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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0070 - Effective Dates; Initial Month Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the EA program, the effective date for
			 opening the case is the day benefits are issued to the
benefit
			 group
(see OAR
			 461-110-0750). For a
benefit group
whose only eligible child is an unborn, the
			 effective date cannot be earlier than the first day of the calendar month
			 preceding the month in which the due date falls.
(2) In the GA program, the effective date for
			 the
initial month
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000) of benefits is -
(a) For individuals who filed an application
			 for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits prior to applying for GA
			 benefits, the date the individual completes the GA application process and
			 meets all
eligibility
requirements under OAR
			 461-135-0700.
(b) For individuals who did not file an
			 application for SSI benefits prior to applying for GA benefits, the first of
			 the month following the date the individual completes the GA application
			 process and meets all
eligibility
requirements under OAR
			 461-135-0700.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0080 - Effective Dates; Initial Month SNAP Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In the SNAP program:
(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this
			 rule, for a filing group making an initial application or applying after the
			 end of its certification period, the effective date for starting benefits is
			 the filing date (see OAR
			 461-115-0050 and
			 461-115-0210), as long as all
			 eligibility requirements are met on the filing date. If all eligibility
			 requirements are not met on the filing date, the effective date is the date all
			 eligibility requirements are met.
(2) For migrant and seasonal farmworkers that
			 received SNAP benefits in another state the month before applying for SNAP in
			 Oregon, the effective date for starting benefits is the first of the
			 month.
(3) If a filing group is
			 applying for benefits during the last two months of a certification period, the
			 effective date is the first of the month following the end of the certification
			 period, unless the filing group fails to complete the application process
			 within the time frames listed in OAR
			 461-115-0210.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  411.816
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  411.816
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0081 - Effective Dates; Cases Receiving Transitional Benefit Alternative (TBA)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The effective
			 date for starting TBA benefits is the first day of the month after the TBA
			 notice is mailed. The effective date cannot precede the date the Department has
			 determined the client is no longer eligible for TANF.
(2) Once a household begins to receive TBA
			 benefits, the benefits are not changed until the end of the TBA period except
			 that TBA benefits will be changed appropriately if a member of the household:
(a) Leaves the household and applies for SNAP
			 benefits as a member of another household; or
(b) Becomes ineligible for TBA per OAR
			 461-135-0506.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0083 - Effective Dates; Other Changes That Cause Increases; OSIPM and QMB

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the OSIP,
			 OSIPM, and QMB programs, this rule is used to determine the effective date when
			 reported changes, other than changes in income or income deductions, cause an
			 increase in benefits. See OAR
			 461-180-0020 for information
			 about changes in income and income deductions that cause increases.
(2) The effective date is determined in
			 accordance with OAR 461-180-0090 if a current
			 recipient of OSIPM or QMB program benefits is determined eligible for a new
			 program with a higher benefit level due to any of the following factors:
(a) Changes to the number in the
need
			 group
(see OAR
			 461-110-0630).
(b) Changes to the amount of
countable
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000)
			 resources.
(c) Changes to
			 employment status.
(d) Changes to
			 service eligibility.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0085 - Effective Dates; Redeterminations of OSIPM and QMB

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In the OSIPM and QMB programs, when the Department initiates a
				redetermination of eligibility (see OAR
				461-001-0000):
(1) Prior to reducing or ending medical
			 benefits:
(a) The Department must review each
			 individual in the filing group (see OAR
			 461-110-0410) for eligibility
			 for the other medical programs listed in this rule; and
(b) The Oregon Health Authority or the
			 Department must review the individual for Medicaid eligibility under MAGI rules
			 (OAR 410-200).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0090 - Effective Dates; Initial Month Medical Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The effective date for starting medical benefits for an
				eligible client is as follows:
(1) In
			 the OSIPM and QMB-DW programs:
(a) Except as
			 provided for in subsections (b) to (h) of this section:
(A) If the client meets all eligibility
			 requirements on the date of request (see OAR
			 461-115-0030), it is the first
			 day of the month that includes the date of request. An OSIPM program client who
			 is assumed eligible under OAR
			 461-135-0010(5)
			 meets "all eligibility requirements" for the purposes of this section as
			 follows:
(i) Effective the first day of the
			 month of the initial SSI payment if the client is age 21 or older.
(ii) Effective the first day of the month
			 prior to the month of the initial SSI payment if the client is under the age of
			 21.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0100 - Effective Dates; Eligibility Following Closure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The new effective date of eligibility following closure of
				benefits or following the end of a certification period is determined as
				follows:
(1) In the SNAP program, see
			 OAR 461 115 0450.
(2) In the REF
			 and TANF programs:
(a) Eligibility starts on
			 the date provided by OAR
			 461-180-0070 for REF and TANF
			 unless the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this
			 section.
(b) Eligibility starts the
			 first day of the month following closure if:
(A) The applicant contacts the Department
			 during the month of closure; and
(B) Submits to the Department a complete
			 application not later than the end of the month following
			 closure.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0105 - Effective Dates; Reductions Delayed Pending a Hearing Decision

