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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS › Section 11-20 - JDC Release (in addition to Chapter 3, Section 7)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An updated case
				file shall accompany any juvenile transferred from one (1) JDC to another, or
				be sent to the new JDC within seventy-two (72) hours. Information on security
				or safety risks should be reported to the new JDC immediately.
(b) The JDC shall establish procedures for
				release of juveniles including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Verification of identity;
(ii) Verification of release papers and/or
				court order;
(iii) Completion of
				release arrangements, including the person or organization to whom the juvenile
				is to be release;
(iv)
				Documentation of release plan;
(v)
				Verification of follow-up on release plan, if applicable;
(vi) Return of personal effects;
(vii) Completion of any pending action, such
				as grievances, claims for damages or lost possessions;
(viii) Transportation arrangements;
				and
(ix) Instructions for
				forwarding mail.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-1 - Program Specific Certification Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All Adoption
				Agencies shall comply with all sections of this Chapter and the following
				Chapters and Sections in these Rules:
(i)
Chapter 1:
All;
(ii)
Chapter 2:
All; and
(iii).
Chapter 3:
Sections
						  1 through
						  3,
						  8 through
						  12,
						  22(a) through (e),
						  29 and
						  32
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-2 - Program Description

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Adoption is the
				method provided by state law, which establishes the legal relationship of
				parent and child between persons who are not so related by birth. This
				relationship can only be termed 'adoption' after the legal process is
				completed.
(b) Adoption Agencies
				conducting business within the State of Wyoming shall have an office within the
				State of Wyoming and be certified as an Adoption Agency by the certifying
				authority.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-3 - Program Personnel

Current through July 13, 2024
The program shall have, at a minimum, an
				  Administrator/Executive Director and sufficient professional staff to provide
				  for all components of the agency's adoption activities.
(a) The Administrator/Executive Director
				shall supervise the agency and conduct business from an office located in
				Wyoming.
(b) A staff member shall
				have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in the human service field if he/she
				directly supervises non-degreed staff.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-4 - Specialized Training (Chapter 3, Section 11)

Current through July 13, 2024
Adoption Agency staff shall complete a twenty (20) hour
				  orientation program and twenty (20) hours of annual training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-5 - Adoptive Family Screening

Current through July 13, 2024
The Adoption Agency shall utilize policies and procedures to
				  place children with families capable of providing quality care. The following
				  safeguards shall be built into the program:
(a) As part of the approval and screening
				process, the Adoption Agency shall complete a home study.
(b) An abuse and/or neglect Wyoming Central
				Registry check and a central registry check from all other states he/she has
				lived in for past five (5) years, and a finger print based national criminal
				history record shall be completed (Chapter 3, Section
				10 ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-6 - Home Study

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All Adoption
				Agencies shall complete and keep on file the following prior to approval:
(i) Background checks on the prospective
				parents as set forth in Chapter 3, Section
				10.
(ii) References. Three (3) positive
				references shall be obtained for each prospective adoptive parent:
(A) Two (2) non-relative references from
				persons who have known the applicant for at least two (2) years, and have a
				general knowledge about the applicant's ability to care for children.
(B) One (1) references (e.g., parents,
				siblings) to assess family relationships and support the appropriateness of the
				applicant as an adoptive parent.
(iii) Physician or other medical professional
				statement verifying prospective adoptive parent is physically, cognitively, and
				emotionally capable of providing care for the child(ren).
(iv) Three (3) or more interviews shall be
				held with the prospective adoptive parent(s):
(A) Interview each prospective adoptive
				parent and household member separately (if age appropriate):
(I) Obtain necessary biographical
				information; and
(II) Assess each
				family member's attitude with regard to adoption.
(B) Provide sufficient information to
				acquaint the family with the Adoption Agency and its philosophies and
				practices; and
(C) At least one (1)
				interview shall be conducted at the family home with all family members
				present.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-7 - Pre-Adoptive Home Health and Safety

Current through July 13, 2024
The Adoption Agency shall conduct a health and safety
				  inspection of the prospective adoptive home to ensure that the home meets the
				  health and safety requirements (Chapter 3, Sections
				  18 and
				  20 ) Documentation of the inspection shall
				  be placed in the adoptive home file
(a) All forms of tobacco and alcohol shall be
				stored out of reach of children in locked or inaccessible area; and
(b) Prospective adoptive parents shall not
				engage in the excessive use of alcohol at any time they are in the presence of
				a foster child and shall not operate a motor vehicle while transporting a
				foster child if any alcohol has been consumed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-8 - Adoption Approval/Disapproval Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Approval/disapproval of adoptive homes is the responsibility of the
				Administrator/Executive Director, including a recommendation for the number,
				age, and sex of children for which the home is approved.
(b) The home study with the agency
				Administrator/Executive Director's approval shall be maintained in the adoptive
				home file.
(c) Active adoptive
				homes (awaiting child placement) shall be reviewed and updated on an annual
				basis, or earlier if a significant change occurs.
(d) Children shall not be placed in
				unapproved homes.
(e) All adoptive
				home placements shall be made in compliance with W.S. §§
									
										1-22-101 through
				1-22-117.
(f) When children are placed across state
				lines for adoption, the placements shall be made in accordance with the
				Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
(g) International adoptions shall be made in
				compliance with the rules and guidelines of the U.S. Citizenship &
				Immigration Service (USCIS) (
https://www.uscis.gov/adoption
).
(h) Adoptive applications and home studies
				shall be updated before additional placements are made.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-9 - Agreement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Adoption
				Agency shall have a written agreement with the adoptive parents prior to
				finalization of adoption. This agreement shall specify the Adoption Agency's
				rights prior to finalizing the adoption and shall include:
(i) The financial agreement between the
				agency and the adoptive home, including the amount due for services rendered
				and when fees are payable;
(ii) The
				Adoption Agency's right to remove a child(ren) or recommend the removal of the
				child from the pre-adoptive home with the custodial agency's
				approval;
(iii) The child(ren)
				shall be released from the pre-adoptive home only with the consent of the
				custodial agency's approval;
(iv)
				Visitation by the child(ren)'s birth parents or birth relatives shall be
				arranged through the agency;
(v)
				The Adoption Agency's responsibility for regular supervision of the adoptive
				home; and
(vi) The adoptive
				parent(s) shall notify the Adoption Agency whenever he/she wish to take a
				child(ren) out of the state prior to finalization of the adoption.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-10 - Pre-Finalization Services

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to finalization of an adoption, monthly supervisory
				  visits shall be made to each adoptive home in which children are placed. These
				  visits shall be recorded in the adoptive home record. For adoptions where the
				  adoption agency is monitoring an adoptive placement from another state, when
				  the child is placed in Wyoming, prior to finalization, the sending state's
				  rules shall apply in regards to frequency of supervisory visits prior to
				  adoption.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-11 - Services to Birth Parents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Services to be
				provided to birth parents shall include pre-relinquishment and
				post-relinquishment services.
(b)
				Individualized case services shall be tailored to the needs of the birth
				parent(s).
(c) Voluntary
				relinquishments shall be accepted from the biological mother, putative father
				and/or the legal father of the child(ren) by the Adoption Agency in accordance
				with W.S. §
									
										1-22-109.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-12 - Services to Adoptive Parents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pre-placement
				and post-placement services, including, but not limited to the home study
				process, shall be designed to educate and prepare the family for the type of
				adoption they intend to pursue.
(b)
				Training shall be available to all adoptive families.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-13 - Foster-Adopt Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A foster-adopt
				home shall be developed specifically with the idea of possible adoption as the
				outcome of placing foster children.
(b) The foster-adopt home shall comply with
				all foster care regulations found in Chapter 5 of these rules.
(c) If an Adoption Agency utilizes foster
				care in the course of providing adoptive services, the agency shall be dually
				certified as an Adoption Agency and Child Placing Agency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-14 - International Adoption Agencies

