Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 1 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 1-3 - Application/Intake Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application/Intake process.
(i) The DFS-FO shall:
(A) Provide an application upon
				request.
(B) Require a separate
				application for each assistance unit.
(C) Accept and date stamp a signed
				application from the applicant upon receipt during regular business hours, or
				the next business day when placed in a drop box, in the county of residence or
				other county as approved by DFS-SO.
(D) Upon request, make arrangements for
				someone to assist the applicant in completing the application.
(E) Conduct an interview with the
				applicant.
(F) Inform the applicant
				of her/his rights and responsibilities.
(G) Inform the applicant that valid
				documentation of alien status shall be provided within five (5) days from the
				date of the intake interview for all individuals who are not U.S.
				citizens.
(H) Inform the applicant
				of the Pay-After-Performance requirements which shall be met before a
				performance payment can be authorized, the noncompliance penalties and the
				requirement to perform for a full performance period before any penalty can be
				overcome.
(I) Inform the applicant
				which family members shall sign the IRCU as a condition of eligibility.
				Applicants and applicable family members shall:
(1.) Sign the IRCU by Wednesday of the same
				week if application is made on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday; or
(2.) Sign the IRCU by Wednesday of the
				following week if application is made on Thursday or Friday of the prior
				week.
(J) Provide each
				applicant with an IRP or appointment form indicating the dates by which the
				individual shall:
(1.) Register for work
				online or at the DWS;
(2.) Contact
				the work program action center CM; and/or
(3.) Contact the child support
				workers.
(K) Inform the
				applicant what documents and verifications shall be provided no later than 10
				days of a notice requesting the information or verification.
(L) Verify no one in the assistance unit has
				within the 60 calendar days prior to the date of application and without good
				cause:
(1.) Refused a bona fide job offer of
				employment or training for employment;
(2.) Voluntarily quit employment;
(3.) Voluntarily reduced hours of employment
				and/or rate of pay; and/or
(4.) The
				employment was for at least 20 hours per week or provided weekly earnings
				equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours.
(M) Grant or deny good cause for
				voluntary quit. Good cause shall be verified and for one (1) of the following
				reasons:
(1.) The applicant was legally,
				physically or emotionally unable to perform the type of work involved or lacked
				the basic skills required to do the job.
(2.) Employment was reduced or terminated
				through no fault of the applicant.
(3.) The applicant was subjected to
				intimidation, abuse, exploitation or harassment by the business management or
				the general public and the applicant exhausted all resources available for
				resolution of the problem.
(4.)
				Unsafe or unsanitary working conditions existed and the applicant exhausted all
				resources available for resolution of the problem.
(5.) The job did not pay the applicable state
				or federal minimum wage.
(6.) The
				expenses of the employment exceeded the net income.
(7.) The job was not covered by Worker's
				Compensation as required under state law and the applicant exhausted all
				resources available to acquire coverage for an injury.
(N) Not authorize a performance payment for
				the assistance unit until compliance has occurred for 30 calendar days in a
				voluntary quit situation. The performance payment shall begin with the first of
				the month following the date of application if performance requirements are
				met.
(O) Notify the applicant in
				writing of the decision to approve or deny the application.
(1.) The performance payment shall be
				authorized after the Pay-After-Performance requirements are met.
(2.) The application shall be denied
				immediately upon determination any assistance unit member refuses to meet the
				Pay-After-Performance requirements.
(3.) The noncompliance penalty shall be
				authorized when the IRCU was completed and any mandatory assistance unit member
				failed to comply with the Pay-After-Performance requirements.
(P) Inform the applicant/recipient
				she/he can request an administrative hearing if there is an adverse action to
				her/his case. No performance payment shall be authorized pending the hearing
				decision.