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a proposed
			 reduction or closure of benefits or a proposed disqualification arising out of
			 an employment program is delayed because the client requested a hearing, the
			 proposed action takes effect in accordance with sections (2) and (3) of this
			 rule.
(2) A disqualification is
			 effective in the following programs on the first day of the month following
			 issuance of a final order upholding the disqualification:
(a) In the JOBS, JOBS Plus, and REP
			 programs.
(b) In the SNAP program,
			 if the disqualification is a result of any of the following:
(A) A job quit.
(B) Failure to comply with a requirement in
			 OAR 461-130-0320.
(C) Failure to
			 comply with a requirement of the JOBS or UC employment program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0110 - Effective Dates; Reimbursement of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The effective date for starting reimbursement of cost-effective
				employer-sponsored health insurance premiums per OAR
				461-135-0990 is one of the
				following:
(1) For new cases, the
			 later of the following:
(a) The date of
			 request; or
(b) If no member of the
			 filing group is eligible for medical on the date of request, the date of
			 initial medical eligibility.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0120 - Effective Dates; Removing an Individual

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The effective date for removing an individual from a
benefit group
(see OAR
				461-110-0750) is one of the
				following:
(1) If the individual has
			 left the
benefit group
in the current budget month because
			 they are ineligible, disqualified, or have left the household, the effective
			 date is:
(a) The first of the month after the
notice period
(see OAR
			 461-175-0050) ends, if the
			 change will reduce benefits.
(b)
			 The last day of the month in which the
notice period
ends, if
			 the change will end benefits.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0125

