Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives
Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives
Section III-5543 - Drug Courts Program
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. OFS shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Supreme Court of Louisiana to provide services to drug court clients that may include non-medical treatment, assessment, counseling, education, and training. Eligible services shall not include drug court administrative costs.
B. These services meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by providing assessment, counseling, education, training, non-medical treatment, etc.
C. Eligibility for services is limited to children and to the parents or caretaker relatives of minor children. A family consists of a minor child residing with a custodial parent or caretaker relative of the minor child, and non-custodial parents.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; R.S. 46:231 and R.S. 36:474; Act 12, 2001 Reg. Session, Act 18, 2007 Reg. Session.
