Report Your Qualifying Activities

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The easiest way to report your hours each month for Georgia Pathways to Coverage™ is online at gateway.ga.gov through “Report My Changes”.

You may also report your hours each month:

  • In-person at your local Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) office. To find the location and business hours for a DFCS office, visit: dfcs.ga.gov/locations. 
  • By mail to your local DFCS office. 
  • By phone at 1-877-423-4746 or 711 for those who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking.

You must report your hours by the 17th of each month. For instance, you would report your January hours by February 17 to stay covered in March. If you do not report your hours by the 17th of February, your coverage will stop February 28 and you will not be covered for March. Please note, your qualifying activities may need to be verified. Qualifying activity requirements will only apply to Pathways and not those who are enrolled under the traditional Medicaid program.

Applicants or members who report a minimum of 80 hours of part-time or full-time employment per month for six consecutive months prior to application, or 80 hours of qualifying activities for six consecutive months once enrolled in Pathways will not need to report qualifying activities again until annual renewal.

Qualifying Activities Verification

Your qualifying activities may need to be verified. Acceptable documentation may include:

Qualifying Activities Verification
Qualifying Activity Verification Source
Employment
  • Pay stubs.
  • Written statement from source/employer.
  • Gross earnings (if hourly pay is known).
  • Timesheet.
Self-employment
  • Signed Standardized Work/Participation Calendar from member indicating hours engaged (Member may fill in a standardized worksheet template indicating total weekly hours worked per client/activity; OR submit a snapshot of their actual work calendar from the reporting month (e.g., photo of ledger of appointments or screenshot of calendar with work activities).
On-the-job training
  • Statement from supervisor sponsoring the on-the-job training.
Job Readiness
  • Signed statement from Recognized Agency or Community Resource indicating hours engaged. (Recognized agencies include Georgia Department of Labor Career Center, Workforce Development Board, Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, Goodwill, and other agencies as authorized by the State).
  • Signed statement from habilitation/rehabilitation institution verifying hours in last four weeks.
Community Service
  • Standardized Work/Participation Calendar signed by organization.
  • Signed statement on organization letterhead from supervisor verifying hours.
Vocational Educational Training
  • Official course enrollment for the current semester from the Office of the Registrar.
  • Copy of class schedule for the current semester.
  • Enrollment status through an interface (if available and if the student has consented to have their enrollment information shared with the Department of Human Services).
Enrollment in an Institution of Higher Education
  • Official course enrollment for the current semester from the Office of the Registrar.
  • Copy of class schedule for the current semester.
  • Enrollment status through an interface (if available and if the student has consented to have their enrollment information shared with the Department of Human Services).
Enrollment and active engagement in the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) Vocational Rehabilitation program
  • Signed statement from GVRA dated within four weeks of Pathways application submission by the individual.
  • Enrollment letter dated within four weeks of Pathways application submission by the individual.
  • Current active client status through GVRA interface (if available and if the individual consented to have their enrollment information shared with the Department of Human Services).