STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #44

MANUAL: Alaska Temporary Assistance Program

DATE: June 2, 2014

We are making several changes to clarify existing policy as a result of suggestions from the field.

Highlights of these policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions, please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at 465-3382 or email dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

MS 711-1      The Temporary Assistance Unit

• Adds information defining types of ANIAdult Not Included cases.
• Clarifies when income, resources, and needs are included in the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program grant and when work services referrals are appropriate for ANIAdult Not Included cases.
• Adds examples.

MS 715-2      Children Age 18

• Replaces the term high school with secondary school to adhere to the definition of a dependent child per the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program state statute.
• Adds a note to define secondary schools.

MS 717-4 C      Failures to Complete a Child Support Information Form

• Clarifies when a new Child Support Information Form (Appendix D or 1603) is needed.

MS 720-2 A      Seasonal Benefit Reduction Policy

• Updates the note in this subsection to provide guidance on how to process ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program cases that are not subject to the seasonal reduction for two-parent households.

MS 723-1      Good Cause

• Clarifies that a client needs to make a good cause claim before it is applied by the ETEligibility Technician.
• Adds a cross reference to the WSPMWork Services Procedure Manual section 1014-1.

MS 740-2      PASS II Child Care

• Removes all references to the Department of Education and Early Development and replaces them with the Child Care Program Office.
• Adds a link to the PASSParents Achieving Self-Sufficiency II and PASSParents Achieving Self-Sufficiency III child care providers.

MS 754-10 A      Equity Value

• Removes the cross reference to TATemporary Assistance MS 752-11 because that manual section no longer exists.