Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 703.000 - Transitional Cash Assistance Programs: Nonfinancial Eligibility
Section 703.160 - TAFDC Immunizations
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Requirement. Each dependent child must be properly immunized. Failure to immunize shall result in the grantee's ineligibility unless there is good cause as specified in 106 CMR 703.160(B).
The dependent child's immunization must be verified at application, birth of a dependent child, and when the child turns age two.
The grantee has 60 days from the date of notification of this requirement to provide verification of immunization, or a written statement, signed by an appropriate health care provider, of the date immunizations have been scheduled.
If scheduled, the grantee must also submit a statement from the health care provider indicating the immunizations have been completed within 30 days of the scheduled appointment.
(B) Good Cause for Failure to Comply with Immunization Requirement. Good cause is limited as follows:
(C) Sanction for Noncompliance with Immunization Requirement. When a grantee does not meet the immunization requirements without good cause, he or she will be sanctioned by a denial or a reduction of his or her portion of the grant. In two-parent households, both parents will be sanctioned.
A sanctioned grantee is still subject to other TAFDC provisions including, but not limited to, Time-limited Benefits (see 106 CMR 703.120) , and the Work Program requirements (see 106 CMR 703.150) . The sanction will continue until the proper documentation for its removal is provided.
(D) Verification.