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Statutory/Other Authority: 411.060 & 411.816
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  411.060 &
				  411.816
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0130 - Effective Dates; Restored Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The effective date for restoring benefits
			 that were underpaid (including erroneous collections of overpayments) or denied
			 or closed in error is set as follows:
(a)
			 Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, in all programs
			 except the SNAP program, for underpayments resulting from administrative error,
			 the effective date is the date the error was made.
(b) In all programs except as provided in
			 subsection (c) of this section, benefits may be restored only for the preceding
			 12 months.
(c) JPI benefits may be
			 restored only for the preceding four months and not to a date earlier than the
			 individual is eligible under OAR
			 461-135-1260.
(d) In all programs except the SNAP program,
			 for underpayments resulting from client error, the effective date is the
			 earliest of the following:
(A) The month the
			 benefit group (see OAR
			 461-110-0750) notifies the
			 branch office (see OAR
			 461-001-0000) of the possible
			 loss.
(B) The month the branch
			 office discovers the loss.
(C) The
			 date a hearing is requested.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0135 - Effective Dates; Restoring SNAP Benefits for ABAWD Following Counting Month (Not Regaining)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the
			 SNAP program, benefits may be restored effective the first of the month when
			 SNAP benefits for an ABAWD (see OAR
			 461-135-0520) end following the
			 third countable month when all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Benefits ended as of the last calendar
			 day of the prior month or were reduced as of the first day of the current
			 month.
(b) The reason for the
			 closure or reduction was the ABAWD lost
eligibility
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000) due to the SNAP
			 time limit in OAR 461-135-0520.
(c) The client contacted the Department
			 within the first calendar month following the closure or reduction and provided
			 information that the client met one of the following in at least one of the
			 first three
countable months
(see OAR
			 461-135-0520):
(A) An exemption in OAR
			 461-130-0310(3)(a).
(B) The work requirements in OAR
			 461-135-0520(3)(d) or
			 (e).
(d) There is at least one month remaining in
			 the
certification period
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 180 - EFFECTIVE DATES › Section 461-180-0140 - Effective Dates; Retroactive Medical Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the OSIPM program:
(a) If an applicant requests and is eligible
			 for retroactive medical benefits, the earliest date the applicant may be
			 eligible is the first day of the third month before the month that includes the
			 date of request (see OAR
			 461-115-0030). For example, if
			 the applicant requests benefits on July 10th, eligibility may begin as early as
			 April 1.
(b) Except as provided for
			 in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, after the earliest date is
			 established, eligibility is determined on a month-by-month basis. The period
			 starts on the earliest established date and ends on the last day of the month
			 prior to the month that includes the date of request. For example, if the
			 applicant requests benefits on August 10th, the earliest date is May 1.
			 Eligibility is established separately for May 1 through May 31, June 1 through
			 June 30, and July 1 through July 31.
(c) Retroactive eligibility is not available
			 for any period that an individual is a
resident of a public
			 institution
(see OAR
			 461-135-0950) except for the
			 date of incarceration and the date of release, unless coverage would be
			 available under OAR 461-135-0950 while a
resident of a public institution
.
(d) The earliest effective date of
			 retroactive eligibility for an individual who was receiving medical benefits in
			 another state during the retroactive period is the day following the date that
			 benefits end in the other state.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 185 - TRUST AND AGENCY (T & A) ACCOUNTS AND CLIENT PAY-IN › Section 461-185-0010 - T & A Overview, When to Use

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) T&A is a system for handling client
			 funds when the Department is responsible for receiving and disbursing these
			 funds. These accounts are set up when the Department is the client's
			 representative payee for SSB, SSI, Veterans, or other benefits;
(2) Additionally, Seniors and People with
			 Disabilities Division may set up an account when any of the following is true:
(a) There is no one available to assist the
			 client and the client understands the need for the account;
(b) The client is not able to manage their
			 income or resources;
(c) The
			 account balance of a client's nursing facility personal incidental fund is more
			 than $90.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 185 - TRUST AND AGENCY (T & A) ACCOUNTS AND CLIENT PAY-IN › Section 461-185-0020 - Authorization of T&A

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 client, or their guardian or conservator, authorizes establishment of a T&A
			 account on a form prescribed by the Department.
(2) Spouses must each sign the authorization
			 form to have their funds administered in trust.
(3) Clients not able to sign their name may
			 make a mark. Two people must witness the signing and give their
			 addresses.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 185 - TRUST AND AGENCY (T & A) ACCOUNTS AND CLIENT PAY-IN › Section 461-185-0030 - Interest Paid on T&A Accounts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Interest earned from investment of T&A account monies will
				be put into the T&A accounts on a quarterly basis. Interest will be
				reported in accordance with IRS regulations on a Department
				form.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 185 - TRUST AND AGENCY (T & A) ACCOUNTS AND CLIENT PAY-IN › Section 461-185-0050 - Patient Liability Pay-In System

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The Department ends all provisions in
			 this rule on December 31, 2021.
(2)
			 Except as provided in sections (3) and (4) of this rule, an individual who
			 receives
home and community-based care
(see OAR
			 461-001-0030) in-home services
			 and has countable income above the payment standard for the benefit group must
			 pay to the Department the lesser of the following amounts as a condition of
			 being eligible for
home and community-based care
in-home
			 services:
(a) The individual's adjusted
			 income (see OAR 461-160-0620).
(b) The actual cost of
home and
			 community-based care
in-home services.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0151 - Case Planning; JOBS, Pre-TANF, REP, SFPSS, TA-DVS

