(a)
Need for verification. The applicant or recipient shall
cooperate in providing necessary information and verification regarding the
basis for exemption.
(1) The CAO may assist an
individual in obtaining verification when help is needed.
(2) The Department may require an applicant
or recipient claiming an exemption based on a physical or mental disability
which temporarily or permanently precludes any form of employment or
work-related activity to submit to an independent examination as a condition of
receiving assistance, if the individual is exempt from RESET.
(3) An applicant or recipient with a verified
physical or mental disability which temporarily precludes any form of work or
work-related activity shall pursue appropriate treatment to restore or improve
the individual's ability to work, as a condition of receiving assistance, if
the individual is exempt from RESET.
(4) An individual is not required to verify
information that was previously verified and is not subject to
change.
(b)
Types
of verification. Verification of an exemption consists of reasonably
available documentation specified by the Department and includes birth
certificates or baptismal records, written statements from physicians, licensed
psychologists or school officials that support the Individual's claim for an
exemption.
(1) The verification of a physical
or mental disability shall be established on a form specified by the Department
and shall be based on acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques
rather than on the applicant's or recipient's statement of symptoms.
(2) If the individual fails to verify the
claim for an exemption, the individual shall participate in RESET unless the
individual has cooperated in seeking verification and verification is
unavailable.
(c)
Expiration of exemption. The CAO will notify the exempt
individual in writing when the period of exemption is due to end.
(1) The individual will be given an
opportunity to provide new or additional verification to continue the
exemption.
(2) The individual will
be given the opportunity to prepare to comply with RESET participation
requirements under §
165.31 (relating to RESET
participation requirements).
Notes
The
provisions of this § 165.22 adopted September 13, 2002, September 14, 2002, 32
Pa.B. 4435.
The provisions of this § 165.22 issued under sections
201(2), 403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3, 408, 432 and 432.3 of the Public Welfare
Code (62 P. S. §§
201(2),
403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3,
408, 432 and 432.3); 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.
