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33 V.S.A. § 908
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 9 - Division of Rate Setting|§ 908. Powers and duties

§ 908. Powers and duties|(a) Each nursing home or other provider shall file with the Division, on request, such data, statistics, schedules, or information as the Division may require to enable it to carry out its function. Information received from a nursing home under this section shall be available to the public, except that the specific salary and wage rates of employees, other than the salary of an administrator, shall not be disclosed unless disclosure is required under 1 V.S.A. § 317(b).(b) The Division shall have the power to examine books and accounts of any nursing home or other provider caring for State-assisted persons, to subpoena witnesses and documents, to administer oaths to witnesses, and to examine them on all matters of which the Division has jurisdiction.(c) The Secretary shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter. (Added 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1997, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. May 20, 2014; 2015, No. 29, § 9; 2021, No. 20, § 281.)
33 V.S.A. § 909
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 9 - Division of Rate Setting|§ 909. Appeal

§ 909. Appeal|(a) A nursing home that feels aggrieved by a final order of the Division may do any of the following:  (1) Have the right of direct appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court pursuant to the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure under the same terms and conditions as if the appeal were taken to the Supreme Court from the Superior Court pursuant to the laws of Vermont. (2) Have the right to appeal de novo to the Superior Court of the county where the nursing home facility is situated. (3) Request a review by the Secretary of Human Services. The Secretary of Human Services shall designate an independent appeals officer who shall be a registered or certified public accountant. The appeals officer shall conduct appeal hearings and make findings of fact and recommendations to the Secretary. The appeals officer shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and documents and administer oaths. A party aggrieved by a determination of the Secretary may obtain judicial review under the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.   (b) An appeal from any determination made under this chapter shall not be made under 3 V.S.A. § 3091. (Added 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2021, No. 20, § 282.)
33 V.S.A. § 910
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 9 - Division of Rate Setting|§ 910. Availability of payment for nursing home services

§ 910. Availability of payment for nursing home services|The Secretary may, with 90 days' notice to the nursing home, reduce the number of days of nursing home service or the number of nursing home beds for which payments are available under the State/federal medical assistance program in order to meet State budgetary goals, provided that the standards of care required by section 7117 of this title and by rule are maintained. (Added 1977, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 283.)
33 V.S.A. § 1002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1002. Purpose

§ 1002. Purpose|(a) The purpose of the Reach First program is:  (1) to stabilize families in crisis, assess the family's strengths and needs, and orient families to the programs, services, assistance, and participant responsibilities available to improve self-sufficiency, attain economic independence, and ensure the well-being of children; (2) to refer families without recent work histories, recognizing individual and unique characteristics, to an appropriate program available to assist the family in obtaining the opportunities and skills necessary for self-sufficiency and economic independence; (3) to assist families with recent work histories by providing short-term financial support and support services to stabilize the family while the family transitions back to employment; (4) to support parental responsibility and positive parental role models, both custodial and noncustodial; (5) to improve the well-being of children by providing short-term supports to their families and referrals to appropriate programs and services; (6) to conserve State public financial resources by operating the system of human services in a manner that is efficient and avoids federal fiscal sanctions; and (7) to conform to the federal TANF law.   (b) The critical elements of developing a short-term stabilization, assessment, and orientation program that assists families to maintain or attain self-sufficiency are:  (1) cooperative and realistic goal-setting, coupled with individualized case management that addresses each individual's situation and barriers to self-sufficiency; (2) a short-term monetary payment and support services of a limited duration to provide for immediate, short-term needs of the family until the family attains employment quickly, or transitions to an appropriate program to assist the family in order to ensure the family's well-being and success to reaching self-sufficiency; and (3) clear and comprehensive information on available options and appropriate services communicated to families in a simple fashion and easy transition to programs, such as Reach Ahead, Reach Up, the Postsecondary Education Program, and any other solely State-funded or separate State-funded programs. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1003. Eligibility