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, REP, SFPSS, and
			 TA-DVS programs:
(a) The Department and
			 participant develop an individualized case plan that is agreed to by the
			 participant and the Department.
(A) The
			 Department uses proven methods for encouraging the full engagement of
			 participants and the development of the case plan. These proven methods
			 include, but are not limited to, strength-based case management and
			 motivational interviewing.
(B) The
case plan
may be modified whenever circumstances
			 change.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0163 - Restrictions on On-the-Job Training, Unpaid Employment, Work Supplementation; JOBS and REP

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In the JOBS and REP programs:
(1) The Department may not require a client
			 to participate in an
activity
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025) of the
OJT
(see OAR 461-001-0025),
unpaid
			 employment
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025), or
work
			 supplementation
components
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025) in the following
			 circumstances:
(a) The client would displace
			 a currently employed worker or position or would cause a reduction in regularly
			 scheduled hours, wages or benefits of a current employee.
(b) The assignment would impair an existing
			 contract for services or a collective bargaining agreement.
(c) The employment or assignment occurs at
			 the same time another person is laid off from the same or an equivalent job
			 within the same organizational unit or an employer terminates an employee or
			 reduces its work force by hiring a participant in
OJT
,
unpaid employment
, or
work
			 supplementation
.
(d) The
			 employment or assignment infringes in any way on promotional opportunities of a
			 current employee.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0171 - Education Requirements for Teen Parents; JOBS

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this
			 rule, a teen parent (see OAR
			 461-001-0025) who participates
			 in the JOBS program and does not have a high school diploma or GED must
			 participate in the basic education component (see OAR
			 461-001-0025).
(2) A teen parent is excused from the
			 requirements of section (1) of this rule if any of the following subsections
			 apply:
(a) The teen parent is a JOBS
			 volunteer (see OAR 461-130-0310) from the
			 requirement to participate in the JOBS program 16 weeks after the birth of a
			 child, except that the teen parent may be required to participate in suitable
			 activities with a preference for educational activities, parenting classes, and
			 family stability activities (see OAR
			 461-001-0000).
(b) The teen parent is under age 18, has been
			 excused by the local school district from state compulsory school attendance,
			 and meets the following conditions:
(A) The
			 employment goal of the teen parent is an occupation or occupational field that
			 does not require a high school diploma or GED, there is a labor market demand
			 for it, and the goal is appropriate for the teen parent and likely to lead to
			 self-sufficiency; and
(B) The teen
			 parent is participating in the job skills training component (see OAR
			 461-001-0025) and an education
			 component (see OAR 461-001-0025) designed to result
			 in a literacy level of at least grade 8.9.
(c) The teen parent is age 18 or 19 and can
			 be assigned to employment training to prepare for occupations or occupational
			 fields for which there is a labor market demand, and either the teen parent has
			 failed to achieve good or satisfactory progress (see OAR
			 461-001-0025) in completing
			 educational activities (see OAR
			 461-001-0025) or educational
			 activities are inappropriate for the education and employment goals of the teen
			 parent.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0181 - Basic Education for Nonteens; JOBS

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Parents age 20 and over in the JOBS
			 Program may be required to participate full-time (as defined by the education
			 provider) in the
basic education component
if their employment
			 goals requires a literacy level of 8.9, unless one of the following is true:
(a) They are exempt from the requirement to
			 participate in the JOBS Program for a reason other than providing care for a
			 child under age 3 months;
(b) They
			 demonstrate a literacy level of at least grade 8.9 through
BASIS
			 testing
;
(c) They have a
			 high school diploma or GED.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0183 - Basic Education; REP

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Individuals of any age in the REP program may be required to participate either
			 part-time or full-time (as defined by the education provider) in the
basic education
component
, unless at least
			 one of the following is true:
(a) They are
			 exempt from the requirement to participate in the REP program; or
(b) They have an equivalent high school
			 diploma or GED from their country of origin.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0197 - Microenterprise Component Closure Effective December 31, 2020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For the purposes of this rule,
			 "microenterprise" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business
			 with fewer than five employees and capital needs no greater than
			 $35,000.
(2) The
microenterprise
component of the JOBS Program ends for all
			 individuals effective December 31, 2020.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  411.060 &
				  412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  411.060 &
				  412.049
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0199 - Parents as Scholars

