WHAT IS TANFMOE

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MOE FUNDING FOR CHILD WELFARE CORE AND CASE
SERVICES
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Revenue Sources
Parental Fees - offset the cost of placement
dollar for dollar. Counties also receive parental
fees collected over the amount for the base year
of 1991.
Maintenance of Effort (MOE) - CW / TANF - state
funds
Title IV-E - Federal Entitlement Program - FFP
(Federal Financial Participation) - Federal
matching funds -
Child Support - offset the cost of placement
dollar for dollar.
WRI - Without regard to income - no federal match
SSI Supplemental Security Income - FFP- Federal
Entitlement Program
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WHAT IS CHILD WELFARE/MOE

• State funding for Emergency Assistance for Child
  Welfare services.
• Replaced the state categorical federal funding
  Title IV-A Emergency Assistance.
• Requirement under TANF in order to draw down
  Federal TANF dollars.

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WHAT ARE TANF/MOE REVENUES USED FOR?

• Child Welfare Core and Case Services
• RMS(Random Moment Sampling)
• And Direct Services
• Except for
• Substance Abuse
• Mental Health Services
• Special Economic Assistance

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MOE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS

• Application is initiated at Assessment stage and
  completed at Case stage.
• If the household is determined to be eligible for
  MOE, the MOE start date must be added on the
  Trails Entitlement screen.
• The MOE start date can be no earlier than the
  Date of Application on the MOE eligibility
  form, and, No earlier than the Without Regard to
  Income (WRI) in the Entitlement Screen in
  Trails.
• The county worker also must enter the MOE
  information into CBMS (Colorado Benefits
  Management System).

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FORMS AND DATA ENTRY DOCUMENTS

• Certification of Emergency Assistance
  Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) Eligibility
  Determination Form.
• Certification for Emergency Assistance
  Redetermination Form.
• Entitlement Screen in Trails.
• CBMS

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BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• An emergency exists, defined as the child is at
  risk of removal from their home into publicly
  funded care or supervision.
• The household income is less than 75,000 per
  year.
• The child lives with a parent(s) or other
  specified relative.

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Income Criteria Verification

• The household income is less than 75,000 per
  year.
• All forms of income are included Work related
  and entitlements such as SSI and Social Security.
• Sources of verification include TANF/WORKS, Food
  Stamps, Department of Labor and Employment, LEAP,
  SVES - State Verification and Exchange System,
  Federal Entitlements such as SSI, SSA, etc.

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ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS

• The child (for which an emergency exists) Must
  be a U.S citizen or qualified alien (See Volume
  III 3.140.1 CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS).
• The family must be residents of Colorado.
• The need for services or assistance must not be
  the result of a family members refusal without
  good cause to accept employment or training for
  employment.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIMING EXPENDITURES AS TANF MOE

• State expenditures count as MOE only if made to
  or on behalf of families that
• Have a child living with a parent or other adult
  relative and
• Are needy under the TANF income standards
  established by the State under its TANF plan (The
  family gross annual income must be less than
  75,000).

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TANF MOE APPLICATION

• Counties are required to complete the TANF MOE
  Certification for Emergency Assistance form on
  all MOE eligible households.
• The household can only be authorized for MOE once
  in a 12 month period. At the end of those 12
  months, a redetermination of eligibility must be
  made.

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TANF MOE REDETERMINATIONS

• The household can only be authorized for MOE
  once in a 12-month period.
• At the end of those 12 months (if the case is
  still open in Trails) a redetermination of
  eligibility must be made.
• To determine if the household remains eligible
  for TANF MOE, the Certification of Emergency
  Assistance Redetermination Form should be
  completed.

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Concurrent Eligibility

• The child can be concurrently eligible for MOE,
  IV-E, and SSI if the eligibility criteria is met
  for all three funding streams.
• A child placed in foster care with a relative can
  meet the MOE and IV-E criteria.
• If the child is disabled the SSI criteria may
  also be met.