Section 706.610 - Vendor Payments for TAFDC Sanction SituationsAssistance in the form of vendor payments is required when the grantee does not meet the requirements of:
(A) the Employment Services Program (ESP) as provided in 106 CMR 707.000: Transitional Cash Assistance Program: Employment Services Program;(B) the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) of the Department of Revenue as provided in 106 CMR 703.500 through 703.530;(C) the Work Program as provided in 106 CMR 703.150: TAFDC Work Program;(D) Immunizations as provided in 106 CMR 703.160: TAFDC Immunizations;(E) cooperation with the Department in identifying and providing information that would assist the Department in pursuing any third-party liability for medical services as provided in 106 CMR 703.540: TAFDC Cooperation in Obtaining Third-party Liability Coverage for Medical Services;(F) teen parent school attendance as provided in 106 CMR 703.181: TAFDC Teen Parent School Attendance; and(G) Direct Deposit as provided in 106 CMR 706.410. Vendor payments are also required when a grantee becomes ineligible due to a sanction.
Assistance in these cases is provided in the form of vendor payments to the extent possible. Any remaining portion of the grant to which the assistance unit is entitled must be made to the grantee.
Vendor payments may be terminated, with a return to direct money payment status, only when program requirements are met.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1360, eff. 3/9/2018.