Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     53-4-606. Requirements for eligibility. (1) Eligibility for aid to families with dependent children benefits under the FAIM project with regard to income, resources, and all other factors of eligibility must be determined in accordance with the waivers granted by the U.S. secretary of health and human services under section 1115 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315.
     (2) If waivers of federal law are granted by the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services, two-parent families applying for or receiving aid to families with dependent children benefits under the FAIM project based on the unemployment of one parent may not be required to meet the special eligibility requirements of section 407 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 607.
     (3) (a) As a condition of eligibility for assistance under pathways and the community services program, all specified caretaker relatives shall enter into a family investment agreement with the department and shall comply with the terms of that agreement. Entering into an agreement is not a condition of eligibility for the job supplement program.
     (b) The family investment agreement must set forth the mutual obligations of the specified caretaker relative and the department to help the family achieve the goal of self-sufficiency. The agreement may contain provisions:
     (i) regarding actions to be taken by the specified caretaker relative and by the department to secure child support;
     (ii) requiring that the immunization and health-screening requirements of the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program be met for all children in the family; and
     (iii) specifying other services and activities appropriate for the specified caretaker relative or family.
     (c) An individual who is required to enter into a family investment agreement and who fails without good cause to do so or fails without good cause to comply with the individual's obligations under the agreement is ineligible, as provided in 53-4-608, for aid to families with dependent children benefits.
     (4) As a condition of eligibility for the community service program, a specified caretaker relative shall perform community service work as required by the department.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 491, L. 1995.

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