Section 165.71. Notification

(a) If the compliance review results in a finding that the recipient was willfully, and without good cause, failed to comply with RESET participation requirements, the CAO will notify the recipient in accordance with Chapter 133 (relating to redetermining eligibility). This notice will indicate the sanction to be imposed and the reason for the sanction.

(b) An individual whose failure to comply results in a sanction, as specified in § 165.61 (relating to sanctions), will be reminded in writing before the end of the minimum durational sanction period of the individual’s option to end the sanction by correcting the failure to comply. The CAO will send the reminder to the individual 10 days prior to the end of the sanction period.

(c) The CAO shall inform applicants and recipients of the availability of transitional child care and extended medical care at application and reapplication.

The provisions of this § 165.71 adopted October 2, 1992, effective upon publication and apply retroactively to October 1, 1989, 22 Pa.B. 4875; amended September 13, 2002, effective retroactively to March 3, 1997, with exception of subsection (b) which is effective September 14, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 4435. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (252559) to (252560).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 165.71 amended under sections 201(2), 403(b), 405 and 432.3 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § § 201(2), 403(b), 405 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.

Cross References

This section cited in § 165.1 (relating to general).