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				international adoptions shall be made in compliance with the rules and
				guidelines of the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS), formerly
				the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(b) The international Adoption Agency
				responsible for placing the child with the adoptive family shall document the
				following:
(i) An English language translation
				of all written contracts or agreements between foreign governments or entities
				and adoptive parents shall be placed in the adoptive family's file and be
				available for review by the certifying authority.
(ii) All agreements entered into with
				adoptive parents shall conform to:
(A) The
				legal requirements of the foreign country involved;
(B) The laws and regulations of the United
				States; and
(C) The laws of the
				State of Wyoming and all other states involved in the adoption.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 14 - ADOPTION AGENCIES › Section 14-15 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Adoptive home
				records shall include the same information for each parent as is maintained for
				staff, as set forth in Chapter 3, Section
				32(c).
(b) Prior to finalization, files on all
				adoptive families and children shall be maintained in a confidential manner in
				a locked, fireproof safe or file.
(c) Final adoption records shall be sealed
				and opened only according to Wyoming statute
										1-22-104.
(d) Final adoption records shall be retained
				indefinitely in a locked, fireproof file or safe.
(e) In the event an Adoption Agency closes,
				there shall be a plan for transfer of records which shall include a signed
				agreement or other documentation indicating that DFS or a licensed Adoption
				Agency or Child Placing Agency has agreed to accept and maintain the agency's
				finalized adoption records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-1 - Program Specific Certification Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All BOCES shall
				comply with all sections of this Chapter and with the following Chapters and
				Sections of these rules:
(i) Chapter 1:
				All
(ii) Chapter 2: All
(iii) Chapter 3: Sections
				1 - 29 and 31 - 32.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-2 - Program Description

Current through July 13, 2024
BOCES provide services for children who require a combination
				  of therapeutic and educational services in a group care setting.
(a) BOCES shall provide:
(i) Wyoming Department of Education approved
				or accredited on-grounds school, a High School Equivalency program, or a
				program which works with the local school district to meet the educational
				needs of the child;
(ii)
				Specialized services shall be provided at a frequency as required by the ITPC
				and/or Individualized Education Program (IEP), and may include a combination of
				behavior modification, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy,
				recreation therapy, and individual, group and family therapy (as able). The
				specific services shall be determined by the treatment team through the
				creation and implementation of an ITPC and/or IEP that is family based, child
				guided and culturally responsive; and
(iii) Ongoing discharge and continuing care
				planning.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-3 - Maximum Capacity

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All levels of
				BOCES shall provide services for no more than twenty (20) children in each
				living unit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-4 - Program Personnel

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) BOCES shall
				have, at a minimum:
(i)
				Administrator/Executive Director;
(ii) Licensed or certified professionals on
				staff or under contract to direct the ITPCs and/or IEP;
(iii) Certified educational staff;
(iv) Direct care staff; and
(v) Medical personnel on staff or under
				contract, to include, at a minimum, a licensed practical nurse (LPN).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-5 - Specialized Training (Chapter 3, Section 11)

Current through July 13, 2024
All BOCES staff shall complete a thirty (30) hour orientation
				  program and twenty (20) hours of annual training.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-6 - Admissions Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order to
				qualify for placement in a BOCES program, a child shall have an evaluation in
				process or be referred for an evaluation, to determine if an IEP is necessary.
				In addition, a child must exhibit one (1) or more of the following conditions:
(i) Child cannot function in his/her
				community;
(ii) Child has treatment
				issues requiring therapeutic intervention;
(iii) There are documented attempts to treat
				the child with the maximum intensity of services available at a less intensive
				level of care that cannot meet or has failed to meet the needs of the
				child;
(iv) Without intervention,
				there is clear evidence that the child will likely decompensate and present a
				risk of serious harm to self or others;
(v) The child's needs cannot be met by the
				public school, as determined by the treatment team; and
(vi) The child has special education or
				generalized education needs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0029 - Providers of Substitute Care Services, Certification of › Chapter 16 - BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) › Section 16-7 - Staffing Ratios

