FAA2.M Welfare Reform (WERE/CODC/CODF) : 07 Lifetime Benefit Limit (LIBL) and State Benefit Limit (STBL) - Overview : F LIBL/STBL Hardship Extension Eligibility - Verification Overview : .01 LIBL/STBL Hardship Extension Eligibility – Disability Verification
LIBL/STBL Hardship Extension Eligibility – Disability Verification
 
(01/01/23 - 12/31/23)
When a hardship extension request is based on a disability, verification of the disability must be provided.
 
Verification of a disability includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
 
●Signed statement from a treatment provider(g)
●Disability verification from the Veteran’s Administration (VA)
●Vocational Rehabilitation documents, examinations or evaluations signed by a treatment provider
●Deferral from Jobs Program based on disability
 
NOTE For verification of deferral from the Jobs Program for disability, contact the Jobs Program Contractor Equus via email at [email protected].
The verification of disability must include all of the following information:
 
●That the participant’s physical or mental condition prevents the participant from working or engaging in work activities
●The duration of the disability
●A prognosis of recovery
●The date re-examination or re-evaluation is scheduled for or is recommended
●A treatment provider’s or physician’s signature
 
Document the verification used.
 
NOTE Verification of disability cannot be more than 12 months old. Request current verification when the verification originated more than 12 months before the hardship extension request.