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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 165 - ROAD TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (RESET) PROGRAM › RESTITUTION › Section 165.91 - Restitution

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The Cash Assistance provisions of Chapter 255 (relating
						to restitution) apply except that the provision for recoupment of an
						overpayment does not apply to special allowances for supportive services issued
						to SNAP only participants.
The provisions of this §
													165.91 amended under sections
						  201(2), 403(b) and 408(c) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S.
						  §§
														201(2),
						  403(b) and 408(c)); and the
						  Federal Food stamp regulation in
						  7 CFR
						  273.7(d)(4).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													165.1 (relating to general); and
						  55 Pa. Code §
													165.44 (relating to verification
						  for special allowances for supportive
						  services).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 166 - EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM › Section 166.21 - Policy

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(a)
Statutory base.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
				  Pub. L. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357, provides flexibility for the State to develop work
				  alternatives, including the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) in the Aid
				  to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The 1982 amendments to the
				  Public Welfare Code include requirements for the establishment of a Community
				  Work Program (62 P. S. §
											405.2), and
				  revise section
				  405.1(e) to
				  expand the Pennsylvania Employables Program from a demonstration to a Statewide
				  employment program.
(b)
General policy.
The Pennsylvania Employables Program (PEP)
				  assists cash grant recipients to obtain
bona fide
full-time
				  employment. The Community Work Experience Program provides work experience
				  opportunities for cash grant recipients who have not received a
bona
				  fide
offer of employment or training from the Office of Employment
				  Security (OES) or PEP. Assignments are made to projects sponsored by
				  departments, agencies or institutions of this Commonwealth or any political
				  subdivision located within this Commonwealth, any agency of the Federal
				  government, and under the auspices of nonprofit agencies when the work
				  objectives are consistent with those of the governmental unit acting as the
				  project operator. Employment search activities through OES and PEP continue
				  during the enrollment in CWEP.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 166 - EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM › Section 166.22 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
CAO employment unit (EU)
-A unit consisting
					 of an employment officer and the support staff as may be assigned by the
					 Department.
CWEP-Community Work Experience Project
-The
					 provision of work opportunity and experience for recipients sponsored by a unit
					 of Federal, State or local government which results in a benefit to the general
					 public. The project may include work experience for recipients under the
					 auspices of nonprofit agencies.
EO-Employment officer
-A County Assistance
					 Office (CAO) employe who has been designated to administer PEP or CWEP.
Project assignment
-A placement of a
					 recipient in CWEP as determined by the CAO.
Project operator
-A unit of Federal, State
					 or local government which has entered into an agreement with the Department to
					 operate a work project.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 166 - EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM › Section 166.23 - Requirements

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(a)
General.
The requirements of §§
										165.23 and
				  165.24(reserved)
				  apply, except as modified in this chapter.
(b)
Pennsylvania Employables
				  Program.
Requirements for the Pennsylvania Employables Program (PEP)
				  will be as follows:
(1)
Enrollment.
The CAO shall enroll each nonexempt cash grant
				  recipient into PEP on the 15th calendar day after assistance is authorized
				  unless the recipient finds employment, is placed in employment by OES or has
				  been reported by OES as refusing to cooperate.
(2)
Referral to bona fide employment,
				  training or employment generating sources.
The CAO employment unit,
				  through PEP, shall make every effort to place each enrolled individual into
bona fide
employment or training, as defined in §
											165.23(f)(1), or
				  will refer recipients, when applicable, to a licensed private employment agency
				  under contract with the Department or other employment-generating sources for
				  placement. Placement priority shall be given to GA
				  recipients.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 168.1 - Policy on payment of child care