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Notwithstanding any other provision in Chapter 461 of the Oregon Administrative
			 Rules, effective July 1, 2011, participation in Parents as Scholars (PAS) is
			 limited to clients approved for PAS as of June 30, 2011. Any other PAS
			 applicant is not eligible for enrollment in PAS, including a client on the PAS
			 wait list after June 30, 2011. The Department does not process any application
			 for PAS received after June 30, 2011.
(2) PAS is a JOBS program component that
			 assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue
			 their education at a two- or four-year educational institution.
(3) The following definitions apply to PAS:
(a) "Educational institution" means any
			 post-secondary educational institution approved or accredited by the Northwest
			 Commission on Colleges and Universities, by its regional equivalent, or by the
			 appropriate official, department, or agency of the state or nation in which the
			 institution is located and that is:
(A) A
			 four-year college or university;
(B) A junior college or community college;
			 or
(C) A technical, professional or
			 career school.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0211 - Case Plan Activities and Standards for Support Service Payments; JOBS, Pre-TANF, REF, REP, SFPSS, TANF

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In the Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS), Pre-Temporary
				Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Refugee Assistance (REF), Refugee
				Employment Program (REP), State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI (SFPSS), and TANF programs,
				notwithstanding any other administrative rule in chapter 461 and subject to the
				availability of state and federal funding, the following special provisions
				apply:
(1)
Support
			 services
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025) payments are
			 available to the following individuals who are
eligible
(see
			 OAR 461-130-0310) to engage in a
case plan
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025):
(a) An individual who is an adult parent,
			 needy
caretaker relative
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000),
teen
			 parent
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000), or a
minor parent
(see OAR
			 461-001-0000) who is head of
			 household; in the TANF
filing group
(see
			 461-110-0330) and is not
			 otherwise
exempt
(see OAR
			 461-130-0305) and in accordance
			 with participation requirements in OAR
			 461-130-0310.
(b) An individual who is a recipient of
			 Pre-TANF or SFPSS programs.
(c) An
			 individual who is a JOBS volunteer (see OAR
			 461-130-0310) and has a JOBS
case plan
.
(d)
			 Subject to the limitations in section (8) of this rule, an individual who is
			 receiving REF and participating in REP, who is not otherwise exempt (see OAR
			 461-130-0305).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0212 - Repealed

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  412.014,
				  412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.010,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  412.014,
				  412.049, 2009 Oregon Laws 827,
				  HB 2049 (2011)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0231 - Re-engagement; JOBS, REP, SFPSS, TA-DVS

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In the JOBS, REP, SFPSS, and TA-DVS programs:
(1) When aspects of the
case
			 plan
(OAR 461-001-0025) have not been met
			 or are in dispute, the re-engagement process provides an opportunity for the
			 individual and the Department to --
(a) Review
			 and re-evaluate the
case plan
and other information gathered
			 related to the strengths and challenges of the individual and family;
(b) Identify expectations, concerns, and
			 completion of
activities
in the
case
			 plan
;
(c) Consider whether
			 the
case plan
is still appropriate;
(d) Develop options that support the
			 individual; and
(e) Revise the
case plan
if appropriate.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0241 - Transition Services; JOBS

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(1) A
			 client who becomes ineligible for the Pre-TANF or TANF programs because of an
			 increase in earned income is eligible for transition benefits and services for
			 12 months upon meeting the criteria in OAR
			 461-190-0211 for receiving
			 support services (see
			 461-001-0025) in the JOBS
			 program. The total cost of JOBS support service payments may not exceed $1,000
			 for the duration of the 12-month period. For clients whose eligibility ends for
			 reasons other than income from new employment, the benefits and services are
			 limited to completing any JOBS activity (see
			 461-001-0025) in progress at the
			 time program eligibility ends.
(2)
			 The transition period begins on the date determined by the following:
(a) For clients participating in an OJT
			 activity (see OAR 461-001-0025), the transition
			 period begins:
(A) When TANF benefits end
			 because of earned income, if there are three or fewer months left in the OJT
			 contract.
(B) Three calendar months
			 before the end of the OJT contract, if TANF benefits end because of the level
			 of earned income when more than three months remain in the contract.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0310 - Limits to the SNAP Employment and Training Programs