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) BOCESs shall
				maintain one (1) full time equivalent licensed or certified professional/child
				ratio of 1:10 or a ratio of 1:12 when the licensed or certified professional
				works with an aide for the delivery of any therapeutic services.
(b) Direct care staff for BOCESs:
(i) Daytime and evening hours
.
The minimum ratio of direct care staff to child ratio is 1:6. If the
				teacher is counted in the staff/child ratios, he/she shall complete all
				training required for direct care staff.
(ii) Nighttime sleeping hours.
(A) There shall be awake direct care
				staff/child ratio 1:10 during nighttime sleeping hours;
(B) Bedroom checks of children shall be
				conducted at a minimum of three (3) times per hour, on a random, unscheduled
				basis and the exact time of the check shall be documented in an overnight log;
				and
(C) One (1) or more staff
				members shall be available on-call to provide direct care to any child in
				crisis or in need of supervision during the nighttime hours.
(iii) Direct supervision of
				individual youth shall be adjusted to meet his/her specific needs (ie. runaway
				risk, youth on room restriction, risk to self or others).
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 1-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department of Family Services (DFS), is authorized under
				  the Public Assistance and Social Services Act,
				  W.S.
				  42-2-101
et seq
.,
				  W.S.
				  42-2-103(b)(iii) and (xiii),
				  and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act,
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101
et seq.
to
				  promulgate rules and regulations.
The Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities
				  (POWER) Program is a Pay-After-Performance Program for temporary support to
				  needy families with dependent children. Families are required to actively
				  pursue child support and mandatory family members are required to meet work
				  performance standards for the family to receive performance
				  payments.
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 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Adverse
				action" - a decision to decrease, deny or terminate POWER payments.
(b) "Affordable child care arrangements" - an
				available child care provider in the community whose charges for services does
				not exceed the local market rate established at the seventy-fifth
				(75th) percentile.
(c) "Agency error" - an incorrect action or
				failure to take action by a DFS worker or contract employee.
(d) "Applicant" - all household members
				included in a completed, signed and filed application for performance
				payments.
(e) "Application date" -
				date the signed application is received and date stamped in the DFS-FO and
				shall be the date compliance with the child support, work and eligibility
				performance requirements begins.
(f) "Appropriate child care" - child care
				meeting Wyoming licensing standards or, if legally exempt from child care
				licensing requirements, meeting minimum health and safety requirements, and
				received a favorable Central Registry and full fingerprint based national
				criminal background check.
(g)
				"Arrearage" - all amounts of past due child support and medical
				support.
(h) "Assistance unit" -
				the following individuals who are living in the same household and who are
				responsible for the support of each other or of dependents:
(i) The dependent child(ren) including each
				blood related or adopted brother or sister (and may include stepbrothers and
				stepsisters) who meet the age and the parent in or out of the home
				requirements;
(ii) The eligible or
				ineligible parent(s); and
(iii) The
				stepparent and parent(s) of the minor parent.
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 1-4 - POWER Program Rights

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The applicant has a right to apply for
				POWER:
(i) Upon request;
(ii) On the prescribed form(s) obtained in
				person, electronically or by mail;
(iii) During regular business hours;
				and
(iv) In the county of
				residence.
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 1-5 - POWER Assistance Unit Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The applicant shall provide a dated,
				completed and signed application to the DFS-FO in the form prescribed by
				DFS.
(b) The applicant/recipient
				and all other mandatory family members shall sign the IRCU as a condition of
				eligibility within the time frames specified in Section
				3 of these rules.
(c) The applicant/recipient and all other
				mandatory family members shall register for work online or at the DWS and
				comply with the IRP.
(d) The
				applicant/recipient shall meet the Pay-After-Performance child support, work
				and eligibility requirements.
(e)
				The applicant/recipient who has a previous overpayment shall sign an
				Installment Contract as a condition of eligibility and as a performance
				requirement unless the case is pending prosecution or the overpayment was due
				to an agency error.
(f) The
				applicant/recipient shall cooperate with the process of determining eligibility
				by:
(i) Providing information essential to
				the decision on eligibility.
(ii)
				Providing documents for required verification.
(iii) Providing a Social Security Number
				(SSN), Social Security card or providing proof of application for a
				SSN.
(iv) Notifying the DFS-FO and
				verifying any changes that affects eligibility or the performance payment
				including, but not limited to, income, assets, employment, assistance unit
				composition, school enrollment and address.
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 1-6 - POWER Eligibility Factors