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(a) To the extent funds are available,
					 payment for child care will be made to enable the parent/caretaker to
					 participate in work-related activities. To qualify for a child care payment,
					 the individual must be eligible to receive cash assistance, including persons
					 who do not receive a cash payment due to the minimum monthly check requirement
					 or due to a month of zero cash payment. Child care payments are considered a
					 reimbursement for past or future child care expenses for food stamp eligibility
					 purposes.
(b) The Department will
					 promptly inform a recipient of food stamps or cash assistance who is in need of
					 child care about the following:
(1) The types
					 and locations of child care providers.
(2) The services available from the CCIS, for
					 help in finding and selecting a child care provider.
(3) Child care payments will be paid in
					 advance of the date that payment is required by the provider, consistent with
					 the requirements and time frames in §
												165.42 (relating to advance
					 payment of special allowances for supportive services), to ensure that the
					 participant will have access to the child care provider of the participant's
					 choice. The advance payment requirement does not apply to vendor payments for
					 child care. Advance payments are considered a reimbursement of future child
					 care expenses for food stamp eligibility purposes.
(i) The Department will make an exception to
					 the provisions which limit advance payment to instances in which the provider
					 requires it, and which restrict advance payment for providers enrolled in the
					 child care vendor payment system for a TANF budget group determined
					 prospectively ineligible as a result of starting new employment under §
													168.71(1)(ii)
					 (relating to monthly payment determination).
(ii) The Department will make an advance
					 payment from the first day of employment until the date of discontinuance if
					 the information is verified through a collateral contact consistent with §
													168.41(4)
					 (relating to verification requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 168.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Budget group
-A group of persons
						receiving TANF. A child receiving SSI benefits and for whom child care payments
						are requested is included in the budget group.
CCIS-Child Care Information Services
						Agency
-A public or private agency with which the Department has a
						contract to manage the subsidized child care program in part of a county, a
						county or several counties.
Co-payment
-The weekly amount the family
						pays for subsidized child care.
Co-payment sliding fee scale
-A scale
						based on family size and income from which a determination of the child care
						co-payment is made as set forth in Chapter 3041, Appendix B (relating to
						co-payment chart, family co-payment scale).
Full-time care
-Child care of at least 5
						hours per day.
In-home care
-Child care provided by an
						individual in the child's home.
MCCA-Maximum child care allowance
-The
						ceiling set by the Department for payment of child care services to budget
						groups eligible for child care payment.
Nontraditional hours
-Hours of child care
						provided to a child whose parent/caretaker works on Saturday, Sunday or between
						the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Parental access
-Access by the parent to
						the child at any time while the child is in care without the need for prior
						notification.
Part-time care
-Child care of less than 5
						hours per day.
Relative/neighbor care
-Child care
						provided by an individual who cares for three or fewer children unrelated to
						the provider in the provider's home.
Restricted endorsement
-A check made
						payable to two parties which requires the signature endorsement of both parties
						to cash the check.
Satisfactory arrangement
-The plan made
						by the budget group to pay overdue fees which are acceptable to the child care
						provider.
Specified relative
-The term as defined
						in Chapter 151 (relating to specified relatives).
Sleep-time
-Care provided for a child
						when the parent's/caretaker's work shift ends between the hours of 12 a.m. and
						9 a.m. to allow the parent/caretaker time to sleep.
TANF-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
						Program
-A Federal nonentitlement program under sections 401-409 of the
						Social Security Act (42
						U.S.C.A. §§
												601 -
						619) which provides cash
						assistance to families that include dependent children and an adult who is
						working toward self-sufficiency. Eligibility for TANF is determined by the
						local CAO.
Vendor payment
-A child care payment made
						by the Department directly to a child care provider who has signed a provider
						agreement.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													153.44 (relating to
						  procedures).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 168.3 - Authority to administer subsidized child care

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The Department may delegate to another approved entity,
						such as the CCIS, the responsibilities in this chapter for the purpose of
						administering subsidized child care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.11 - General requirements

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(a)
					 Payment for child care is available for the following types of child care:
(1) Center-based day care.
(2) Group home day care.
(3) Family day care.
(4) Relative/neighbor care.
(5) In-home care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.17 - Eligible children

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To be eligible for a child care payment, the budget group
						shall include a child who meets the following criteria. The child meets the
						following conditions:
(1) Is a TANF
					 dependent child under Chapter 153 (relating to deprivation of support or care)
					 and §
											145.43(a)(1)
					 (relating to requirements) or would qualify as a TANF dependent child under
					 Chapter 153 and §
											145.43(a)(1)
					 except for receipt of SSI or foster care benefits.
(2) Meets one of the following conditions:
(i) Is under 13 years of age.
(ii) Is 13 years of age or older but under 19
					 years of age and is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself as
					 verified by a physician or licensed psychologist.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.18 - Need for child care

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(a) Child care
					 must be needed to enable a member of the budget group to participate in a
					 work-related activity.
(b) Child
					 care services will not be considered as needed when an unemployed
					 parent/caretaker of the child is in the home, unless one of the following
					 applies:
(1) The parent/caretaker is
					 physically or mentally incapable of providing child care, as verified by a
					 physician or licensed psychologist.
(2) The parent/caretaker is involved in
					 work-related activities or the custodial parent is participating in a
					 Department of Education Pregnant and Parenting Youth Program.
(3) The child is at risk because of suspected
					 child abuse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.19 - Child care arrangements

