Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart B - Intake and Redetermination › Chapter 123 - DEFINITIONS › TANF/GA INTAKE AND REDETERMINATION DEFINITIONS › Section 123.22 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter
						and Chapters 125, 133 and 141 (relating to application process; redetermining
						eligibility; and general eligibility provisions), have the following meanings,
						unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AMR-Agreement of Mutual
						Responsibility
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(i) A written
					 individualized document that, based on an assessment of the individual's skills
					 and abilities, sets forth the responsibilities and obligations to be undertaken
					 by the individual to achieve self-sufficiency, including participation in
					 approved work and work-related activities.
(ii) The AMR includes the time frames within
					 which each obligation is to be completed, the penalties for failure to comply,
					 and the services to be provided by the Department to support the individual's
					 efforts.
Applicant
-An individual who submits an
						application for cash assistance for himself or on behalf of another. The
						individual remains an applicant until a decision on eligibility or
						ineligibility is made.
Application
-A signed form approved by
						the Department which contains the name and address of the applicant, unless the
						applicant is homeless, and is filed with the CAO. The applicant applying for
						himself or others shall sign and file the application for himself or through a
						representative authorized by guardianship or power of attorney. If an
						individual is unable to apply for himself, he may apply through an authorized
						representative or another person who has authority to act for him. An
						application will continue in effect until a decision on eligibility is made.
						The transfer of a budget group from GA to TANF is an application. The addition
						of a person who is not required to be a member of an existing budget group is
						an application.
Application interview
-A face-to-face
						interview between an applicant and an eligibility worker which is scheduled
						within 13-calendar days after receipt of an application. The purpose of the
						application interview is to gather and record information and to secure
						verification needed to establish eligibility.
Authorization date of cash
						assistance
-The date on which a decision of eligibility is made.
Inquiry
-An inquiry differs from an
						application in that the person is seeking information only, and does not wish
						to file an application for cash assistance. When a person asks for cash
						assistance or some other service on behalf of a competent adult, the Department
						will consider the request an inquiry unless it is known that the person asking
						for cash assistance on behalf of another is doing so with the knowledge and
						consent of the latter.
Monthly assistance payment
-The amount of
						money issued monthly that is based on the family size allowance plus, if
						applicable, a special need allowance, reduced by the net income of the budget
						group.
Reapplication
-A completed, signed form
						approved by the Department which is filed with the CAO by a recipient and used
						for a complete redetermination of continued eligibility of a budget
						group.
Redetermination
-A periodic review by a
						CAO worker of eligibility factors subject to change. If all factors subject to
						change are reviewed, the review is a complete redetermination, otherwise the
						review is a partial redetermination.
Screening interview
-A face-to-face or
						telephone interview between the applicant and a CAO worker which includes a
						review of the filed application form to assure that information necessary to
						determine eligibility is provided on the form prior to determining a person
						ineligible or prior to scheduling an application interview.
The provisions of this §
													123.22 amended under sections
						  201(2), 403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3 and 432 of the Human Services Code
						  (62
						  P.S. §§
														201(2),
						  403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3 and
						  432); Titles I and III of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
						  Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub.L. No. 104-193) (PRWORA),
						  creating the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, and
						  amending 42 U.S.C.A.
						  §§
														601-619,
						  651-669(b) and
						  1396u-1; and the Federal
						  TANF regulations in 45 CFR
						  260.10-265.10.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													108.17 (relating to Agreement of
						  Mutual Responsibility (AMR)); 55 Pa. Code §
													121.2 (relating to definitions);
						  and 55 Pa. Code 125.1 (relating to
						  policy).