County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSAGeneral Relief Program Guide GRPG Unemployable UE Number Page 9070020 1 of 2 Revision Date December 1 2021 BackgroundThis section provides information on the General Relief GR Unemployable UE Program This section is updated to refer to General Relief Program Guide GRPG 902501 for acceptable medical verification PurposeThis section has been updated to remove references to the QR 7 periodic report PolicyAid 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 AbleBodied AB status required to cooperate with AB Program requirements and will be subject to time limits Acceptable Medical VerificationSee GRPG 902501 for acceptable medical verifications Supervised Job Search SJS People under the UE classification will not be required to complete SJSs Job Skills Session JSS Along with AB customers UE customers 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 customer signs the 1149 HHSA UE customers will not have any SJSs filled in on the form 12Month Period TMP for UEPeople transferring from UE Incapacitated IP or Interim Assistance Program IAP to AB will be eligible for up to three months of assistance under the AB classification Desk Aid 9070020A shows examples County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSAGeneral Relief Program Guide GRPG Unemployable UE Number Page 9070020 2 of 2 Supervised Job Search SJS SanctionsSJS sanctions will not be applied to UE recipients UE 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 Change ReportingUE recipients are required to report changes within 10 days Procedure Follow the actions in the policies above for the Unemployable Program Program Impacts None References County Policy Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by November 30 2024 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director SelfSufficiency Services