Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-01 - Family Assistance Division
Chapter 1240-01-47 - Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements - Families First Program
Section 1240-01-47-.03 - TEMPORARY ABSENCES
Current through September 24, 2024
Temporary absences from the state (or county), with subsequent returns to the state or intent to return once the purpose of the absence has been accomplished, do not terminate residence. Residence is retained until abandoned. A decision to continue assistance to a recipient out of state will be based on two factors:
(1) Whether it can be established that he/she is actually maintaining any identifiable living arrangement in Tennessee and he/she has plans to return to Tennessee; and
(2) Whether he/she has applied for or is receiving assistance in the state where he/she presently is. If it cannot be established that the recipient is maintaining a home in Tennessee or it is established that he/she has applied for or is receiving assistance in the state where he/she is, it will be assumed that he/she intends to remain out of Tennessee and assistance from this state will be discontinued. If he/she does not return to Tennessee within 3 months, Families First will be discontinued.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 CFR 233.40.