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(1) The OFSET Program ends for all
			 individuals effective September 30, 2019.
(2) The SNAP Training and Employment Program
			 (STEP) is available to individuals in the SNAP
need group
(see
			 OAR 461-110-0630) who are:
(a) 16 years of age and older, and
(b) Not Job Opportunity and Basic Skills
			 (JOBS) program eligible.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0360 - Special Payments; SNAP Employment and Training Programs

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In the SNAP program:
(1) For purposes of this rule, a "contractor"
			 means any third-party entity that holds a contract with the Department to
			 provide Employment and Training (E&T) services.
(2) The Department or
contractor
(see section (1) of this rule) may authorize
			 special payments to participants participating in one of the three SNAP
			 Employment and Training programs described in OAR
			 461-001-0020 for transportation
			 and other costs identified in the participant's
case plan
(see
			 OAR 461-001-0020) subject to the
			 provisions of this rule.
(a) Costs must be
			 directly related to an approved component in the
case plan
and
			 be reasonable and necessary.
(b)
			 The Department or
contractor
must consider lower cost
			 alternatives.
(c) The Department or
contractor
may deny, reduce, or close special payments when
			 costs exceed the local district's or contractor's budget for employment and
			 training.
(d) Special payments are
			 not intended to replace other funding available in the community. The
			 Department or
contractor
and the participant must seek
			 resources reasonably available to the participant in order to comply with the
			 requirements in the
case plan
.
(e) Funds may be used to pay for tuition and
			 mandatory school fees charged to the general public. Funds may not be used to
			 pay for state or local education entitlements.
(f) Special payments for
job
			 retention
(see OAR
			 461-001-0020) is only available
			 if the individual was participating in a component other than
job
			 retention
prior to securing employment.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0401 - JOBS Plus Program Applicability

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The
JOBS Plus program
(see OAR
				461-001-0025) is a
component
(see OAR
				461-001-0025) of the JOBS
				program and is subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 411 and the following
				rules (OAR 461-190-0401 to
				461-190-0426). Except as
				provided under OAR 461-190-0416, individuals who
				participate in the
JOBS Plus program
(participants) become
				employed and receive wages from a JOBS Plus employer rather than cash benefits
				from the TANF program, SNAP benefits, and unemployment insurance
				benefits.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  411.060 &
				  411.816
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  411.060
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0406 - JOBS Plus Program Eligibility

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(1)
			 Any individual in the TANF
benefit group
(see OAR
			 461-110-0750) who is not
			 excluded from participation by law, may volunteer to participate in the
JOBS Plus program
(see OAR
			 461-001-0025).
(2) Individuals remain eligible to
			 participate as long as they would, except for participating in the
JOBS
			 Plus program
, be eligible for TANF.
(3) The benefits of individuals participating
			 in the
JOBS Plus program
remain suspended until the first day
			 of the month following the month in which they last perform work under a
JOBS Plus program
agreement. Individuals cannot receive TANF
			 cash benefits and a
JOBS Plus program
supplement for the same
			 month.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060 &
				  411.816
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  409.010,
				  411.060 &
				  411.816
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0407 - Clients' Individual Education Accounts

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After a client has participated in the JOBS Plus program for 30
				days, the Department withholds one dollar for each hour the client works for
				the JOBS Plus employer to be used for the client's individual education
				account. To be qualified for use of his or her account, an
eligible
				participant
(see OAR
				575-090-0010) must make a
				written request to the Department for access to the account. Upon receipt of
				such a request, the Department will transfer the account to the Commission. The
				client must apply with the Oregon Student Assistance Commission to access the
				account.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  348.520,
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  411.894,
				  412.006
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  348.520,
				  348.841,
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  411.894,
				  412.006
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0411 - Participation of Employers

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(1) The
			 Department assigns participants to employers who enter into work-site
			 agreements with the Department. The Department will assign participants to
			 public employers only when there is no appropriate vacant position with a
			 private employer.
(2) The
			 Department will not assign participants to employers who have demonstrated a
			 pattern of unreasonably ending a client's
JOBS Plus
participation prior to completion of training or who have demonstrated an
			 unwillingness to provide adequate training or comply with the work-site
			 agreement.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  411.816,
				  412.006
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.050,
				  411.060,
				  411.070,
				  411.816,
				  412.006
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0416 - Supplemental Payments; JOBS