§ 1003. Eligibility|(a) A family shall be eligible for the Reach First program if the family's income and resources are below the limits established for the Reach Up program, and the family resides in Vermont. All applicants for programs under this chapter or chapter 11 or 12 of this title shall be provided an orientation, initial assessments, the Reach First payment, and, if appropriate for the family, in-depth assessment, a family development plan, and services through Reach First.(b) Reach First payments and services shall be available only once every 12 months for a family, except as provided for by rule. Families who have received Reach First within the past 12 months shall be provided financial assistance and services through Reach Up, the Postsecondary Education Program, or other program appropriate for the family. Families applying for or participating in other programs may also receive Reach First assessments, payments, or services as provided for by rule.(c) The Commissioner may use the eligibility rules for Reach Up instead of adopting new eligibility rules for this program.(d) An adult who accepts employment after reporting as directed under section 1007 of this title may receive Reach First or Reach Up, provided that the family remains financially eligible for the program in accordance with Department rules. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1004. Reach First payment

§ 1004. Reach First payment|(a) An eligible family shall receive a short-term cash payment, which is the equivalent of up to 120 days of Reach Up financial assistance for the relevant family size with the same income. The family may receive the payment in installments or a lump sum, if needed to avert a crisis as determined in the initial assessment or the family development plan, during the period in which the family seeks immediate employment or participates in assessment and creating a family development plan. The Commissioner may establish by rule exceptions to the limit on the amount of the payment, as long as the exceptions are budget-neutral to the program.(b) The Department shall offer every eligible family the option of electronic or direct payment of the family's housing or other expenses to the person providing the lodging, utilities, or other service as provided for by rule.(c) For the purposes of calculating the payment, child support shall be treated as income, except that the first $50.00 amount of child support shall be disregarded from income. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1005. Required services to participating families

§ 1005. Required services to participating families|(a) The Commissioner shall provide to all eligible families an orientation and an initial, up-front assessment to determine which programs, referrals, or services are appropriate. The orientation shall provide the family with information about services and referrals available to the family, and the programs established under chapters 11 and 12 of this title, including program requirements, participant responsibilities, and incentives for participation and obtaining employment.(b) If needed by the family to improve the family's prospects for job placement and job retention, the Commissioner shall provide participating families in-depth assessments of the full range of services needed by each family, intensive case management or case consultation services, referral to any agencies or programs that provide the services needed by participating families, and transition to other programs established under chapters 11 and 12 of this title. Services or referrals for services shall include:  (1) Appropriate child care, available at times that will enable employment or participation in services indicated by the participating family's family development plan. As used in this subdivision, "appropriate child care" shall not include:  (A) child care that the Department classifies as legally exempt child care, and that a parent or caretaker determines to be unacceptable; and (B) child care that the Department classifies as either a registered family child care home or a licensed child care facility, and that a parent or caretaker determines to be unacceptable when such determination is confirmed by the Department.  (2) Transportation which will enable employment or participation in services indicated by the participating family's family development plan. (3) Career counseling, education, and training, and job search assistance consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (4) Vocational rehabilitation. (5) Medical and dental assistance. (6) Homelessness prevention and housing assistance. (7) Family planning education and counseling. (8) Assistance with obtaining documentation of an apparent or claimed physical, emotional, or mental condition that reasonably can be presumed to limit or eliminate the individual's capacity to engage in employment or other work activity. (9) Transfer to a State-funded program under subchapter 3 of chapter 11 of this title, the Reach Up program, or the Reach Ahead program. (10) Any other services identified in the family development plan and determined by the Commissioner to be necessary and appropriate to achieve the purposes of this chapter or chapter 11 of this title. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1006. Case management; family development plans; coordinated services

