Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.78 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)
Subchapter 37.78.6 - TANF Emergency Assistance
Rule 37.78.602 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) A household member or an employee or agent of the department may make a request for emergency assistance.
(2) Eligibility requirements for emergency assistance must be verified and documented.
(3) To receive emergency assistance, an applicant must show:
(4) Emergency assistance may be provided in addition to but not as a substitute for basic needs assistance, including but not limited to TANF Cash Assistance, Tribal TANF Family Assistance or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) General Assistance.
(5) The completed request for emergency assistance shall be submitted to the local Office of Public Assistance. The applicant shall be notified by the department of the approval or reasons for denial of the request for emergency assistance.
(6) There are no residency requirements for emergency assistance. Nonresidents, migrants and transients who otherwise meet the requirements of this part are eligible for emergency assistance.
(7) The department shall make a determination of eligibility for emergency assistance within five days after receiving the application and all verification required to support the application.
(8) An expedited administrative review of a denial of a request for emergency assistance will be available to applicants who request in writing such an expedited review within five working days of the date of the denial. Such a review will be held within five working days of the date the request is received by the local office. Requests not made in accordance with these provisions will be processed according to the department's standard fair hearing procedures.
53-2-201, 53-4-212, MCA; IMP, 53-2-201, 53-4-211, MCA;