Counties and tribes must develop procedures that ensure a smooth transition when participants move to a new county or tribal location.

Eligibility workers in the sites that the participant is leaving should:

· Transfer the case to the new county or tribe.

· Do not impose any impending employment services sanctions.

· Keep child care assistance open until the date the employment services agency in the new county accepts responsibility for the employment plan.

Eligibility workers in the county to which the participant is moving should:

· Submit a referral to employment services through MAXIS within 7 calendar days of opening the participant in the new county.

Employment services agencies in the county to which the participant is moving should:

· Accept the MAXIS referral in Workforce One within 7 calendar days.

· Take full responsibility for the case, once the agency accepts the referral.

· Enroll the participant in Workforce One within 30 days.

· See 19.45 (Ending & Correcting Sanctions) about what to do if the transferring participant is in sanction.

To ensure a smooth transition for the participant, do the following:

· Ensure that child care assistance is not interrupted because of delays in the transfer process.

· Communicate with the employment services staff from the other county or tribe. The more information shared by employment services staff from the two sites, the more continuity is possible in the services and employment plans.

For information on what procedures employment services agencies must follow to share information with each other, see 4.9 (Sharing Information in the Welfare System).

· Follow all the same processes and deadlines for opening new cases when opening a transferring case.

· Update Workforce One when closing a case that is transferring and when receiving a transferred case.

The participant starts counting in the new county’s or tribe’s work participation rate on the date the new county or tribe issues benefits.