County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Unemployable UE Number Page 9070020 1 of 2 Revision Date January 2 2018 Background This section provides information on the GR Unemployable UE Program This section is updated to refer to 902501 for acceptable medical verification Policy Aid under the UE classification will be limited to the period the doctorpsychiatrist indicates the person is unable to work if they are otherwise GR eligible UE assistance will not be issued for more than 12 months without completion of a redetermination of eligibility This redetermination will include a new medical determination unless the medical determination is from a GR Employability Evaluation GREE a County doctorpsychiatrist the University of California San Diego UCSD or UCSD clinics or the Veterans Administration VA and the term of inability to work exceeds 12 months For these evaluations a new medical determination is not required at redetermination if the ending date of inability to work extends beyond the redetermination For medical evaluations provided by others the medical eligibility as UE will continue through the ending date of the inability to work or the next redetermination whichever is sooner A new medical exam will always be required at the end of the term of the medical verification if the recipient claims an ongoing inability to work Once the UE limit has been reached and no new evidence of an inability to work has been submitted the person will be converted to AB status required to cooperate with AB Program requirements and will be subject to time limits Acceptable Medical Verification See 902501 for the acceptable medical verifications Job Search People under the UE classification will not be required to complete JSs Job Skills Session JSS Along with AB applicantsrecipients UE applicantsrecipients will be given the JSS schedule at preapplication and redetermination This will constitute the required offer of JSS for transition to AB and the threemonth time limit This offer is documented when the applicantrecipient signs the 1149 HHSA UE applicantsrecipients will not have any JSs filled in on the form 12Month Period TMP for UE People transferring from UE Incapacitated IP or Interim Assistance IAP to AB will be eligible for up to three months of assistance under the AB classification Desk Aid 9070020A shows some examples Job Search JS Sanctions JS sanctions will not be applied to UE recipients County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Unemployable UE Number Page 9070020 2 of 2 UE Only Certification Period The certification period will be 12 months However if the medical condition is expected to last fewer than 12 months change to AB at the end of the period covered by the medical verification unless a new medical verification is received Mixed Aid Married Couples For cases where one spouse is UE and the other spouse is Incapacitated IP or Interim Assistance IAP the case will be subject to yearly certifications Quarterly Reporting UE recipients are required to complete the quarterly report QR 7 Procedure Follow the actions in the policies above for the Unemployable Program Program Impacts None References None Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by January 31 2021 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations