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2.10.8.1 CMC Participant Time Limit Extensions
A CMC participant’s months in a CMC placement are exempt from both the 24-month and 60-month time limits if the child is born:
1. Less than 10 months after the date the individual was first determined to be eligible for AFDC or a TJ, CSJ, W-2 T placement.
2. More than 10 months after the date the individual is first determined eligible for AFDC or a TJ, CSJ, W-2 T placement, but:
Eligibility was determined prior to October 1, 1996; or
The birth was the result of sexual assault or incest and the incest or sexual assault has been reported to a physician and law enforcement authorities.
Example: A woman who has never received AFDC or W-2 has a child, applies for W-2 and is found eligible for CMC. The months in CMC would not count against the 60-month lifetime limit because she had never been determined eligible for AFDC or a TJ, CSJ, W-2 T placement.
A CMC participant’s months in a CMC placement count towards both the 24-month and 60-month time limits if the child is born more than 10 months after the date the individual was first determined to be eligible for AFDC or a TJ, CSJ, W-2 T placement, and:
Eligibility was determined on or after October 1, 1996; or
The birth was not reported to a physician or law enforcement authorities if it was the result of sexual assault or incest.
Example: A former AFDC recipient who has never participated in W-2 has a child, applies for W-2 and is found eligible for CMC. She was first determined eligible for AFDC in July 1997. Therefore, the months in CMC would count against the 60-month lifetime limit because she was determined eligible for AFDC after October 1, 1996.
Ongoing W-2 TJ, CSJ, or W-2 T Participants: If a CMC participant moves from a TJ, CSJ or W-2 T directly into a CMC, the months in the CMC placement will count against the 24-month time limit of the position from which he or she moved.
Example: Lanye was in a CSJ placement and had a baby. She is moved directly into the CMC placement. Because she moved directly from a CSJ placement to a CMC placement, the CMC months will count against the CSJ 24-month time limit as well as the 60-month time limit.
New Applicants or Case Management Participants: When applicants are placed in CMC or move from a W-2 placement that only provides case management services and is not subject to a 24-month time limit, such as CMP, the months in CMC count toward the 60-month time limit, but not toward the 24-month time limit.
Example: Krysta received AFDC in December 1996. She has returned to W-2 and is found eligible for the CMC placement. Because Krysta did not move directly from a TJ, CSJ or W-2 T into CMC, the months in CMC will not count toward a 24-month time limit, but the months will count toward the 60-month time limit.
2.10.8.1 CMC Participant Time Limit Extensions
CMC participants are automatically eligible for 24-month and 60-month time limit extensions. The FEP must enter a time limit extension covering the time until the child turns 8 weeks of age. The FEP must then review the CMC case prior to the end of the 8 week CMC time period to determine if the CMC participant wants and is eligible for continued W-2 services. If the person wants cash assistance or other W-2 services beyond when the child turns 8 weeks of age, the FEP would have to follow normal eligibility determination policies, including time limit extension eligibility, if necessary.
This page last updated in Release # 12-01
Release Date: 01/23/12
Effective Date: 01/23/12