The state assumes 100% of the sanction unless a causal county(s) is identified; then the causal county(s) assumes 50% of the sanction.

APM.8743.1Causal County Methodology

The following methodology is used to distribute the causal county sanction amount(s).

(1)Determine which county(s) failed to deposit and report the TANF portion of county mandated share or provide welfare to work matching funds.

(2)Determine the percentage the county(s) identified in Step (1) contributed to the federal sanction.

(a)Sum total the county amounts for all county(s) identified in Step (1).

(b)Divide the county amount by the result of Step (2)(a).

(3)Multiply 50% of the sanction amount by the percentage obtained in Step (2)(b). This product is the county sanction amount.

(4)ODHS notifies the board of county commissioners of an increase in TANF portion of county mandated share for the following SFY. This increased amount is in addition to any other mandated share or local obligation that may occur during the identified year.

ODHS recovers needed TANF portion of county mandated share through the quarterly PA fund reconciliation process (APM 7350) as a TANF audit finding.