§ 1006. Case management; family development plans; coordinated services|(a) If a family needs or requests in-depth assessment and ongoing services, the Commissioner shall provide all Reach First services to these participating families through a case management model. The case manager, with the full involvement of the family, shall recommend, and the Commissioner shall establish and modify as necessary, a family development plan for each participating family in need of ongoing services, with a right of appeal as provided by section 1132 of this title. A case manager shall be assigned to each participating family as soon as the family is determined to be eligible for this program and in need of services.(b) The family development plan shall include:  (1) Each parent or caretaker's employment goal. (2) An assessment of each parent or caretaker's strengths and barriers. The initial assessment shall include a literacy evaluation followed by a referral to an appropriate resource or program. (3) An identification of the services, supports, and accommodations needed to overcome any barriers, to enable the family to achieve self-sufficiency, and to fulfill each parent or caretaker's personal and family responsibilities. (4) An assignment of responsibilities, family development plan requirements, and activities among the case manager and family members, together with a time schedule for such responsibilities, requirements, and activities.   (c) The initial family development plan shall be completed within 30 days of the first meeting with the case manager. The case manager shall establish a schedule for periodic review of the family development plan.(d) The Commissioner shall adopt rules, consistent with research on best practices, establishing maximum caseloads for case managers. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1011. Transition to other programs

§ 1011. Transition to other programs|(a) The Department shall transfer the family to Reach Up, a separate State program, or a solely State-funded program established under chapter 11 of this title if, after four months of receiving support in Reach First or sooner at the Department's discretion, a family is assessed to need ongoing financial assistance and the family is financially eligible for Reach Up, a separate State program, or a solely State-funded program established under chapter 11 of this title, unless the family chooses not to participate.(b) If a family finds employment meeting or exceeding the work requirements for Reach Up for the family's size and composition, but is financially eligible for Reach Up, the Department shall transfer the family to Reach Up, unless the family chooses not to participate. A family transferring from Reach First to Reach Up shall be treated as a recipient for the purposes of income calculation.(c) If a family finds employment meeting or exceeding the work requirements for Reach Up for the family's size and composition, is not financially eligible for Reach Up, and is eligible for the Reach Ahead program, the Department shall transfer the family to Reach Ahead, unless the family chooses not to participate. A family transferring from Reach First to Reach Ahead shall be treated as a recipient for the purposes of income calculation.(d) A family transferring to another program under subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall not be required to complete a new application. Verification of income or other documentation may be required as provided for by rule.(e) Transitional medical assistance of up to 36 months shall be provided to families with a working adult who leaves Reach First and is not eligible for Reach Up, as provided for in the Vermont Medicaid rule M302.21 in effect on May 1, 2007, provided that federal financial participation is available for such transitional medical assistance. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007; amended 2009, No. 67 (Adj. Sess.), § 92, eff. Feb. 25, 2010.)
33 V.S.A. § 1012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 10 - Reach First|§ 1012. Notice and appeal

§ 1012. Notice and appeal|A participant may appeal decisions in accordance with 3 V.S.A. § 3091. The Commissioner shall provide notice to each participant of the standards and procedures applicable to such appeals. All federal and Agency of Human Services rules regarding conciliation, notice, hearing, and appeal shall be followed in connection with such appeals. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 11 - Reach Up|§ 1102. Purpose

§ 1102. Purpose|(a) The purpose of the Reach Up program is:  (1) to assist families, recognizing individual and unique characteristics, to obtain the opportunities and skills necessary for self-sufficiency; (2) to encourage economic independence by removing barriers and disincentives to work and providing positive incentives to work; (3) to support parental nurturing; (4) to support parental responsibility and positive parental role models, both custodial and noncustodial; (5) to measure the success of the system by what is best for children; (6) to improve the well-being of children by providing for their immediate basic needs, including food, housing, and clothing; (7) to respect the dignity of individuals and families receiving assistance by providing employment, education, and other services through social service delivery systems available to all Vermont residents and by encouraging the private sector to integrate families receiving assistance into the mainstream of the employment market; (8) to recognize the challenges facing many families receiving assistance by minimizing structural financial disincentives to increased earnings and the abrupt termination of assistance before parents are fully integrated into the employment market; (9) to conserve State public financial resources by operating the system of aid in a manner that is efficient and avoids federal fiscal sanctions; and (10) to conform to the federal TANF law.   (b) The critical elements of developing a program that assists families to attain self-sufficiency are:  (1) the opportunity and obligation to work for those parents who are physically, emotionally, and otherwise able to do so; (2) cooperative and realistic goal-setting, coupled with individualized case management that addresses each individual's situation and barriers to self-sufficiency; (3) rigorous child support collection from noncustodial parents; and (4) a full range of supportive modalities, including appropriate training, education, financial assistance, child care, counseling, and transportation. (Added 1993, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1994; amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; 2007, No. 30, § 3, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 11 - Reach Up|§ 1104. Abandonment or desertion; reporting

