Section He-W 637.02 - NHEP Orientation(a) Pursuant to RSA 167:79,III(a), applicants for NHEP cash assistance, including applicants for the unemployed parent program, shall be scheduled for an NHEP orientation session during the eligibility application interview.(b) The following applicants shall not be required to attend the NHEP orientation: (1) Applicants for FAP financial assistance;(2) The adult claiming the incapacity in a family applying for TANF financial assistance pursuant to He-W 628.02;(3) Applicants for financial assistance who are experiencing a serious medical condition that prevents attendance;(4) Applicants who are residing in a domestic violence shelter or homeless shelter, or otherwise verify that attendance would jeopardize their safety; and(5) Applicants who verify they are residing in a licensed, medical or mental health treatment facility and for whom a temporary absence would jeopardize their health or treatment needs.(c) Individuals described in (a) above shall attend an NHEP orientation session within 10 days from the date of application(d) Individuals shall be rescheduled for another NHEP orientation session within 10 days of the client's contact with department staff, when: (1) The individual is unable to attend the first scheduled NHEP orientation session; and(2) The individual contacts the department to reschedule the session prior to missing the first scheduled appointment.(e) Individuals who do not contact the department until after the missed session but within 21 days of the eligibility application interview, shall be rescheduled for the next available NHEP orientation session.(f) Individuals who do not contact the department shall be denied cash assistance by the 21st day following the eligibility application interview.(g) Any individual who has not attended this orientation session by the 40th day following the eligibility application interview, shall be denied cash assistance.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 637.02
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6595, eff 10-1-97; amd by #6818, eff 7-25-98; amd by #6997, eff 5-20-99; amd by #7206, eff 3-1-00; amd by #8268, eff 2-1-05; ss by #8452, eff 10-22-05; ss by #8740, INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07
New. #8869, eff 4-19-07
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 6, eff. 2/1/2023 is not yet available.