Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 10.3 - TANF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Rule 9 - Personal Responsibility Agreement
Section 9-5 - Requirement for a safe secure home
Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 9-5
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3; IC 12-14-28-7
Affected: IC 12-13; IC 12-14-2-21
Sec. 5.
(a) Recipients shall raise their children in a safe, secure home.
(b) As used in this section, "safe, secure home" means that the home is free of substantiated:
(1) domestic violence; or
(2) incidents of child abuse or neglect.
(c) Failure or refusal, without good cause, to comply with counseling or other actions determined to be appropriate related to instances of substantiated child abuse or neglect or domestic violence shall result in the imposition of a fiscal penalty of ninety dollars ($90) per month until compliance.
(d) As used in this section, "good cause" means either of the following:
(1) The required actions were beyond the capability of the individual to perform.
(2) The agency did not provide the services needed by the individual to perform the required actions.
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