10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 311, § II-I

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 144-311-II-I - Role of Income Maintenance Unit:

I. The Income Maintenance Unit (IMU) of the Department of Human Services is a cooperating partner in the WIN Program. Under the legislation and current regulations the IMU shall:

A. determine which AFDC applicants and recipients are exempt from registration and which are required to register as a condition of eligibility for AFDC benefits based on established criteria;

B. inform exempt individuals that they may volunteer for WIN;

C. inform nonexempt individuals in writing that failure to register as required may affect their AFDC assistance payments;

D. immediately refer all nonexempt AFDC applicants and recipients and all volunteers to the WIN Sponsor for registration;

E. inform each applicant and recipient in writing of his/her right to a hearing before the Department of Human Services to contest a determination of nonexempt status or to contest a denial of AFDC assistance payments because of refusal to register for WIN;

F. inform exempt applicants and recipients that they must report to the IMU any changes which affect their exempt status;

G. refer individuals exempted from registration on the basis of incapacity to the Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation;

H. furnish written notice of final AFDC eligibility determination of registrants to the WIN Sponsor within 3 days of such determination;

I.include a redetermination of exemption as a part of the AFDC eligibility redetermination process, except where an individual has been determined to be 65 years of age or older, or permanently incapacitated;

J. inform the WIN Sponsor in writing of any changes affecting an individual's exemption or employment status within 3 days of such change;

K.recalculate the AFDC payment when the registrant obtains a job or enters a salaried WIN component;

L. apply the sanctions required by law and federal regulations for refusal to register or participate;

M.collect and report data as required; and

N. work closely on coordinated basis with local SAU and Department of Manpower Affairs staff.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 311, § II-I