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each applicant/recipient shall meet each
				of the eligibility factors to be eligible for POWER.
(i) The following persons are potentially
				eligible:
(A) A dependent child.
(B) A natural or adoptive parent including
				one (1) who is married to a stepparent.
(C) A caretaker relative who is in
				need.
(D) A stepparent who is the
				only caretaker relative of a natural, step or adopted child in the home and who
				is in need.
(E) A two (2) parent
				family or a married couple with at least one (1) child in common in the
				home.
(F) A parent, even if she/he
				has a child in the home receiving SSI.
(G) A child, even if she/he is in the home of
				a parent who receives SSI.
(H) A
				minor parent(s) who has a child in his/her care and who resides in the
				household of a parent or in a supervised setting with an adult relative or
				court appointed guardian or custodian.
(I) A minor parent shall be referred to the
				Child Protection Services within DFS in the following situations:
(1.) When the minor parent claims no
				residency is available with a parent, an adult relative or court appointed
				guardian or custodian. The minor parent and dependent child(ren) are not
				eligible for a performance payment until the living situation is
				resolved.
(2.) When the only
				available household contains an individual convicted of or charged with incest
				and the charges have not received final disposition. The minor parent and
				dependent child(ren) are potentially eligible for a performance
				payment.
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 1-7 - Pay-After-Performance - Child Support Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				applicant/recipient, including a minor parent, shall meet the child support
				performance requirements to receive a performance payment. These requirements
				are:
(i) The applicant/recipient shall assign
				the following to the State:
(A) Any rights to
				child support on his/her own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for
				whom the applicant/recipient is requesting a monthly performance payment;
				and
(B) Child support obligations
				which have accrued at the time such assignment is executed.
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 1-8 - Pay-After-Performance - Work Program Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Exempt
				Individuals.
(i) Applicants/recipients who
				meet the following criteria shall be exempt from the work program requirements:
(A) A child, excluding a minor parent, who is
				enrolled in and attending school full-time or who is preschool age;
(I) If a child under age 16 is not attending
				school fulltime, the DFS-FO shall work with the parent or caretaker relative to
				resolve the problem. Failure of the parent or caretaker relative to cooperate
				in developing and implementing a plan to resolve the problem shall result in
				reduction or nonpayment of the family's performance payment. The child shall
				not be mandatory for participation in the work program.
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 1-9 - Budgeting and Payment Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Budgeting process:
(i) DFS shall determine whom is included in
				an assistance unit as follows:
(A) One (1)
				assistance unit when:
(I) Two (2) parents
				with at least one (1) child in common, whether married or not;
(II) Two (2) parents, each with an eligible
				child(ren), are married to each other;
(III) Three (3) generations, which includes a
				minor parent, live in the household; or
(IV) A caretaker relative is applying for
				her/his child(ren) or a child(ren) of one (1) or more relatives.
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 1-10 - Notification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An adequate
				notice shall be issued on the computer system advising the applicant of the
				intended adverse action taken on the application.
(b) An adequate notice shall be issued as a
				notice of intended adverse action on the computer system using the following
				procedure. The notice will be received no later than the date of action or the
				date payment would have been received and include:
(i) The intended adverse action to be
				taken;
(ii) The amount of the
				performance payment;
(iii) The date
				the action will occur;
(iv) The
				reason and specific regulation(s) supporting the action;
(v) A statement of the applicant/recipient's
				right to an administrative hearing;
(vi) The explanation of the recipient's
				obligation and responsibility to report changes in income, assets or living
				situation to the DFS-FO no later than 10 calendar days after the change becomes
				known; and
(vii) A statement if an
				administrative hearing decision upholds the action taken by DFS an overpayment
				shall be established for each month the eligibility factors and performance
				requirements were not met.
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 1-11 - Review of Eligibility and Performance Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each assistance unit shall report changes
				by phone, in person, in writing or on the change report form including:
(i) Changes during the performance period
				(i.e. income, assets, school enrollment, assistance unit size or
				address).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 2 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 2-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department of Family Services (DFS), is authorized under
				  the Public Assistance and Social Services Act,
				  W.S.
				  42-2-101
et seq
.,
				  W.S.
				  42-2-103(b)(iii) and (xiii),
				  and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act,
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101
et seq.
to
				  promulgate rules and regulations.
POWER--State Adult Student Financial Aid (POWER-SASFA) is a
				  state funded program for adults as specified in
				  W.S.
				  42-2-102,
				  42-2-103,
				  42-2-109,
				  42-2-202,
				  42-2-112, 2001 Wyo. Sess. Law, Ch.
				  188, and the POWER requirements in Chapter 1, POWER rules, excluding the work
				  requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 2 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 2-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The definitions in POWER, Chapter 1, Section 2 of these rules
				  apply with the following additions.
(a) "Approved educational program" - any
				program approved by DFS:
(i) At the
				University of Wyoming, a Wyoming community college or other accredited
				educational or vocational program within Wyoming, or approved by DFS;
				and
(ii) Leads to no more than
				baccalaureate, associate degree, nationally recognized certification or
				license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 2 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 2-4 - POWER-SASFA Program Rights

Current through July 13, 2024
Refer to Chapter 1, Section 4, rules pertaining to
				  POWER.
The applicant/recipient has the right to be informed about
				  the requirements to be met to remain in the POWER-SASFA
				  program
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 2 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 2-6 - POWER-SASFA Eligibility Factors

