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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Rights and Responsibilities |
Revised: |
31.30 |
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION
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The following will be available to all
staff involved in eligibility determination for Families First benefits: ·
Tennessee
Family Assistance Plan of Operation (includes waiver information). ·
Federal
procedures. ·
Tennessee
Department of Human Services Families First Handbook. ·
Supplemental
instructions (bulletins and memos) issued for use in serving households
applying for Families First. These program guides will be maintained in the county and State Office
of the Department of Human Services for examination by the public on regular
workdays during regular office hours. Copies of the Families First Handbook are made available to public
custodians. Public custodians are
those who: ·
Request the
manual or handbook for use by the public. ·
Are
centrally located and publicly accessible to a substantial number of the
recipient population. ·
Agree to
accept responsibility for filing amendments and changes forwarded to them by
DHS. Initial copies and complete reprints are issued to public custodians
without charge. Any other request has
charge related to the cost of reproduction. Any group or individual, other than those mentioned above, who
requests a handbook and agree to use it for informational purposes, may be
furnished a copy at the discretion of the Commissioner or his/her
designee. There may be a charge
related to the cost of reproduction.
Upon request, specific policy materials necessary for an
applicant/recipient or his/her representative to determine whether a fair
hearing should be requested or to prepare for a hearing may be made available
to the applicant/recipient and/or representative without charge. An up-to-date copy of the Families First Handbook is maintained in the
county, district, and state DHS offices.
Copies of portions of the manual will be made available upon request
to students, researchers, and other agencies at cost of reproduction of the
materials. An up-to-date copy of the Families First Handbook is available through
the Internet at http://intranet.state.tn.us/dhs/adfam/fa/tanf/ff-handbook.pdf |
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