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Payment for child care will be made when the child care
						arrangements are as follows:
(1) The
					 person or entity providing child care meets the following conditions:
(i) Provides care in accordance with
					 applicable standards of Federal, State and local law.
(ii) Allows parental access to the child
					 while the child is in care without the need for prior notification.
(iii) Is a person who is at least 18 years of
					 age.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.20 - Child care co-payment

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(a) The
					 employed TANF budget group shall pay the required co-payment toward the cost of
					 child care.
(b) The co-payment is
					 due on the first day of the service week and each week thereafter, regardless
					 of the day the child is enrolled.
(c) If the co-payment is decreased as the
					 result of a redetermination, the employed TANF budget group shall begin paying
					 the reduced co-payment on the first day of the service week following the date
					 of the redetermination.
(d) If the
					 co-payment is increased as the result of a redetermination, the employed TANF
					 budget group shall begin paying the increased co-payment on the first service
					 day of the week following the notification advising the budget group of the
					 co-payment increase.
(e) If the
					 co-payments for 1 month are equal to or exceed the monthly payment for care,
					 the family is not eligible for subsidized child care with that
					 provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.21 - Ineligibility for failure to pay co-payment

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Ineligibility for child care payment results when the
						TANF budget group is employed and fails to pay the required co-payment toward
						the cost of child care. The TANF budget group is ineligible until overdue
						co-payments are paid or satisfactory arrangements to pay overdue co-payments
						are made with the provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.41 - Verification requirements

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The applicant or recipient is required, as a condition of
						eligibility, to cooperate in providing necessary information and verification
						to establish eligibility.
(1) Before
					 authorizing the initial child care payment, the CAO will determine the
					 following:
(i) Whether the child care is
					 necessary to participate in a work-related activity.
(ii) The expected charge.
(iii) The date the service is needed by the
					 participant.
(iv) The date that
					 payment for the service is required under the provider's usual payment policy
					 or practice.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.43 - Verification of the disability of a child

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A written statement from a physician or licensed
						psychologist which confirms that the child has a physical or mental handicap
						which prevents the child from caring for himself is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.44 - Verification of the disability of a parent/caretaker

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A written statement from a physician or licensed
						psychologist which confirms that the biological or adoptive parent, specified
						relative or legal guardian has a physical or mental handicap which prevents the
						person from providing child care is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.45 - Verification of suspected child abuse

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The statement of the parent/caretaker, caseworker or
						other professional is acceptable evidence to verify suspected child abuse.
						Suspected child abuse will be reported in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63
						(relating to the Child Protective Services Law) as defined in Chapter 3490
						(relating to protective services).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.48 - Verification of child care costs

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A signed, written statement from the child care provider
						on a Department form which confirms the child care costs for a specified month
						is required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.49 - Verification of payment of co-payment for the employed budget group

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A signed, written statement from the child care provider
						on a Department form which confirms that the child care co-payment has been
						paid for a specified month is required. If co-payments are owed, a signed,
						written statement by the child care provider that the overdue co-payments have
						been paid or that satisfactory arrangements for payment have been made is
						acceptable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › VERIFICATION › Section 168.51 - Verification of age-appropriate immunizations

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The parent/caretaker shall provide a signed, written
						statement on a form specified by the Department to verify that the child has
						received age-appropriate immunizations, or that the parent/caretaker objects to
						immunizations on the basis of religious grounds, or documentation from a
						physician to verify that the child's medical condition contraindicates
						immunizations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 168.61 - Reporting requirements

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The budget group shall report changes in child care
						arrangements to the Department or its designated agent within 10 calendar days
						from the date the change occurred. Documentation of child care payment shall be
						retained in the case record in accordance with §
											3041.85 (relating to record
						retention).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › PAYMENT DETERMINATION › Section 168.71 - Monthly payment determination

