Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 141 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS › ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS FOR EXTENDED TANF › Section 141.52 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Adult
-An individual who is 19 years of
						age or older or who is 18 years of age and not a full-time student in a
						secondary school or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical
						training.
Extended TANF
-Federally-funded TANF cash
						assistance for eligible families in which an adult head of household or spouse
						of head of household has received 60 cumulative months of TANF
						assistance.
MPP-Maximizing Participation Project
-As
						defined in §
											281.2 (relating to
						definitions).
MPP assessment
-An evaluation of medical
						conditions, functional limitations and good cause situations that may preclude
						or limit an adult's compliance with RESET.
MPP service plan
-A document developed by
						the MPP team in consultation with the individual to outline the steps and
						services necessary to enable the adult to increase self-sufficiency. This may
						include one or more of the following:
(i) Attending English-as-a-Second Language
					 (ESL) classes.
(ii) Attending
					 mental health counseling.
(iii)
					 Attending general equivalency diploma (GED) classes.
(iv) Receiving substance abuse
					 treatment.
(v) Compliance with a
					 family service plan or family court recommendations.
MPP team
-A multidisciplinary group
						consisting of a CAO worker or an agent authorized by the Department and
						professionals from various disciplines, which may include physicians,
						psychologists and vocational or behavioral rehabilitation specialists.
RESET-Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency Through
						Employment and Training
-As defined in §
											165.2 (relating to
						definitions).
Self-employment
-Operating one's own
						business, trade or profession for profit equal to or greater than the hourly
						Federal or State minimum wage, whichever is higher.
Vocational assessment
-An evaluation of
						the factors that impact an individual's ability to perform work, including
						educational level, employment preferences, work history, skills, abilities and
						life circumstances.
WCA-Work capacity assessment
-An
						independent evaluation performed by a contractor, of medical conditions,
						functional limitations or good cause situations that may preclude or limit an
						individual's compliance with RESET.
WPP-Work Plus Program
-An employment and
						training program providing work and work-related activities for at least 30
						hours per week for individuals eligible for Extended TANF.
The provisions of this §
													141.52 issued under sections
						  402(a)(7)(A)(iii) and (B) and 408(a)(7)(A) and (C) of the Social Security Act
						  (42 U.S.C.A. §§
														602(a)(7)(A)(iii) and (B)
						  and 608(a)(7)(A) and
						  (C));
						  45 CFR
						  264.1(c);
						  201(1),
						  401(a),
						  403(b),
						  405,
						  405.1,
						  405.3,
						  432,
						  432(3) and
						  (8) and
						  432.21(a) of the
						  Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
														201(1),
						  401(a), 403(b), 405, 405.1,
						  405.3, 432, 432(3) and (8) and 432.21(a)); and the act of May 16, 1996 (P. L.
						  175, No. 35).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													108.9 (relating to time limits);
						  and 55 Pa. Code §
													133.23 (relating to
						  requirements).