Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a)
Temporary assistance. The RP
defines temporary assistance as cash payments, medical care that includes
counseling, temporary or permanent housing, transportation, and other goods and
services necessary for the repatriate's health or welfare.
(1) All funds are issued as a loan that must
be repaid to the United States Government.
(2) The repatriate may request a waiver or
repayment deferral for funds expended on his or her behalf within 30- calendar
days of receiving a demand for payment letter from the Office of Human Services
Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) or its contracted agency. The
letter advises the repatriate who to contact to request the waiver or repayment
deferral.
(b)
Cash
assistance. The repatriate is eligible to receive a cash assistance loan
equivalent to three months of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
for the same family size as shown on Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) Appendix
C-1, Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards, Schedule IX. The cash
assistance is issued after the repatriate signs the repayment
agreement.
(c)
Social
services. Upon receipt of the information referral packet, the Adult and
Family Services (AFS) repatriation coordinator reviews the assessment
information provided regarding the repatriate and his or her dependents to
determine the repatriate's identified social service needs.
(1) In addition to or instead of cash
assistance, the assessment information may indicate the repatriate needs other
types of temporary assistance.
(2)
The repatriation coordinator and local county staff develop a tentative plan to
meet the repatriate's social service needs prior to the repatriate's arrival.
This plan is presented to the repatriate at the airport. The repatriate is free
to accept or reject any part of the service plan. Refer to Oklahoma
Administrative Code
340:61-1-3
regarding minors and mentally incompetent adults.
(3) The service plan includes helping the
repatriate apply for all public assistance he or she appears eligible to
receive including programs administered by OKDHS and other local agencies. RP
funds are not expended when the services are available free of charge.
(A) Public assistance benefit programs
administered by AFS include TANF, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
food benefits, Child Care Subsidy Program, and SoonerCare (Medicaid) medical
benefits.
(B) Depending on the
repatriate's circumstances, he or she may also be eligible for services
administered by other divisions within OKDHS including the Developmental
Disability Services, Community Living, Aging and Protective Services, and Child
Support Services.
(C) Public
assistance available through other local agencies may include housing
assistance, benefits from the Social Security Administration, food banks, help
finding a job, transportation, clothing closets, or medical clinics.
(4) OKDHS or other appropriate
agency staff meeting the repatriate at the airport presents all available
options to the repatriate prior to signing a repayment agreement. This allows
the repatriate to make an informed decision about accepting an RP
loan.
(d)
Medical
assistance. When the repatriate needs immediate medical attention, the
repatriation coordinator locates a medical provider willing to treat the
repatriate upon arrival. OHSEPR reimburses the medical provider reasonable,
allowable, and allocable expenses that are not covered by an outside source
such as insurance or SoonerCare (Medicaid).
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1357, eff
7-1-13