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The amount of the child care payment is determined for
						each month.
(1) The allowable child
					 care payment is the rate the provider charges to the general public or the MCCA
					 established by the Department, whichever is less.
(i) For participants in unpaid work-related
					 activities, payment is the rate the provider charges to the general public or
					 the MCCA established by the Department, whichever is less.
(ii) For participants in paid work-related
					 activities, payment is made for the actual costs of child care up to the
					 maximum allowance established by the Department or the rate charged the general
					 public, whichever is less, minus the family co-payment as determined in §
												168.74 (relating to determining
					 weekly child-care co-payment for the employed TANF budget group).
(A) A TANF budget group determined
					 prospectively ineligible for TANF benefits as a result of starting employment
					 will have the co-payment waived from the first day of employment until the date
					 of discontinuance of the TANF benefits in accordance with §
													183.105 (relating to increases in
					 income), if the budget group has reported timely in accordance with §
													125.24(d)
					 (relating to responsibility for reporting changes).
(B) A TANF budget group determined
					 prospectively eligible for TANF benefits when a parent/caretaker is starting
					 employment will have the co-payment waived from the first day of employment
					 until the last day of the calendar month in which the first pay is received,
					 provided the TANF budget group has reported timely in accordance with §
					 125.24(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › PAYMENT DETERMINATION › Section 168.72 - Determining monthly child care costs

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(a) Child care costs include the following:
(1) A charge for child care during the hours
					 of the work-related activity, including travel time and sleep-time.
(2) A charge for up to 5 consecutive days on
					 which the child was not in attendance.
(3) A charge for transporting the child to or
					 from care if the charge is included as part of the normal child care charge and
					 not levied as a separate charge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › PAYMENT DETERMINATION › Section 168.74 - Determining weekly child care co-payment for the employed TANF budget group

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The co-payment is determined weekly based upon gross
						monthly income and budget group size, using the co-payment sliding fee scale in
						Chapter 3041, Appendix B. Gross monthly income is determined based on
						anticipated or actual amounts as determined in accordance with Chapter 183
						(relating to income).
(1) The
					 co-payment is waived for the calendar month in which the first pay is received
					 or until the date of discontinuance due to a prospective determination of
					 ineligibility, in accordance with §
											168.71 (relating to monthly
					 payment determination). In the second month, the co-payment is determined using
					 anticipated income, excluding the TANF grant as countable income.
(2) In the third month, the co-payment is
					 determined using anticipated income and the TANF grant adjusted for earnings.
					 This co-payment is used prospectively until the next redetermination, or the
					 client requests a review of the co-payment amount, or there is a change in
					 employment.
(3) If retroactive
					 benefits are requested, the co-payment for each retroactive month will be
					 determined using the actual income in the month of application.
The provisions of this §
													168.74 amended under Articles II,
						  IV and VII of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
														201-211,
						  401-493 and
						  701-703).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													168.71 (relating to monthly
						  payment determination).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › CHILD CARE PAYMENT METHODS › Section 168.81 - Payment methods

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(a)
					 Subject to subsection (b), the Department will make a vendor payment for child
					 care expenses incurred in a month.
(b) Payment is made to a vendor unless one of
					 the following applies:
(1) Care is provided
					 in the child's home.
(2) The
					 parent/caretaker requires reimbursement for child care costs incurred during
					 retroactive periods of eligibility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › RESTITUTION › Section 168.91 - Restitution

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The cash assistance provisions of Chapter 255 (relating
						to restitution) apply to a recipient of a child care payment except that the
						provision for recoupment of an overpayment does not apply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 168 - CHILD CARE › APPEAL AND FAIR HEARING › Section 168.101 - Appeal and fair hearing