Current through July 13, 2024
Refer to Chapter 1, Section 6, rules pertaining to
				  POWER.
Beginning April 1, 2001, the five (5) year benefit limit
				  shall not count for any month a POWER-SASFA student meets the attendance
				  requirements of her/his education institution and does not receive an
				  "incomplete" or an "F" in any class during any semester or summer school
				  session. If the attendance requirements are not met or an "incomplete" or "F"
				  is obtained, all previous disregarded months shall be applied toward the five
				  (5) year benefit limit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Chapter 2 - Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities › Section 2-8 - Pay-After-Performance - Work Program Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The student
				shall meet the following requirements to receive a POWER-SASFA performance
				payment:
(i) Complete a job
				assessment;
(ii) Complete and sign
				an Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP); and
(iii) Be an adult in a single parent family
				at the time of initial approval for POWER-SASFA who shall:
(A) Be in an approved educational
				program.
(B) State she/he will
				relocate after graduation, if necessary, to seek employment.
(C) Continuously maintain full-time
				enrollment.
(D) Maintain a "C"
				cumulative grade point average.
(E)
				Be in her/his first degree, certificate, license or vocational training program
				unless the associate degree was acquired while in an approved bachelor's degree
				program.
(F) Be employed at least
				thirty-two (32) hours per week from the end of the spring semester to the
				beginning of the fall semester (summer break) for at least 10 weeks unless
				given good cause by DFS.
(I) The requirement
				shall be waived for those students who attend summer session a minimum of six
				(6) credit hours.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Appendix A

Current through July 13, 2024
Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities
				(POWER)
Chapter 1 Income Guidelines/Limitations
The maximum benefit amount is established by the Wyoming State
				Legislature under
				W.S.
				42-2-103. Beginning July 1, 2008 and annually
				thereafter, the maximum payment level shall be adjusted for the percentage
				change in Wyoming cost-of-living index for the previous year as determined by
				the Department of Administration and Information. The table amounts are shown
				in the TANF state plan as approved by the Administration for Families and
				Children.
The maximum benefit amount is intended to cover the following
				items:
Shelter Telephone Misc. medical
Personal care items Home furnishings maint.
						  Recreation
Utilities Food Travel costs
Housekeeping supplies Apparel and upkeep Reading and
						  education
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0030 - Personal Opportunities w/ Employment Responsibilities › Appendix E

Current through July 13, 2024
Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities
				(POWER)
Chapter 1 POWER Work Activity Summary
Work Activities and Participation Rates:
A work activity may be allowable under the regulation, but may
				not be countable in the participation rate computation. A participant may be in
				an allowable work activity and the State will not be penalized for illegal use
				of the TANF Block Grant.
To be counted in the participation rate computation the family
				member must be participating in a countable work activity a minimum of thirty
				(30) hours per week. For the two-parent participation rate, both parents must
				be participating a minimum of thirty-five (35) hours per week in allowable work
				activities of which thirty (30) hours must be countable.
Work Activity Summary:
Work Activity
When does the activity count?
All Families Rate
2-Parent Rate
First 20 Hrs.
Hrs. Above 20
First 30/50 Hrs.
Hrs. Above 30/50
Unsubsidized Employment
x
x
x
x
Subsidized Employment
x
x
x
x
Work Experience
x
x
x
x
OJT
x
x
x
x
Job Search and Job Readiness
x
x
x
x
Vocational Training Requiring Less Than 12 Months to
						  Complete
x
x
x
x
Job Skills Training
no
x
no
x
High School/GED for Teen Parents
x
x
x
x
High School/GED for Child
no
no
no
no
High School/GED for Adults
no
x
no
x
Post Secondary Education/Long Term Vocational
						  Training
no
no
no
no
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Economic Assistance Division, within the Department of
				  Family Services (DFS), is authorized under the Public Assistance and Social
				  Services Act
				  W.S.
				  42-2-101 et seq., W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  42-2-103(b)(xiii), and
				  Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act
				  
