Eligibility Worker Role 400-19-140-05-10

(Revised 9/1/2021 ML #3629)

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The eligibility worker has the primary role in determining eligibility for TANF Kinship Care. The eligibility worker shall:

1. Upon receipt of required information and forms from the foster care case manager, inform the Kinship Care family and the foster care case manager of the date and time of the interview.
   
   
2. Forward copies of correspondence, eligibility determinations, benefit determinations and determinations related to supportive services to the foster care case manager.
   
3. Notify the foster care case manager if issues arise that may jeopardize continued eligibility such as no TANF Monthly Report, not cooperating with the Child Support Division and/or JOBS requirements (i.e. 16 year old not a full time student referred to the JOBS program), not providing required information/verification, (i.e. subsequent court order verifying continued custody), etc.
   
   
4. Participate in quarterly Permanency Planning meeting, as appropriate.
   
   
5. Engaging with the foster care case manager to review and discuss supportive service requests. While final decision authority lies with eligibility, the best interest of the child based on discussion, limits of the program and other resources available must be taken into consideration.