Maricopa Community Colleges  HSA226   19974-20082 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/27/97
HSA226 19974-20082 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Advanced Eligibility Determination III
Two Parent Employment Program (TPEP) case management and the Federal Emergency Services Program. Also includes policy for dealing with cases of minor parents and the self-employed.
Prerequisites: HSA224.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HSA226   19974-20082 Advanced Eligibility Determination III
1. Compare and contrast voluntary withdrawal, loss of contact and no change in benefits for all programs. (I)
2. Evaluate criteria and make determinations regarding stepparent cases. (II)
3. Determine eligibility from Self-employment income. (III)
4. Determine Prior Quarter (PQ) eligibility. (IV)
5. Identify and explain the Two Parent Employment Program (TPEP) eligibility requirements. (V)
6. Identify the criteria used to screen cases for TPEP. (V)
7. Make TPEP eligibility determinations. (V)
8. Make Primary Wage Earner (PWE) determinations. (V)
9. Identify situations resulting in JOBS non-compliance. (V)
10. Demonstrate procedures for converting TPEP cases to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). (V)
11. Define the Time Limited Assistance Program (TLAP). (VI)
12. Explain the Family Benefit Cap (FBC). (VII)
13. Identify procedures for processing married minor parents. (VIII)
14. Make need determinations in unwed minor parent cases. (VIII)
15. Determine Federal Emergency Service (FES) eligibility. (IX)
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HSA226   19974-20082 Advanced Eligibility Determination III
    I. Special Changes A Voluntary Withdrawal
        B. Loss of Contact
        C. No Change in Benefits
      II. Stepparent Cases
          A. Deemed Income
          B. Resources
          C. Criteria
          D. Determinations
        III. Self-Employment
            A. Criteria
            B. Evaluation
            C. Determination
            D. Food Stamp/Medical Assistance
            E. Food Stamp/Aid to Families with Dependent Children
          IV. Prior Quarter Eligibility
              A. Requirements
              B. Determination
              C. Third Party Liability (TPL)
                1. Indications
                2. Verification
                3. Processing
            V. Two Parent Employment Program (TPEP)
                A. Eligibility Requirement
                B. Screening Criteria
                C. Eligibility Determination
                D. 100 Hour Rule
                E. Primary Wage Earner (PWE)
                  1. Voluntary Quit
                  2. Job-Training Refusal
                  3. Evaluation
                  4. Determination
                  5. Unemployment Criteria
                  6. Connection with Labor Force
                F. JOBS Non-Compliance
                  1. Evaluation
                  2. Procedures
                  3. Termination
                G. Six Month Cash Limit
                H. Conversion to AFDC
                  1. Criteria
                  2. Procedure
              VI. Time Limited Assistance Program (TLAP)
                  A. Time Frames
                    1. Counted
                    2. Excluded
                  B. Determination
                VII. Family Benefit Cap
                    A. Purpose
                    B. Exemptions
                  VIII. Minor Parent
                      A. Married
                        1. Evaluation
                        2. Determination
                      B. Unwed
                        1. Eligibility Requirements
                        2. Case Set-up
                        3. Good Cause
                        4. Fraud Referral
                        5. Determination
                    IX. Federal Emergency Services
                        A. Eligibility Determination
                          1. Pregnant
                          2. Non-Pregnant
                        B. Time Frames
                        C. Reviews
                          1. Informal
                          2. Formal
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