General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

are no restrictions on the number of times an
individual can be temporarily exempted.
NOTE: Individuals are photo-imaged even
when not being fingerprinted because of an
exemption.
Permanent Exemption – from fingerprinting for
an indefinite period (as indicated on the PA 59
submitted by the Worker) with the DDD’s
approval. Permanent exemptions apply only
when all 10 fingers are missing.
GR 40-112.6 –
Processing Exemptions
How are permanent exemptions processed?
Designated district staff with appropriate security
clearance confirm the individual’s missing index
fingers and input as permanently exempt on SFIS.
SFIS will then prompt for a thumbprint. Designated
staff continue to approve the permanent exemption
(with their fingerprint) indicating that the thumb is
missing until all ten digits have been exempted.
Permanent exemptions are not controlled on SFIS;
however, they are shown on an SFIS report.
Verification: Exemptions are annotated on the PA
59, Fingerprint and Photo-Imaging Referral.
GR 40-112.7 – Board &
Care
How are Board & Care cases handled?
B&C cases are non-mandatory for fingerprinting
and photo-imaging. If the facility feels the individual
is not ready to leave for that day, the requirement
may be temporarily deferred. However, once the
individual is no longer in B&C, an appointment must
be scheduled for SFIS.
NOTE: If the individual is able to come into the
district office for the interview, a referral to
SFIS is made that day.
GR 40-112.8 –
Unexpected SFIS
Response
How are unexpected SFIS responses handled?
Matches with unexpected SFIS responses are
forwarded to the Early Fraud Investigators (EFI)
automatically for review.
EFIs forwards their findings to the district
designate.