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-5559 - Early Childhood Supports and Services Program (Effective August 2, 2002)

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-5559

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The Office of Family Support, shall enter into a Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to create programs to identify and provide supports and services to young children, ages 0-5, and their families who are at risk of developing cognitive, behavioral, and relationship difficulties. Services may include but are not limited to:

1. referral to appropriate supports and services provided by network members and other resources in the community;

2. case management;

3. clinical case management;

4. behavior modification;

5. counseling;

6. parent support groups;

7. training and technical assistance;

8. consultation to other providers and agencies;

9. infant mental health screening;

10. infant mental health assessment;

11. non-recurrent, short-term emergency intervention funds for use in a crisis situation; and

12. other services as specified in the individualized ECSS family services plan.

B. Services offered by providers meet one or more of the following TANF goals:

1. Goal 1- to provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the home of a relative;

2. Goal 2- to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;

3. Goal 3- to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and

4. Goal 4- to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

C. Eligibility for services is limited to at-risk families that include a child age 0-5 years, and who have earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 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 13, 2002 Reg. Session, Act 18, 2007 Reg. Session.

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