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The cash assistance provisions of Chapter 275 (relating
						to appeal and fair hearing and administrative disqualification hearings) apply
						to an applicant or recipient of a child care payment with one exception; the
						requirement for an advance notice of adverse action will not apply to a change
						in the method of payment, unless the change would result in a discontinuance,
						suspension, reduction or termination of benefits or would force a change in
						child care arrangements. If the parent/caretaker files an appeal within 10 days
						of the notice of adverse action, subsidy continues at the prior level until a
						final decision is made by the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals except when the
						adverse action is based solely on Federal or State law, regulations or policy
						or changes in Federal or State law, regulations or policy, or the Department
						lacks funding to continue subsidy.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													168.41 (relating to verification
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 171 - BUDGET GROUP PROVISIONS FOR AFDC/GA › NEED AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS FOR AFDC/GA › Section 171.22 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Assistance unit
-A group of persons who
						occupy a common dwelling unit and who are applying for or receiving TANF,
						including TANF-U, or GA. There shall be only one assistance unit in a dwelling
						unit except for the following:
(i)
					 Persons or family groups, or both, who are not required by §
											171.21(b)(1) 
					 (relating to policy) to be in the same grant group, shall constitute separate
					 assistance units:
(A) A roomer, or a roomer
					 and boarder and their dependents with whom they are living-applies to TANF or
					 GA, or both. A roomer or boarder, or both, is one who pays a fixed fee to a
					 provider for service for room or board, or both. Dependent children, such as
					 unemancipated minors, living with their parents or caretaker relatives, are not
					 considered to be roomers or boarders, or both, unless included as members of
					 the family group that is rooming and boarding.
(B) Two or more family groups living together
					 in a common dwelling unit who are not roomers or boarders, or both, if the
					 following conditions are met:
(I) The family
					 groups are eligible to receive TANF-including TANF-U.
(II) Each family group is headed by a person
					 who is a specified relative as defined in §
													151.42 (relating to
					 definitions).
(III) The specified
					 relatives share the expenses of the dwelling unit.
(IV) A specified relative is responsible for
					 the care, maintenance and education of different dependent children.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 171 - BUDGET GROUP PROVISIONS FOR AFDC/GA › NEED AND AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS FOR MA FOR THE MEDICALLY NEEDY › Section 171.81 - Policy

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(a)
Need
. The Department will pay for certain medical services for
					 eligible persons who are taking care of their everyday living expenses
					 themselves, but have insufficient income, resources or support from legally
					 responsible relatives to pay for these major medical expenses. The regulations
					 and procedure which specify the conditions of need are contained in the
					 following chapters:
(1) Chapter 177 (relating
					 to resources).
(2) Chapter 181
					 (relating to income provisions for categorically needy NMP-MA and
					 MNO-MA).
(3) Chapter 183 (relating
					 to income).
(4) Chapter 187
					 (relating to support from relatives not living with the client).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR TANF/GA › Section 175.21 - Policy

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(a) The allowances
					 of the Department will recognize certain amounts by family size that persons
					 require to meet basic living requirements. The family size allowances will take
					 into account costs for food, clothing, incidentals, shelter and utilities.
					 These family size allowances will be used in computing the grant.
(b) The Department will also recognize that
					 there are certain special item allowances which certain clients require under
					 special circumstances. These are called special items as defined by §
											175.23(b)(1)
					 (relating to requirements) and are confined to transportation, clothing and
					 personal care items for entry into a rehabilitation center, tuberculosis
					 sanitarium or residential school, hearing aid batteries or maintenance or both
					 and grants to decrease need for assistance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR TANF/GA › Section 175.22 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Assistance unit
-Defined in §
											171.22 (relating to
						definitions).
Client
-Applicant or recipient. Special
						need items shall be included, when appropriate, in determining the needs of
						eligible applicants when initially authorizing assistance, as well as to
						clients in determining their ongoing needs.
Effective date of an initial grant
-The
						effective date of an initial grant is the date on which a worker determines
						that the client is eligible. In cases involving eligibility of a newborn child
						added to an active case, the effective date is determined under §
						133.23(b)(5) (relating to requirements).
Grant group
-Defined in §
											171.21 (relating to
						policy).
Tenant
or
tenant-boarder
-A lone person whose rent, or rent and board
						arrangements with the client are independent of other persons. Tenant group and
						tenant-boarder group mean two or more persons living together as a family
						normally would and who have a joint rent, or rent and board
						arrangement.
The provisions of this §
													175.22 amended under sections 201
						  and 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
														201 and
						  403(b)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR TANF/GA › Section 175.24 - Procedures

