Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 07.03.08 - Emergency Assistance to Families with Children (EAFC)
Section 07.03.08.02 - Cash Emergency Assistance to Families with Children

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 07.03.08.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. The local department may give Cash Emergency Assistance to Families with Children when:

(1) Assistance is needed to avoid the destitution of a child younger than 21 years old;

(2) There are no resources available to meet the emergency; and

(3) The emergency is not the result of quitting a job without good cause.

B. Good cause includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Discrimination based on:
(a) Race;

(b) National origin;

(c) Ethnicity;

(d) Age;

(e) Sex;

(f) Disability;

(g) Religion; or

(h) Sexual orientation;

(2) Breakdown in child care or transportation;

(3) Domestic violence;

(4) Hazardous working conditions;

(5) Documented illness or incapacitation;

(6) Incarceration;

(7) Resignation at employer's request; or

(8) Other circumstances determined to be good cause by the local department.

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