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In the JOBS Plus program (see OAR
				461-001-0025):
(1) If the net monthly full-time wage paid to
			 a participant is less than the amount of the TANF program and the SNAP program
			 benefits the participant would otherwise receive, the Department will determine
			 and pay to the participant a supplemental payment as provided in section (3) or
			 (6) of this rule.
(2) Income
			 Calculations prior to January 1, 2011:
(a)
			 JOBS Plus income for sections (2) and (3) of this rule is calculated
			 retrospectively as follows:
(A) For the full
			 benefit equivalency income test, the applicable hourly wage is multiplied by
			 the hours that were available for work, specifically the hours for which the
			 participant was paid, including sick leave used and hours the participant was
			 engaged in job search (see OAR
			 461-001-0025), and hours the
			 participant missed work without being excused by the employer. From that
			 product, a $90 standard deduction and the amount of garnishments withheld are
			 subtracted. To the remainder is added any child support received by the
			 participant and $102 to account for the participant's potential earned income
			 credit. If the participant missed work referred to in this paragraph due to
			 good cause (see OAR 461-130-0327), the hours are
			 excluded from the calculation.
(B)
			 For the minimum benefit equivalency income test, the applicable hourly wage is
			 multiplied by the hours for which the participant was paid. From that product,
			 a $90 standard deduction and the amount of garnishments withheld are
			 subtracted. To the remainder is added any child support received by the
			 participant and $102 to account for the participant's potential earned income
			 credit.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0421 - Increased Tax Liability

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(1) To
			 ensure that the diversion of SNAP program benefits to
JOBS
			 Plus
wages does not cause a participant to incur a loss of income as a
			 result of increased tax liability, the Department will make a yearly payment to
			 compensate the participant if the participant's tax liability exceeds the
			 liability the client would have incurred had the amount of SNAP benefits not
			 been included in the
JOBS Plus
wages.
(2) To receive the payment, the client must
			 do the following:
(a) Request the payment
			 from the Department by June 30 of the year following the tax year.
(b) Submit the federal tax forms (including
			 the EIC schedule) and state tax forms that were submitted with respect to the
			 prior year together with the same forms completed with income reduced by the
			 amount of SNAP benefits used in calculating the
full benefit
			 equivalency income
under OAR
			 461-190-0416.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0426 - Termination of Work-Site Agreement

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(1) A JOBS Plus work-site agreement may be
			 terminated by a participant, upon request to the Department, after the client
			 has worked for two weeks for the employer. For the third and any subsequent
			 termination requested by the client, the client is subject to disqualification
			 for failure to comply with the requirements of the JOBS program as provided in
			 OAR 461-130-0325(1)(b).
(2) The
			 Department will terminate a JOBS Plus work-site agreement if the agreement is
			 violated by the employer or the staffing company and at the end of the month
			 prior to the month in which a member of the eligibility group begins serving a
			 disqualification in the SNAP Program.
(3) To be eligible to receive JOBS Plus
			 payments, an employer must:
(a) Comply with
			 its JOBS Plus work site agreement; and
(b) Make accurate statements on its voucher
			 submissions to the Department.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 461-190-0500 - Workfare; SNAP

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(1) Workfare is a
			 voluntary employment program to assist ABAWDs (see OAR
			 461-135-0520) to meet the work
			 requirements in OAR 461-135-0520. Workfare is for
			 ABAWD clients who reside in one of the SNAP
time limit areas
(see OAR 461-135-0520).
(2) Workfare sites are with private or public
			 non-profit agencies or in a public service capacity. Workfare assignments may
			 not be related to political or partisan activities.
(3) Workfare assignments may not replace or
			 prevent the employment of regular employees. This includes the following
			 circumstances:
(a) The client would displace
			 a currently employed worker or position or would cause a reduction in regularly
			 scheduled hours, wages or benefits of a current employee.
(b) The assignment would impair an existing
			 contract for services or a collective bargaining agreement.
(c) The assignment occurs at the same time
			 another individual is laid off from the same or an equivalent job within the
			 same organizational unit, or an employer terminates an employee or reduces its
			 work force by hiring a participant in Workfare.
(d) The assignment infringes in any way on
			 promotional opportunities of a current employee.
(e) The assignment will fill an established
			 but currently vacant position.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 191 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 461-191-0001 - Purpose and Objectives

