La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5543

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-5543 - Drug Courts Program

A. OFS shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Supreme Court of Louisiana to provide services to drug court clients that may include non-medical treatment, assessment, counseling, education, and training. Eligible services shall not include drug court administrative costs.

B. These services meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by providing assessment, counseling, education, training, non-medical treatment, etc.

C. Eligibility for services is limited to children and to the parents or caretaker relatives of minor children. A family consists of a minor child residing with a custodial parent or caretaker relative of the minor child, and non-custodial parents.

D. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5543

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 28:353 (February 2002), amended LR 34:694 (April 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; R.S. 46:231 and R.S. 36:474; Act 12, 2001 Reg. Session, Act 18, 2007 Reg. Session.