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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Families
First Overpayments and Overpayments Administrative
Disqualifications for Families First |
Revised: |
39.4.5 |
CONSENT AGREEMENTS |
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The Department of Human Services may enter
into an agreement with the local district attorney’s office allowing said
district attorney to enter into consent agreements with accused intentional
program violators. The agreement will
be filed with a court of competent jurisdiction and approved by the
court. Before entering into a consent
agreement with the accused individual, the district attorney’s office must
send advance written notice to the accused explaining the consequences of
entering into such an agreement. The advance written notice, prepared by the Department of Human
Services, will contain, at a minimum, the following: ·
A statement
for the accused individual to sign that he/she understands the consequences
of signing the agreement. ·
A statement
that the caretaker relative must also sign the agreement if the accused
individual is not the caretaker relative. ·
A statement
that signing the agreement will result in a reduction in payment for the
appropriate period. ·
A statement
of the length of the disqualification period that will be imposed as a result
of the accused individual signing the agreement. After the court confirms the agreement, a written notice will be sent
to the caseworker specifying the period of disqualification and the amount of
Families First payment, if any, the AU will receive during the
disqualification period. |
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