The department may be advised of the correction officer's intent to issue a warrant, but eligibility for assistance is not affected until the warrant is issued. A rehabilitation plan from the treatment center is acceptable verification of a client taking part in, or having completed treatment. The documentation from the treatment agency must indicate that the treatment plan contains job services as defined by the center. Conspiracy to possess, use, or distribute illegal drugs is considered an element of the crime. Clients assessed as dependent but not in treatment because there are no spaces available are not meeting the treatment requirement.
Eligibility begins when the client enters treatment.
At application, eligibility review, change of circumstance or when adding a member to the household, ask the client about the felon status of each member of the household. Enter the YES or NO answer. ACES will assign reason code 256 and send notice 008 showing the decrease in the grant. Add the freeform text that the department has received information the client has an outstanding felony warrant which affects their receipt of assistance. Enter the YES or NO .