D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-1610
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Rule 27-1610 - PRICES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM1610.1Notwithstanding the requirements of §§ 1612.1 of this chapter, effective on October 1, 2024, the Director sets the following prices to be paid to providers of services provided under the District's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program:
(a)Base compensation:(1) The District shall make the monthly base payments set out in the table below depending on the provider's number of not-enrolled and not-employed point-in-time (PIT) caseload: Caseload | Monthly Base Compensation |
Not-enrolled PIT of fifty (50) | $110,000 |
Not-employed PIT of one hundred fifty (150) |
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term: (A) "Not-enrolled" means an educational and occupational training services customer who is not enrolled in an education or occupational training program.(B) "Not-employed" means a job placement services customer who is not in unsubsidized employment.(3) The actual caseload of a provider may vary from the caseload numbers set forth in the chart without affecting the monthly base compensation amount payable to the provider. Allowable variations shall be set forth in the solicitation for providers or in the task order with a provider.(b)Educational and Occupational Training Services Compensation:(1)Outcome-based compensation: The District shall pay the following outcome-based compensation based on the provider's achievement of specific outcomes for which the provider provides appropriate documentation: (A)Outcome #1: Education and training participation paymentPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive an educational and occupational training (EOT) participation payment for an EOT customer for a federal month if the following conditions are met: (1) The EOT customer was an enrolled customer for at least one (1) day in the federal month; (2) The EOT customer met at least fifty percent (50%) of their weekly hours requirement in the federal month from EOT activities or unsubsidized employment; and (3) At least forty percent (40%) of the EOT customer's weekly hours requirement for the federal month came from EOT activities. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider four hundred dollars ($400) per customer who meets the standard per federal month. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | There are no restrictions on the number of EOT participation payments that a provider is eligible to receive for an EOT customer. |
(B)Outcome #2: Education and training completion paymentPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive an EOT program completion payment when the EOT customer completes the EOT course(s) specified in the customer's Individual Responsibility Plan (IRP), and the provider deems the customer employable and eligible to receive job placement services. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider the following for each customer who completes nationally certified courses: Category 1 (7-11 months): $2,000 Category 2 (4-6 months): $1,200 Category 3 (1-3 months): $800 Category 4 (30 days): $400 Category 5 (1 day): $50 |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | EOT completion payments are subject to the following conditions: (1) The provider can receive a maximum of five (5) EOT completion payments for an EOT customer per period of twelve (12) federal months; and (2) The provider can receive a maximum of two (2) EOT completion payments of the same category for an EOT customer per period of twelve (12) federal months. |
(2)Reimbursable costs: The District shall reimburse the provider the following amounts for allowable incentives, stipends, and discrete work-related expenses for which the provider provides appropriate documentation: (A)Incentives: The District shall reimburse the following incentive payments made by the provider to customers:(i) Completion of a Category 1 level course (course which has a duration of between seven (7) and eleven (11) months): One thousand dollars ($1,000) per customer who completes a Category 1 level course;(ii) Completion of a Category 2 level course (course which has a duration of between four (4) and six (6) months): Six hundred dollars ($600) per customer who completes a Category 2 level course;(iii) Completion of a Category 3 level course (course which has a duration of between one (1) and three (3) months): Four hundred dollars ($400) per customer who completes a Category 3 level course;(iv) Completion of a Category 4 level course (course which has a duration of thirty (30) days): Two hundred dollars ($200) per customer who completes a Category 4 level course; and(v) Completion of a Category 5 level course (course which can be competed in one (1) day): Fifty dollars ($50) per customer who completes a Category 5 level course;(B)Stipends: The District shall reimburse stipends paid by the provider to customers of up to twenty dollars ($20) per day per customer who participates in approved core and non-core TANF activities for at least four (4) hours per day. Stipends shall not be reimbursed for a customer once the customer enters unsubsidized employment and has received their first paycheck; and(C)Discrete work-related expenses: The District shall reimburse up to three hundred dollars ($300) per customer for actual and allowable costs to enable the customer to defray significant, discrete customer work-related expenses such as obtaining a medical test not covered by Medicaid or purchasing uniforms for customers who have a firm job offer. The total discrete work-related expense reimbursed by the District shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per customer per twelve (12)-federal month calendar period, unless preapproved in writing by the Department of Human Services.(c)Job Placement Services Compensation:(1)Outcome-based compensation: The District shall pay the following outcome-based compensation based on the provider's achievement of specific outcomes for which the provider can provide documentation:(A)Outcome #1: Job placement participation paymentPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive a job placement (JP) participation payment for a JP customer in a federal month if the following conditions are met: (1) The JP customer was not employed for at least one day, not including Saturdays and Sundays, in the federal month; and (2) The JP customer met their work weekly hours requirement in the Federal Month. |
Payment | The District shall pay three hundred dollars ($300) per federal month per customer who meets this performance standard. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | If the provider is eligible to receive a JP participation payment and an employment retention payment for the same customer in a federal month, the provider shall only receive the employment retention payment. There are no restrictions on the number of JP participation payments that a provider can receive for a JP customer. |
(B)Outcome #2: Work placement paymentPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive a work placement payment for a JP customer if the following conditions are met: (1) The provider has placed the JP customer in unsubsidized employment; (2) The JP customer has met their weekly hours requirement for two (2) weeks following the start date of the employment placement; and (3) The JP customer's hours from that employment placement met or exceeded the JP customer's weekly hours requirement in each of those two (2) weeks. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider a maximum of two (2) work placement payments of six hundred dollars ($600) per customer per period of twelve (12) federal months. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | The two (2) weeks do not have to be consecutive. The provider can receive a work placement payment and a higher wage payment for the same JP customer and for the same placement in unsubsidized employment. |
(C)Outcome #3: Higher wage paymentPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive a higher wage payment for a JP customer if the following conditions are met: (1) The provider has placed the JP customer in unsubsidized employment; (2) The JP customer has met their weekly hours requirement for two (2) weeks following the start date of the employment placement; (3) The JP customer's hours from that employment placement met or exceeded the JP customer's weekly hours requirement in each of those two (2) weeks; and (4) The JP customer's wages equal or exceed the then-current DC Living Wage. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider eight hundred dollars ($800) per customer who meets this performance standard. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | The two (2) weeks do not have to be consecutive. If the provider becomes eligible to receive multiple higher wage payments for the same customer in a twelve (12) federal month period, the District shall pay the provider a maximum of two (2) higher wage payments per customer per twelve (12) federal month period. The provider can receive a work placement payment and a higher wage payment for the same JP customer and for the same placement in unsubsidized employment. |
(D)Outcome #4: Case closure due to earningsPerformance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive a case closure due to earnings payment for a JP customer if the following conditions are met: (1) The JP customer was assigned to the provider on the day the JP customer's case closed; (2) The JP customer's TANF case closed because of earnings from employment regardless of whether the provider placed the JP customer in employment or not; and (3) The JP customer does not re-apply for TANF benefits for at least one-hundred twenty (120) days after the date the JP customer's case closed because of earnings from employment. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider two thousand dollars ($2000) per customer who meets this performance standard. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | A provider can receive a maximum of one (1) case closure due to earnings payment for a JP customer per twelve (12) federal month period. |
(E)Outcome #5: Employment retention payment (months 1-12)Performance Standard | The provider is eligible to receive an employment retention incentive if the following conditions are met: (1) The customer was employed for at least one (1) day in the federal month; (2) The customer met one hundred percent (100%) of their weekly hours requirement in the federal month from unsubsidized employment or nationally certified courses; and (3) At least eighty percent (80%) of the customer's weekly hours requirement for the federal month come from unsubsidized employment. |
Payment | The District shall pay the provider four-hundred dollars ($400) per federal month for federal months one (1) through eleven (11) per customer who meets the performance standard. The District shall pay the provider one thousand dollars ($1,000) for federal month twelve (12) per customer who meets the performance standard for the prior eleven (11) months. |
Restrictions, Conditions, and Notes | If a customer is continuously employed, employment retention payments will end after the provider has received a federal month 12 payment. If the provider receives a federal month twelve (12) employment retention payment, the provider is not eligible to receive any additional employment retention payments for that customer. However, if that customer remains on TANF (Open Case), the employment retention sequence may restart the next month if DHS provides prior written approval. |
(2)Reimbursable costs: The District shall reimburse the provider the following amounts for allowable incentives, stipends, and discrete work-related expenses for which the provider provides appropriate documentation: (A)Incentives: The District shall reimburse the following incentive payments made by the provider: (i) Employment retention incentives: The District shall reimburse the provider for the payment of the following employment retention incentive payments made to customers for which the provider can document that the customer achieved the incentive goals described below. The provider shall pay the following employment retention incentives to each customer who enters unsubsidized employment and retains the unsubsidized job for the time periods indicated:(I) Two (2)-week employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer enters an unsubsidized job and works for at least two (2) weeks and has met his or her full work participation requirements over these two (2) weeks. Participation weeks do not have to be consecutive;(II) One (1)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for one (1) federal month;(III) Two (2)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for two (2) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(IV) Three (3)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for three (3) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(V) Four (4)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for four (4) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(VI) Five (5)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for five (5) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(VII) Six (6)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for six (6) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(VIII) Seven (7)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for seven (7) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(IX) Eight (8)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for eight (8) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(X) Nine (9)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for nine (9) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(XI) Ten (10)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for ten (10) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive;(XII) Eleven (11)-month employment retention incentive: One hundred fifty dollars ($150) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for eleven (11) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive; and(XIII) Twelve (12)-month employment retention incentive: Five hundred dollars ($500) when the customer retains the unsubsidized job and has met his or her full work participation requirements for twelve (12) federal months. Participation months do not have to be consecutive.(ii) TANF Case Closure Due to Earnings Incentive: Five hundred dollars ($500) for a successful case closure and for remaining off the TANF rolls for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the customer's case is closed because of earnings from employment.(B)Stipends: The District shall reimburse the provider for the following stipend payments made to customers for which the provider can document that the customer has participated in the following activities:(i) JP customers who are not in unsubsidized employment: JP customers who are not in unsubsidized employment are eligible to receive stipends of twenty dollars ($20) per day for participation for at least four (4) hours per day in approved core and non-core TANF activities. Hours for 2Gen activities in a day care may not be used to determine the four (4) hours.(ii) JP customers who are in unsubsidized employment: JP customers who are in unsubsidized employment are eligible to receive stipends of twenty dollars ($20) per day for participation for at least four (4) hours per day in approved core and non-core TANF activities. Hours for 2Gen activities in a day care may not be used to determine the four (4) hours. JP customers who are in unsubsidized employment are only eligible to receive stipends for the first twenty-eight (28) days of employment.(C)Discrete work-related expenses: The District shall reimburse a provider for the payment of no more than three hundred dollars ($300) per customer for actual and allowable costs to enable the customer to defray significant, discrete customer work-related expenses such as obtaining a medical test not covered by Medicaid or purchasing a uniform for a customer who has a firm job offer. The total discrete work-related expense reimbursed by the District shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per customer per twelve (12)-month calendar period, unless pre-approved in writing by the Department of Human Services.(d)Two-Generation (2Gen) incentives for EOT And JP Customers:(1) The District shall reimburse a provider for the payment of 2Gen incentives to customers after they complete specific 2Gen activities or achieve specific 2Gen milestones for each of the five (5) 2Gen components:(A) Economic supports and assets;(B) Health and well-being;(4) Early childhood education; and(5) K through 12 and beyond education and support. (2) Payment of a 2Gen incentive by the provider to the customer, and reimbursement of the provider's payment by the District, is contingent on the customer providing documentation that supports the fact that the customer completed the task or achieved the milestone.(3) The following tables lists 2Gen incentives that customers are eligible to receive and the dollar value of each incentive: Economic Supports and Assets
2Gen Milestone | Incentive | Limit |
| | |
Open an individual development account through Capital Area Asset Builders (matched funds) or Open education savings account | $50 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Complete a financial education class | $50 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
File both federal and state taxes | $50 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Open a bank account, credit card, or debit card | $50 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Enroll in a baby bond program | $50 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Health and Wellbeing
2Gen Milestone | Incentive | Limit |
Complete a Department of Behavioral Health behavioral health assessment | $25 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Attend a therapy/medical appointment (includes wellchild visits) | $25 | Maximum of 4 per 12-federal month period |
Complete family physical activity 3 days a week (jogging, aerobic, basketball, football, etc.) | $25 | Maximum of 4 per 12-federal month period |
Attend all prenatal appointments (pregnant customers only) | $25 | Maximum of 4 per 12-federal month period |
Social Capital
2Gen Milestone | Incentive | Limit |
Get a library card | $25 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Attend support group consecutively for 3 months | $25 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Attend support group consecutively for 6 months | $25 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Attend support group consecutively for 9 months | $25 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Attend support group consecutively for 12 months | $25 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Create a chart for building Social capital | $25 | Maximum of 1 per 12-federal month period |
Early Childhood Education
2Gen Milestone | Incentive | Limit |
Enroll in childcare | $50 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Enroll in preK3 | $25 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Complete a StrongStart evaluation | $25 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
K through 12 and Beyond - Education and Support
2Gen Milestone | Incentive | Limit |
Child enrolls in college | $50 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Child completes college prep exam (e.g., SAT) | $50 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Attend parent-teacher conference | $25 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
Obtain a Kids Ride Free fare card | $50 | Maximum of 2 per 12-federal month period |
1610.2(a) For the purposes of this section, a federal month differs from a calendar month in that all seven (7) days of a week are included in a federal month if the Friday of that week falls in the calendar month, regardless of whether an earlier day of the week falls within the prior calendar month. In addition, no days of a week are included in the federal month if the Friday of that week falls after the end of the calendar month, even if some days of the week fall within the calendar month.(b) In addition, for the purposes of determining a federal month, each week is considered to start on Sunday and end on Saturday. Therefore, the first day of a federal month is the Sunday of the first week included in the federal month, and the last day of a federal month is the Saturday of the last week included in the federal month.(c) For example, December 1, 2023, was a Friday. Consequently, each day of the week starting Sunday, November 26, 2023, is included in the December 2023 federal month (even though some of those days occur in the calendar month of November 2023). Moreover, since December 31, 2023 was the Sunday of the week ending Saturday, January 6, 2024, and the Friday of that week occurred in January 2024, December 31, 2023 is not considered part of the December 2023 federal month (and is instead considered part of the January 2024 federal month).(d) The December 2023 federal month consisted of five (5) weeks starting on Sunday, November 26, 2023, and ending on Saturday, December 30, 2023.(e) Note: A federal month consists of either four (4) or five (5) full weeks.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-1610
Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1451 (February 26, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1136 (February 1, 2013); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 8763 (8/24/2018); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 6514 (6/25/2021); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 12619 (12/3/2021); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 13500 (11/4/2022); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 9620 (8/2/2024)Authority: Sections 204 and 1106 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-352.04 and 2-361.06 ) (2011 Repl.).