Birth or Death of a Family Member SR 19-04, 06/19 (MAM-A)

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Recipients that experience the birth or death of a family member can request a good cause for not meeting the community engagement requirement. The recipient can verify the good cause by self-attesting to the birth or death. The verification must include the name of the family member, the date of the birth or death, the familial relationship to the recipient, and the number of days the birth or death prevented the recipient from participating. Credit the recipient 8 hours of community engagement activity for each day the recipient was unable to participate.

References: He-W 837, RSA 126-AA:1-5, 42 CFR 435.119, Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act (SSA) [42 USC 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)]