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(a)
Preparation and use of Form PA 21-P
. An authorization sheet,
					 Form PA 21-P, will be required for each assistance unit. One column on the Form
					 PA 21-P will be used for each grant group. The form will be prepared in ink or
					 indelible pencil as follows:
(1)
Record number
. The number of the assistance unit record will
					 be entered.
(2)
Date
. A vertical line will be placed in this space and in the
					 "No. of Persons in Assistance Unit" space at the right of the last column
					 needed for the grant groups in the assistance unit. The date of authorization
					 will be entered.
(3)
Number
					 of persons in assistance unit
. The number of persons in the assistance
					 unit will be entered on the "No. of Persons in Assistance Unit" line within the
					 space marked off by the vertical line at the right of the last column needed
					 for the grant groups. Only persons eligible to receive assistance should be
					 included. Persons receiving SSI benefits may not be included. A fetus is not
					 included.
(4)
Grant
					 group
. The grant group section will be prepared as follows:
(i)
Category
. The category
					 symbol will be entered at the head of a separate column for each grant
					 group.
(ii)
Control
					 digit
. The control digit will be entered as shown on the turnaround
					 Form PA 122. On new openings the control digit will be posted as soon as the
					 turnaround Form PA 122 is received from the Office of Data
					 Processing.
(iii)
Persons
					 in grant group
. The total number of persons in the grant group will be
					 entered.
(iv)
AFDC children
					 specified relatives
. These spaces will be used for AFDC cases only.
					 The number of children will be entered in the first space. Children who are
					 receiving SSI benefits and a fetus of a woman who meets the requirements in
					 §
													151.43(f)
					 (relating to requirements) may not be entered. The number of specified
					 relatives under §
													151.42 (relating to definitions)
					 will be entered in the second space coded Cs in accordance with Appendix A of
					 Chapter 305, or "O" if a specified relative is not a member of the AFDC grant
					 group.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › MA ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR THE CATEGORICALLY NEEDY AND SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO ARE ONLY MEDICALLY NEEDY › Section 175.74 - Procedures

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(a)
Method
					 of payment.
The method of payment to practitioners and vendors will be
					 as follows:
(1) In accordance with public
					 assistance regulations and fee schedules, the Department will make direct
					 payments to practitioners and vendors for services, medications and medical
					 supplies provided. This system is necessary because medical needs are extremely
					 varied and unpredictable, requiring an individualized and flexible way of
					 meeting these needs.
(2) Payment
					 for the health items as the usual household medicine chest supplies and items
					 of personal care will not be included in the system of practitioner and vendor
					 payments because these items constitute a common, predictable, continuing need.
					 Therefore, an amount of money to meet this need will be included in the money
					 payment to the recipient, in the determination of eligibility of the need
					 amount of the nonmoney payment recipient, and in the evaluation of resources of
					 a medically needy school child.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › MA ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR THE MEDICALLY NEEDY › Section 175.84 - Procedures

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(a)
Services paid for.
The Department will pay for the following
					 medical services for eligible persons who are taking care of their everyday
					 living expenses themselves, but have insufficient income, according to law and
					 regulations, to pay for these major medical expenses:
(1)
Inpatient hospital care.
The same as for categorically needy medical assistance recipient as set forth
					 in §
												175.73 (relating to
					 requirements).
(2)
Hospital-home care.
The same as for categorically needy
					 medical assistance recipient as set forth in § 175.73.
(3)
Nursing care in the
					 home.
The same as for categorically needy medical assistance recipient
					 as set forth in § 175.73.
(4)
Skilled nursing and intermediate care in public and private
					 facilities.
Payments may continue for as long as the need and
					 eligibility continue and may be made for persons who meet any of the following
					 criteria:
(i) 65 years of age or
					 over.
(ii) 21 years of age or over
					 and who are blind.
(iii) Under the
					 age of 21.
(iv) Parents of a
					 dependent child.
(v) 21 years or
					 over and who are permanently and totally disabled.
(vi) 16 years of age or under needing skilled
					 nursing home care in state schools and hospitals.
(5)
Care in a mental
					 institution.
The same as for categorically needy individual assistance
					 recipient as set forth in § 175.73.
(6)
Medical-social services.
Specific social services related to illness will be provided as needed to
					 persons applying for or receiving medical assistance. This will include social
					 services in medical emergencies.
(7)
Transportation.
Ambulance services and related transportation needs.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 177 - RESOURCES › GENERAL RESOURCE PROVISIONS FOR TANF/GA › Section 177.1 - General requirements

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(a)
					 Resources of a budget group, LRRs and sponsors of aliens are considered when
					 determining eligibility for cash assistance.
(b) Cash assistance is not used in place of
					 legally available resources which an individual has available, or can make
					 available, to meet basic living needs.
(c) An exempt or nonexempt resource that is
					 converted into cash, at the point of conversion, is considered as a cash
					 resource. A cash resource is not exempt and is counted against the resource
					 limits regardless of whether the disposed resource had been previously
					 exempted.
The provisions of this §
													177.1 issued under section 403(b)
						  of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §
														403(b)).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													108.7 (relating to requirements
						  subject to waiver); and 55 Pa. Code §
													183.105 (relating to increases in
						  income).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 177 - RESOURCES › TREATMENT OF RESOURCES › Section 177.21 - Personal property

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(a)
Applicants and recipients.
For an applicant and recipient, the
					 following personal property is not counted in determining eligibility:
(1) Basic items essential to day to day
					 living, such as the following:
(i) A household
					 furnishing.
(ii) A major
					 appliance.
(iii) An item used to
					 provide, equip and maintain a household for the applicant or
					 recipient.
(iv) A personal effect
					 of limited value, including clothing, a child's toy, a wedding or engagement
					 ring.
(v) Pets and family
					 heirlooms.
(vi) A farm animal for
					 domestic use.
(vii) A piece of farm
					 equipment or a farm animal needed for employment.
(viii) A piece of equipment needed for
					 employment, rehabilitation or to implement a self-care plan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 177 - RESOURCES › TREATMENT OF RESOURCES › Section 177.22 - Real property

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(a)
Resident property owned by an applicant or recipient.
The
					 equity value of resident property is not counted toward the resource limit. The
					 owner shall acknowledge liability of the resident property for reimbursement of
					 assistance received on behalf of himself and persons for whom he is an LRR as
					 defined in §
											257.24(b)
					 (relating to procedures) by signing an agreement consenting to the placement of
					 a lien against the property.
(1) The
					 Department will not force the sale of, or execute on a lien against, resident
					 property as long as the property is used as a home by the applicant or
					 recipient owner or his spouse or minor or incompetent adult children.
(2) Although a lien is placed against
					 resident property, the lien does not include assistance paid during the period
					 the owner or someone else in the budget group worked in a CWEP assignment. The
					 amount disregarded from the lien will equal the number of hours worked in a
					 CWEP assignment multiplied by the hourly minimum wage at the time of the work
					 assignment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 177 - RESOURCES › TREATMENT OF RESOURCES › Section 177.23 - Ownership

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(a)
Legally
					 available resources.
Only resources which are legally available, or
					 are deemed available in the case of sponsors of aliens, to the client are
					 applied toward the resource limitation. See §
											177.2 (relating to definitions).
(1) When consent to dispose of resources is
					 needed, but is withheld by a person who is not a member of the budget group or
					 by an LRR who does not reside in the home, the resource is not available. The
					 shared ownership and the person's refusal to dispose of the resource shall be
					 verified. The unavailability of resources shall be verified at application and
					 no less often than each reapplication.
(2) Special requirements for the disposal of
					 real or personal property owned by an LRR are contained in §§
												177.11(g),
					 177.21(b) and (c)
					 and 177.22(c)-(e)
					 (relating to identification and verification of resources; personal property;
					 and real property).
(3) Entireties
					 property is property owned jointly by a husband and wife. One spouse cannot,
					 without the other's consent, liquidate the property to support children for
					 whom both persons are not legally responsible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 177 - RESOURCES › TREATMENT OF RESOURCES › Section 177.24 - Determining value of resources

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Unless specifically exempt under §
											177.21 or §
											177.22 (relating to personal
						property; and real property), the equity value of real and personal property is
						subject to the resource limits in §
											177.31 (relating to resource
						limit).
(1)
Determining value
					 of personal property.
An applicant, recipient, guardian, trustee or
					 sponsor of an alien shall provide documentation verifying value of personal
					 property. This documentation includes a written estimate from a car dealer of
					 the fair market value of a motor vehicle, a title of ownership and a written
					 statement from financial institutions. Special requirements regarding certain
					 personal property resources are as follows:
(i) An irrevocable burial reserve shall be in
					 a form which restricts the use of the money to the client's burial, and shall
					 provide that no part of the burial reserve may be withdrawn prior to the death
					 of the client. If the interest earned on the reserve can be withdrawn, the
					 interest is treated as income. If the CAO questions whether the document
					 supports irrevocability, the Executive Director will send a copy of the
					 document through proper channels for a review by the Office of Legal
					 Counsel.
(ii) An irrevocable burial
					 reserve owned by an applicant or established by a recipient is exempt. The
					 value of a revocable burial reserve shall be counted as a resource available to
					 the TANF or GA budget group under § 177.21(a).
(iii) The establishment of an irrevocable or
					 revocable burial reserve from excess resources does not reduce the individual's
					 liability to repay the Department for the assistance granted during the time
					 that the individual's total resource equity value exceeded the resource
					 limit.