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OAR chapter 813, division 220, is promulgated to accomplish the
				general purpose of ORS
				458.505 to
				458.545, specifically ORS
				458.525 to
				458.530, which designates Oregon
				Housing and Community Services Department as the lead agency to coordinate
				state efforts in meeting the problem of hunger that operates through a network
				of local service-provider agencies. The department has designated the Oregon
				Food Bank as the agency responsible for administering the Emergency Food
				Assistance Program in Oregon within OAR chapter 813, division 220. The
				program's objective is to provide lower-income households with food for home
				and congregate meal use. OHCS believes that receiving USDA foods will not
				create any additional barriers between clients and their need for food than is
				stated in statute.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  458.525 -
				  458.545
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 191 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 461-191-0005 - Definitions

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All terms used in OAR chapter 813, division 220, are defined in
				the Act, and in 813-005-0005. As used in OAR
				chapter 813, division 220, unless otherwise indicated by the context:
(1) "Eligible services" means services
			 provided in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the program.
(2) "Low income household" means a
			 household with an income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty line.
(3) "Program" means the Emergency
			 Food Assistance Program authorized by public law 98-8 and as extended by public
			 law 98-92.
(4) "Recipient agency
			 means any public or private, nonprofit agency that has subcontracted with the
			 Oregon Food Bank to relieve situations of hunger through distribution of USDA
			 foods to local designated food assistance programs such as congregate meal
			 sites, temporary shelters and emergency food pantries.
(5) "Oregon Food Bank" or "OFB" means the
			 private, nonprofit organization designated by the department to coordinate the
			 distribution of USDA foods in Oregon.
(6) "Storage and distribution costs" means
			 direct costs incurred by the department, OFB and/or recipient agency for the
			 operation of the program, including but not limited to, intrastate storage and
			 distribution of USDA foods.
(7)
			 "USDA foods" means commodities provided to low income households under the
			 program.
(8) "USDA" means the
			 United States Department of Agriculture.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  458.525 -
				  458.545
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 191 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 461-191-0010 - Administration

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(1) The department
			 has, through the master grant agreement, designated the OFB, a nonprofit
			 corporation organized under ORS chapter 65, as the program's responsible agency
			 to distribute USDA foods statewide.
(2) OFB may select and subcontract with
			 recipient agencies to carry out program activities at the local level.
(3) The reimbursement of federal
			 funds shall be paid by the department to the OFB. OFB in consultation with OHCS
			 will calculate the proportionate share of the moneys received from the
			 department as reimbursement for program storage and distribution costs.
(4) OFB and their recipient
			 agencies shall comply with all applicable state and federal rules and
			 regulations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  456.555
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  458.525 -
				  458.545
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 191 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 461-191-0015 - Requirements Imposed on OFB and Recipient Agencies

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OFB and their recipient agencies are the responsible agencies
				designated for the distribution of USDA foods and allocation of funds. Prior to
				providing services, OFB and the recipient agencies will have entered into an
				agreement for such distribution and receipt of program USDA foods. Specific
				terms and conditions for doing so include:
(1) Each distribution site must collect and
			 maintain records for each household receiving the Emergency Food Assistance
			 Program (TEFAP) USDA foods for home consumption. TEFAP records should contain:
(a) The name of the household member
			 receiving USDA foods,
(b) The
			 address of the household (to the extent practicable, homeless persons, or
			 people who have just arrived in the area, may not be able to provide an
			 address),
(c) The number of
			 persons in the household, and
(d)
			 The basis for determining that the household is eligible to receive USDA foods
			 for home consumption.
(A) No distribution
			 site will collect social security numbers for households applying for TEFAP.
(B) No supporting documentation is
			 required for an income eligibility determination for TEFAP.