§ 1104. Abandonment or desertion; reporting|Immediately upon granting assistance for the benefit of a dependent child who has been abandoned or deserted by a parent, the Commissioner shall give notice to the appropriate prosecuting officer charged with the duty of enforcing laws relating to the abandonment or desertion of children or minors. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 4; amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. May 20, 2014.)
33 V.S.A. § 1105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 11 - Reach Up|§ 1105. Child support payments

§ 1105. Child support payments|(a) A financial assistance case shall not be closed until child support payments, minus the first $50.00 per month in such payments received on behalf of the family, in combination with other countable income, have exceeded the financial assistance payment standard in 12 consecutive calendar months.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if financial assistance to a participating family is terminated due to receipt of child support, minus the first $50.00 per month in such payments, that in combination with other countable income is in excess of the financial assistance cash payment standard, and the family again becomes eligible for financial assistance within the following 12 calendar months solely because the family no longer receives excess child support, financial assistance shall be paid as of the date of the family's reapplication. (Added 1993, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1994; amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; 2007, No. 30, § 5, eff. May 17, 2007.)
33 V.S.A. § 1108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 11 - Reach Up|§ 1108. Limits on family financial assistance

§ 1108. Limits on family financial assistance|(a) Except for grants to children in the care of persons other than their parents, only participating families who have received fewer than 60 cumulative months of financial assistance, including those months in which any type of cash assistance funded by a TANF block grant was received in other states or territories of the United States, shall be eligible for benefits under the Reach Up program.(b) Deferment granted for the following reasons shall not count toward the Reach Up program's cumulative 60-month lifetime eligibility period:  (1) the participant is not able-to-work; (2) the participant is a parent or caretaker who is caring for a child during the first year of a possible two-year deferment pursuant to subdivision 1114(b)(3) of this chapter; (3) the participant is affected by domestic violence pursuant to subdivision 1114(b)(9) of this chapter; and (4) the participant is needed in the home on a full-time basis to care for an ill or disabled parent, spouse, or child pursuant to subdivision 1114(b)(5) of this chapter.   (c) The cumulative 60-month lifetime eligibility period shall not begin to toll until the parent or parents of a participating family have reached the age of 18.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a participating family that does not have a qualifying deferment under section 1114 of this title and that has exceeded the cumulative 60-month lifetime eligibility period set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall qualify for a hardship exemption that allows the adult member of the participating family to receive:  (1) a wage equivalent to that of the participating family's cash benefit under the Reach Up program for participation in any of the work activities listed in subdivision 1101(28) of this title, with the exception of subdivision (28)(L); or (2) supplemental benefits to the wages of the adult member of the participating family if the work requirement is otherwise being met. (Added 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2007, No. 30, § 8, eff. May 17, 2007; 2013, No. 50, § E.323.1, eff. May 1, 2014; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.323.)
33 V.S.A. § 1112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 11 - Reach Up|§ 1112. Family development plan requirements

§ 1112. Family development plan requirements|(a) Each participating adult in a family applying for or receiving financial assistance shall comply with each Reach Up family development plan requirement provided for in the family development plan, unless good cause exists for such noncompliance as defined by the Commissioner by rule.(b) The family's receipt of the full financial assistance amount allowable and avoidance of fiscal sanctions are contingent on the participating adult assisting in the development of his or her family development plan and engaging in the family development plan activities for the number of hours per week that the activities are scheduled and available, unless good cause exists for not doing so as defined by the Commissioner by rule. (Added 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 30, § 9, eff. May 17, 2007.)