										16-3-101 et seq., to promulgate rules and
				  regulations to be used by the Division in the discharge of its
				  functions.
The Food Stamp Act of 19 7 7, as amended, Declaration of
				  Policy states:
It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress, in order
				  to promote the general welfare, to safeguard the health and well-being of the
				  Nation's population by raising levels of nutrition among low-income households.
				  Congress hereby finds the limited food purchasing power of low-income
				  households contributes to hunger and malnutrition among members of such
				  households. Congress further finds that increased utilization of food in
				  establishing and maintaining adequate national levels of nutrition will promote
				  the distribution in a beneficial manner of the Nation's agricultural abundance
				  and will strengthen the Nation's agricultural economy, as well as result in
				  more orderly marketing and distribution of foods. To alleviate such hunger and
				  malnutrition, a food stamp program is hereby authorized which will permit
				  low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels
				  of trade by increasing food purchasing power for all eligible households who
				  apply for participation.
The Department of Family Services has agreed to administer
				  the program in accordance with the Food Stamp Act of 19 77, as amended, and
				  Section
				  7, Parts 27 1 -27 4, of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations, with waivers approved by the Food and Nutrition Service of the US
				  Department of Agriculture. The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, and the Code
				  of Federal Regulations Section
				  7, Parts 271 - 274, are incorporated by
				  reference.
These rules are specifically designed to cover any exceptions
				  or explanations necessary beyond information in The Food Stamp Act, or Section
				  7, Parts 271 - 274, of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations. Exceptions are a result of approved waivers, or options allowed by
				  the Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  271.2 with the following exceptions:
(a) "Applicant" - A person, including an
				authorized representative, who expresses verbally or in writing a desire to
				make an application for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
				Program
benefits.
(b)
				"Application" - The DFS form on which a person indicates, in writing, the
				desire to receive
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
				benefits
.
(c)
				"Application Process" - Filing and completing the application form, being
				interviewed and having certain information verified.
(d) "Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)" -
				The process by which
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
benefits are transferred
				to electronic cards.
(e) "Food
				Stamp Benefits" - Former name of the State-
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
The name change was granted in the
				2008 Farm Bill.
(f)
				"Income" - All nonexempt money received from any source.
(g) "Interview" - To question or converse
				with a person face-to-face or by telephone, in order to obtain and provide
				information.
(h) "POWER" - Personal
				Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities which is the Temporary
				Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Wyoming.
(i) State Nutrition Assistance Program
				benefits - Assistance provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
				to eligible households in the form of electronic benefit transfers that are
				redeemable for food items at federally approved food retailers. The name change
				was granted in the 2008 Farm Bill.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-3 - Application Processing

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  273.2 with the following exception:
(a) If an applicant does not provide
				requested verification within ten (10) days of the request, the
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program application may be denied
pursuant to
				Federal waiver.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-4 - Resource Eligibility Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  273.8 with the following exception:
(a) In determining the exemptions for
				vehicles as a resource, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program shall apply the least restrictive policy as allowed by the
				Code of Federal Regulations
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-5 - Income and Deductions

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR 273.9
				  and
				  7 CFR
				  273.11 with the following exceptions:
(a) Wyoming has mandatory standard utility
				allowances
pursuant to selected state option
. (State
				option In
				determining shelter deductions a household may be eligible to use a utility
				standard that includes:
(i) Heating and
				cooling costs separately billed;
(ii)
				Billed for at least two (2) utilities other than heating or cooling;
				or
(iii) A telephone
				expense.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-6 - Determining Benefit Levels

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  273.10 and
				  W.S.
				  42-2-103 with the following exception:
(a) The penalty for noncompliance of an adult
				in the Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities (POWER) and
				Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs will not affect the eligibility for
Supplemental
				Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
of minor children in the
				household.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-7 - Reporting Changes

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with section
				  7 CFR
				  273.12 with the following exception:
(a) The state will not provide postage on
				change reporting forms
pursuant to a Federal waiver
,
				(waiver)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-8 - Administrative Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7
				  CFR 273.15.
(a) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program
				administrative hearings will be conducted in accordance with
the
				Contested Case Hearing
rules established by the Department of
				Family Services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-9 - Special Circumstances

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  273.11 and
				  P.L.
				  104-193,
				  Section
				  115, with the following exception:
(a) An individual who has been convicted of a felony for a drug related
				activity and the felony occurred after August 22, 1996
is
to be eligible to receive
Supplemental
				Nutrition Assistance Program
benefits. (State option - effective
				July 1,2005)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0031 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 1-10 - Homeless Shelter Deduction

Current through July 13, 2024
This section is administered in accordance with
				  7 CFR
				  273.9, as amended
, and pursuant
				  to the selected State Option
.
(a) Wyoming will not maintain a homeless
				shelter allowance.