Section 144-311-III-I - WIN Supportive Services:The provision of supportive services is an integral part of the WIN Program. An individual is not required to accept work or training unless the Department of Human Services is able to meet supportive service needs. Supportive services shall be authorized for 30 days following the WIN participant's placement in full-time employment even if earnings disqualify the individual from financial assistance. This period may he extended to 90 days, providing the individual has not entered unsubsidized employment from OJT or PSE. The amount of Federal Financial Participation for the following WIN supportive services is 90% of the total cost; the services may he provided by the Department of Human Services directly or through contact with another agency:
A. Day Care Services: Day care services for children include the care of a child within or outside his own home by a responsible individual. They can also be provided in contracted or non-contracted family day care homes or group day care centers. The service must be available throughout the total "participant day". The participant day includes the period of time during which the individual is at work or in training, is commuting to the work or training site and any additional time that may be needed for the individual to arrive at the day care facility or sitter's home to pick up the child. In-home child care will not be utilized if a non-relative provides the care for more than 20 hours per week due to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which mandates that the minimum wage be paid to non-relative in-home baby-sitters.
B. Family Planning Services: These include those social, educational and medical services which enable individuals to limit voluntarily the family size, space birth of children, or prevent or reduce the incidence of births out of wedlock. Such services include, but are not limited to, the provision of printed materials, group discussions and individual counseling which provides information about and discussion of family planning, medical contraceptive services and supplies and help in utilizing medical and educational resources available in the community.C. Health-Related Services: Health-related services are those social services provided for the purpose of assisting individuals to attain and retain as favorable a condition of physical and mental health as possible. These services help individuals to identify and understand their health needs and to secure and utilize necessary medical treatment and health maintenance and preventive health services, including services in medical emergencies. Such services do not include any costs of medical care which are reimbursable under Title XIX, such as dental work and eye care for persons under 21.D. Homemaker Services: Homemaker Services provide care of individuals in their homes and help individual caretaker relatives in overcoming specific barriers to achievement of optimum household and family management. Services are provided by a trained and supervised homemaker.E. Home Management and Other Functional Educational Services: Home Management and Other Functional Educational Services are learning opportunities directed toward the improvement of daily living. These include formal or informal instruction and training in management of household budgets, maintenance and care of the home, preparation of food, nutrition, consumer education, family life, child rearing and health maintenance.F. Housing Improvement Services: Housing Improvement Services provides help to families and individuals to improve landlord-tenant relations, identify sub-standard housing, secure correction of housing code violations and relocate to more suitable housing.G. Select Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Restoration services are provided to correct or substantially modify a physical, mental or emotional condition which is a handicap to employment. Services include, but are not limited to, surgery, psychiatric treatment, prosthetic devices, speech or hearing therapy, eye glasses and visual services and dental care. Such services may be purchased only when the Bureau of Rehabilitation is not able to finance them through its own resources or the service is not available through Medicaid.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 311, § III-I