1. (a)

   1. (1) A child or other adult who moves into the home and meets all eligibility requirements will be:

      1. (A) Added to the transitional employment assistance (TEA) case; and
      2. (B) Eligible for payment.
   2. (2) The county will obtain a new DCO-180 and a skills assessment form, if appropriate, in order to obtain information needed to establish the person’s eligibility and the continuing eligibility of other family members.

   3. (3) Note.

      1. (A) A child to whom the family cap provision has been applied, either under the AWDP waiver or under TEA, will continue to be subject to the family cap provision unless the case has been closed continuously for a period of six (6) months.
      2. (B) In addition, a child who was born within nine (9) months after case closure will not be added unless the case has been closed continuously for six (6) months.
      3. (C)

2. (i) This does not apply to a child who was under the family cap but was later added for payment.

   1. (ii) He or she will continue to be eligible.
   2. (4) Once all eligibility requirements have been established for the new individual, he or she will be added.

3. (b) Procedures for adding a person.

   1. (1) Obtain and record sufficient information to verify all eligibility requirements for the person being added.
   2. (2) Complete a new budget to determine the unit’s continuing eligibility and grant amount.
   3. (3) If appropriate, send notice to the individual advising of his or her work participation activities.
   4. (4) Complete Form DHS-3350 for referrals to agencies for requested services such as family planning services.

   5. (5)

      1. (A) Indicate on the DCO-56 for each child in the “EPSDT Indicator” field whether a child health screening was requested by the casehead for the child and arrange for a screening appointment if scheduling assistance was also requested.
      2. (B) Refer to Medical Services Manual Policy, MS 1121.1-1121.4 for the periodicity schedule.
   6. (6) Make any other necessary referrals to agencies or organizations to help meet a specific family need such as housing assistance.

   7. (7)

      1. (A) If a child is being added for whom cooperation with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Division of Revenue of the Department of Finance and Administration is required, provide the casehead an opportunity to claim good cause (DCO-90) prior to requiring his or her cooperation.

      2. (B) If good cause is not claimed or does not exist, then make the referral to the Office of Child Support Enforcement as follows:

         1. (i)
4. (a) (a) If the child being added is the child of a parent who has already been referred to the Office of Child Support Enforcement on behalf of other children in the same case, enter the already assigned absent parent number to the child’s member record on WAFM.

5. (b) (b) No further action to generate a referral to the Office of Child Support Enforcement is required.

   1. (c) (c) However, if any new information on the absent parent has been obtained, WAPU should be updated to reflect such information; or

      1. (ii) If a child to be added is the child of a parent who has not been referred to the Office of Child Support Enforcement on behalf of other children in the case, complete a DCO-115.
      2. (C) If good cause is determined to exist, no referral to the Office of Child Support Enforcement will be made.
   2. (8) Complete the DCO-56 to add the individual to the ACES system.

   3. (9) In situations in which a system notice is not generated, notify the participant of the action by form DCO-1.

      1. (c) Effective date of payment.
   4. (1) The effective date of payment for the individual will be the first day of the month in which the worker determines the individual’s eligibility.
   5. (2) Applications to add people will be processed within thirty (30) days.
   6. (3) Benefits will not be prorated.
   7. (4) The grant amount will be adjusted based upon one (1) additional assistance unit member and the countable income of that family member. Example: Ms. Jones’ son had been living with his grandmother. He moved back to his mother’s home on July 22. Ms. Jones applied on July 23 to add her son to her TEA case. She completed the action on July 25. Ms. Jones currently receives a payment in the amount of two hundred four dollars ($204), and her new payment amount will be two hundred forty-seven dollars ($247). For the month of July, Ms. Jones will receive an additional forty-three dollars ($43.00) (difference between two hundred forty-seven dollars ($247) and two hundred four dollars ($204)). If eligibility is not determined until August, benefits for her son will start in August. No retroactive benefits will be paid.

Codification Notes: “ACES” means Automated Client Eligibility System. "EPSDT" means early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment.