Section 470 IAC 2.1-1-2 - Applicant and recipient responsibilities applicable to all public assistance programsAuthority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3; IC 12-13-7-5
Affected: IC 12-13; IC 12-14; IC 12-15
Sec. 2.
(a) Each applicant for and recipient of public assistance shall complete, or assist the DFR office in completing, the appropriate application form and related eligibility forms prescribed by the division.(b) Each applicant and recipient is required to provide all information necessary to determine eligibility for public assistance and report any change in this information to the DFR office within ten (10) days of the date on which the change occurs.(c) Each applicant and recipient is required to verify or assist the DFR office in verifying all information required to determine eligibility by signing appropriate release of information forms required to obtain verification of information provided to the DFR office or either of the following:(1) Obtaining and providing to the DFR office documentation that verifies information required to determine eligibility.(2) Undergoing required medical examinations necessary to determine eligibility.(d) A caseworker may conduct an initial interview through a personal interview at the DFR office or by phone.(e) If an applicant fails or refuses to provide the DFR office information or verification of information required to determine the applicant's eligibility for public assistance, the applicant shall be ineligible for assistance and the application shall be denied. Prior to denying an application under this section, the DFR office must provide the applicant written notice of the specific information or verification needed to determine eligibility and written notice of the date on which the application will be denied if the information or verification is not provided.(f) Treatment plan requirements shall be as follows:(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), a recipient who is receiving public assistance due to disability, incapacity, or visual impairment shall be required to cooperate in a treatment plan that is recommended by the examining physician and approved by the division prior approval section, if the goal of treatment is full or partial alleviation of the recipient's disability, incapacity, or visual impairment.(2) A recipient shall not be required to cooperate in a treatment plan if good cause for refusing exists. Good cause for refusing treatment includes, but is not limited to, the following:(A) Treatment is contrary to the recipient's religious beliefs.(B) Previous surgery of the type recommended was unsuccessful.(C) The recommended treatment is very risky because of its magnitude, unusual nature, or other reason.(D) The recommended treatment involves amputation of a limb or a major part of a limb.(3) A recipient who fails to meet the requirement of this section shall be ineligible and assistance shall be discontinued.(g) For the purposes of the TANF program, failure of an applicant to comply with the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) shall result in the ineligibility of the entire assistance group.Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 2.1-1-2; filed Mar 1, 1984, 2:31 p.m.: 7 IR 992, eff Apr 1, 1984; filed Dec 16, 1986, 11:00 a.m.: 10 IR 1079; filed Feb 12, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1807; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFAFiled 8/28/2023, 9:55 a.m.: 20230927-IR-470230215FRA