Requirements for Exempt Temporary Assistance Participants. (Reference 18 NYCRR 385.2 (e)) An exempt individual who has the potential to be restored to self-sufficiency through rehabilitation may be required to accept medical care to assist the individual in recovering from a mental or physical impairment, accept referral to and enrollment in a program of vocational rehabilitation, training, and/or other essential rehabilitation, and provide requested evidence that he/she is participating in the assigned program.
a. Following is the district’s procedure for determining if an individual who is unable to work due to a mental or physical impairment has the potential through treatment or other rehabilitative activities to improve the ability to work. This determination is different from the determination of the individual’s disability exemption as covered in Section 6.1 of this plan. Included here is who (e.g., medical practitioner, employment worker, Temporary Assistance worker, local review team, etc.) makes or assists in this determination that an individual can restore or improve employability through treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Also included is the source and type of information used to make the determination (e.g., information from individual’s medical practitioner, district contracted provider, specialist evaluation obtained as result of district referral, etc.): Refer to section 6.1 - same process followed
b. Following is the district’s procedure for developing a treatment plan and for referring the participant to appropriate treatment, etc. Please be specific: Employment unit staff reviews medical documentation provided by medical practitioner with recipient to develop a treatment plan based on practitioner’s recommendation to be added to his/her employment plan.
c. Following is the district’s procedure for tracking the participant’s compliance with the treatment plan, including who in the district is responsible for monitoring compliance. Include elements such as monthly confirmation of attendance at rehabilitation or other factors to judge participation and progress, along with how often the treatment plan is updated: Each month, employment staff meets with exempt temporary assistance participants to discuss progress of treatment plan and review participants provided attendance timesheets of required treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Madison County Department of Social Services 7/1/13 1 Deputy Commissioner– Financial Aid Commissioner 1 Deputy Commissioner– Administrative Serv...
Requirements for Exempt Temporary Assistance Participants. (Reference 18 NYCRR 385.2 (e)) An exempt individual who has the potential to be restored to self-sufficiency through rehabilitation may be required to accept medical care to assist the individual in recovering from a mental or physical impairment, accept referral to and enrollment in a program of vocational rehabilitation, training, and/or other essential rehabilitation, and provide requested evidence that he/she is participating in the assigned program.
a. Following is the district’s procedure for determining if an individual who is unable to work due to a mental or physical impairment has the potential through treatment or other rehabilitative activities to improve the ability to work. This determination is different from the determination of the individual’s disability exemption as covered in Section 6.1 of this plan. Included here is who (e.g., medical practitioner, employment worker, Temporary Assistance worker, local review team, etc.) makes or assists in this determination that an individual can restore or improve employability through treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Also included is the source and type of information used to make the determination (e.g., information from individual’s medical practitioner, district contracted provider, specialist evaluation obtained as result of district referral, etc.
Requirements for Exempt Temporary Assistance Participants. (Reference 18 NYCRR 385.2 (e)) An exempt individual who has the potential to be restored to self-sufficiency through rehabilitation may be required to accept medical care to assist the individual in recovering from a mental or physical impairment, accept referral to and enrollment in a program of vocational rehabilitation, training, and/or other essential rehabilitation, and provide requested evidence that he/she is participating in the assigned program.
a. Following is the district’s procedure for determining if an individual who is unable to work due to a mental or physical impairment has the potential through treatment or other rehabilitative activities to improve the ability to work. This determination is different from the determination of the individual’s disability exemption as covered in Section 6.1 of this plan. Included here is who (e.g., medical practitioner, employment worker, Temporary Assistance worker, local review team, etc.) makes or assists in this determination that an individual can restore or improve employability through treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Also included is the source and type of information used to make the determination (e.g., information from individual’s medical practitioner, district contracted provider, specialist evaluation obtained as result of district referral, etc.):
b. Following is the district’s procedure for developing a treatment plan and for referring the participant to appropriate treatment, etc. Please be specific:
c. Following is the district’s procedure for tracking the participant’s compliance with the treatment plan, including who in the district is responsible for monitoring compliance. Include elements such as monthly confirmation of attendance at rehabilitation or other factors to judge participation and progress, along with how often the treatment plan is updated:
