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-.21 - ELIGIBILITY OF MATERNITY HOME RESIDENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1240-01-47-.21
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Eligibility for a person residing in a maternity home is determined as though the person was currently living in her own home. A period of time spent in a maternity home is defined as a temporary absence from one's usual home and eligibility is established based on the circumstances which exist in that usual home.
(2) Applications from Maternity Home Residents.
(a) Applications
from women who are entering (or plan to enter) a maternity home are accepted
and processed in the county of usual residence, i.e., the person's "home
county."
(b) Applications from
women who are in a maternity home are accepted and processed in the county
where the maternity home is located.
(3) Eligibility for Applicants in a Maternity Home.
(a) A maternity home resident must meet
all technical and financial Families First eligibility requirements as any
other Families First applicant.
(b)
A pregnant woman with no other children may request Families First for herself
only (as a pregnant woman), or a pregnant woman with children living with her
may request assistance for herself and her dependent children in the home.
1. As a pregnant woman with no other children
in the home:
(i) She must have reached her 6th
month of pregnancy;
(ii) She must
meet all eligibility requirements as though the unborn child were born and
living with her; and
(iii) The
income of a spouse in the home must be considered and/or the income of a parent
of a minor must be deemed to the minor pregnant woman. (See exception for SSI
recipients.); and
(iv) The
applicant must not be receiving Families First as a dependent child with her
siblings in the home.
2.
As the applicant relative of dependent children in the home:
(i) Pregnancy does not have to be verified
(when an applicant relative has children for whom Families First is requested,
her pregnancy is not an issue);
(ii) The dependent child(ren) in the home
must meet all eligibility requirements and she must meet all requirements as
caretaker relative;
(iii) The
income of a spouse in the home will be considered and the income of a parent of
a minor will be deemed to the minor applicant. (See exception for SSI
recipients.);
(iv) The applicant
must not be receiving Families First as a dependent child with her siblings in
the home.
(c)
If the home situation is being dissolved, the current home situation of the
maternity home resident is considered in determining her eligibility.
(4) Eligibility for Recipients Residing in or Entering a Maternity Home.
(a)
No change in a Families First grant or filing unit is made when a recipient is
residing in or entering a maternity home.
(b) An alternate payee will be named to
receive the grant if necessary.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 CFR 233.90.
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