment, the contractor must send a question to DHHS Economic Assistance Policy Questions. Avg Net Income (per ADC budget) = Monthly Hours of Participation Minimum Wage A Self-Employment calculation should be placed in narrative at every Service Plan creation appointment & whenever new ledgers are scanned into N-FOCUS.
In cases where the participant is nearing their maximum number of Job Search hours for a 12 month period, the contractor must send a TANF Policy Question for clarification. Employment & OJT For ongoing employment (employed at the same place for every day of the month), hours of participation from employment will be based on income verifications available in scanned documents at the time participation hours are calculated. All consecutive pay verifications up to 30 days must be used in the calculation: If the preferred number of consecutive pay verifications are not available, the contractor will use the most recent consecutive pay verification(s) scanned. In the event of one missing pay verification, contractors may calculate hours worked in that pay period if year-to-date (YTD) hours are listed on the prior and subsequent pay verifications. Before requesting employment information from an employer, the contractor will check N-FOCUS to determine if the verification is available or requested by DHHS. If verification is not available when entering hours of participation, the contractor can request verification. Each month, while calculating participation hours, the CM will review all EA narratives and EA scanning to determine if there is more recent verification(s) of employment. If so, and the verification indicates hours of employment have decreased, the CM will be required to use the most recent verification for determining participation hours. If the 1st pay stub is clearly identified it must be disregarded from the calculation. An exception from policy is required to disregard all other paystubs available when calculating participation hours. Calculation of participation hours from Self-Employment can be based off the most current ADC budget. Contractor staff should not request monthly self-employment ledgers to use as verification of participation. For new Self-Employment or changes in Self-Employment, the contractor must send a question to DHHS Economic Assistance Policy Questions. Avg Net Income (per ADC budget) = Monthly Hours of Participation Minimum Wage A Self-Employment calculation should be placed in narrative at every Service Plan creation appointment & whenever new ledgers are scanned into N-FOCUS.
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