MS 2015 (2)
[Once an individual receives a full family sanction, he/she must cure the full family sanction before KTAP can be approved, regardless of the reason for the last discontinuance.
A. A full family sanction can be cured if the individual:
1. Has a verified good cause reason for not participating with KWP;
2. Is eligible for a KWP exemption; or
3. Has been participating in an approved KWP activity for 15 calendar days and agrees to continue participating.
B. The following actions are taken each time an individual with a full family sanction reapplies for KTAP:
1. All full family sanction applications MUST be taken during an in person interview. If the applicant contacts DCBS Call Services and asks to make an application for KTAP, the Call Services worker must explain to the individual that because he/she has a full family sanction, an in person interview with a case manager is required.
2. Determine if the individual is eligible for a KWP exemption or meets good cause criteria as outlined in Volume IIIA, MS 4720. Verification of the individual’s eligibility for an exemption or good cause cures the full family sanction.
3. If the individual has been participating in an activity for the required number of hours per week lasting at least 15 days prior to the application date, continues to participate as required, and participation is verified, the full family sanction is cured. Once verification is received, the worker must enter a cure end date on OTIS which will end the disqualification on Worker Portal, allowing the KTAP to approve.
4. If the applicant has not participated in an activity prior to the KTAP application, but wishes to begin curing the sanction, the 15 calendar days begin the day the individual starts participating in a KWP activity. Provide form KW-33, Verification of Kentucky Works Participation, to verify participation.
5. To determine the hours needed to cure the full family sanction, calculate the monthly participation requirements and divide by 2.
a. An individual with a 20 hour requirement must participate 87 hours (20 x 4.33) during the month to meet participation. To cure the sanction, the individual must verify participation in an approved KWP activity for 44 hours (87/2) within 15 calendar days and intends to continue participation.
b. An individual with a 30 hour requirement must participate 130 hours in the month to meet participation. In order to cure the sanction, the individual must verify he/she participated 65 hours
(130/2) within 15 calendar days and intends to continue participation.
6. The KTAP application is pended for up to 30 days to allow the individual adequate time to complete and verify participation. If the application pends for verification other than cure of the full family sanction, the case will initially pend for 10 days. Once all other verification is provided and entered in Worker Portal, the Request for Information (RFI) will indicate the case is pending for “Verification of Sanction Cure” which will pend for 30 days from the application date.
7. The sanction must be cured on OTIS before the KTAP case can be approved on Worker Portal.
8. After approval of the KTAP case the FLSA calculator on OTIS is used to determine the WEP/COM hours allowed for the individual.
9. If the participation is not completed and verified within 30 days of the application date, the case will deny for “Full Family Sanction”.
C. If at any point following approval, the individual stops participating without good cause, the full family sanction is applied by entering a sanction on OTIS. Form KW-204, Conciliation Notice, is not necessary.]