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Unfit for Employment is defined as someone physically or mentally unable, or is limited. to obtain or retain employment. The following persons are considered to be unfit for Employment:

- Individuals having a mental or physical illness, injury or incapacity which impairs the individual’s ability to obtain or retain employment as evidenced by professional certification or the receipt of temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by a private or government source. This includes persons receiving VA disability benefits from the Veteran’s Administration regardless of the percentage of the disability rating. Professional certification means a statement about a person’s illness, injury, or incapacity that is signed by a Qualified Professional with training and experience to diagnose and to certify the person’s condition.

NOTE: Being an applicant for disability benefits does not automatically qualify a person as unfit for employment. Use a signed statement from a qualified professional to determine unfitness for work.

- Persons who have an injury that is observed or if information about a surgery or recuperation of a surgery is provided by the client. Document in MAXIS CASE/NOTEs the conversation with the client and that they meet this work registration exemption. Also document in CASE/NOTEs the reasonable length of time for which the exemption is approved. Place the detailed documentation of the exemption in the case file.

NOTE: If the illness, injury or incapacity is not obvious, verification of unfitness for employment can be obtained by a designated representative of the physician's office, a social worker or those listed in 0011.39 (Qualified Professionals).

- Homeless persons. Homeless is specifically defined for this purpose as:

- - Lacking a fixed and regular nighttime residence, including temporary housing situations.
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- - Lacking access to work-related necessities (i.e. shower or laundry facilities, etc.).

Document in MAXIS CASE/NOTEs the conversation with the client and the details about how they meet this work registration exemption.

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Responsible for the care of a person who is professionally certified as having a mental or physical illness, injury, or incapacity. Verification that the incapacitated person is professionally certified as having a mental or physical illness, injury, or incapacity is not needed unless questionable. The incapacitated person does NOT need to be in the same SNAP unit or live in the same home as the work registrant. Eligibility for this exemption requires the work registrant give the information listed below verbally or in writing:

- Name of the incapacitated person.

- Number of hours and days per week that care of this incapacitated person is provided.

In order for this Work Registration exemption to be used, compare the amount of time care is provided to the amount of time that the work registrant is available to work or participate in SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) Activities. The ABAWD work requirement is 20 hours/week, averaged 80 hours/month. This work registration exemption should be used only when the amount of care provided for the incapacitated person is equal to or more than 20 hours/week, averaged 80 hours/month. Consult with your Employment Service SNAP E&T Provider if there are questions about whether the SNAP recipient is available to participate in SNAP E&T activities.

Document in MAXIS CASE/NOTEs the conversation with the client and that they meet this work registration exemption. Place the detailed documentation of the exemption in the case file including the name of the incapacitated person and the number of hours and days per week that care of the incapacitated person is provided by the work registrant.