18 Miss. Code. R. 24-5.12 - Threatening Behavior

A. Any applicant who engages in the use of aggressive or disruptive language against a subgrantee agency, subgrantee staff, subgrantee contractor, or state/federal staff shall be prohibited from receiving services for one year from the date of the incident, for the first offense.

B. Any subsequent threats or disruptive behavior will permanently disqualify the client from receiving services.

C. When a threat or occurrence of physical contact is made against a subgrantee agency, subgrantee staff, subgrantee contractor, or state/federal staff, that staff person must complete an incident report and submit it to the subgrantee's Executive Director.

D. Any kind of physical contact or threats with firearms or weapons will disqualify applicant or household from services permanently. During such incident, the subgrantee's Executive Director must contact local authorities and file a police report. A copy of the report and detailed account of the incident must be kept in the client's file, scanned into Virtual ROMA, and a copy must be submitted to the Director of Division of Community Services.

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18 Miss. Code. R. 24-5.12

45 CFR 98.20; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: May 2022

Adopted 3/24/2021 Amended 9/15/2022