WSR 97-08-032
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
(Public Assistance)
[Filed March 27, 1997, 11:01 a.m., effective May 1, 1997]
Date of Adoption: March 26, 1997.
Purpose: To comply with the federal requirement in Public Law 104-193 that temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) be denied to a parent or other caretaker relative who fails to notify the Department of Social and Health Services within five days of the date it becomes clear the child will be absent for more than ninety days.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-215-1115 Living in the home of a relative of specified degree--Temporary absence--Denial of assistance to a caretaker relative who fails to report a child's absence.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050 and 74.04.055.
Other Authority: Public Law 104-193, Section 103 (a)(1) (1996).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-05-068 on February 19, 1997.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 1997.
March 26, 1997
Merry A. Kogut, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-215-1115 Living in the home of a relative of specified degree--Temporary absence--Denial of assistance to a caretaker relative who fails to report a child's absence. (1) When a minor child is temporarily absent from the home, the department shall deny assistance for one month to a parent or other caretaker relative who fails to notify the department within five days of the date it becomes reasonably clear to the parent or other caretaker relative that the absence of the child will exceed ninety days.
(2) In denying assistance to a parent or other caretaker relative for the reason described in subsection (1) of this section, the needs of that individual shall be excluded in determining the need and payment amount of the assistance unit.
(3) The income of a parent or other caretaker relative who is
disqualified under this section shall be allocated under WAC 388-218-1640
as if the individual were ineligible due to sanction or noncooperation.
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