La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5563

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-5563 - Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Needy Families

A. The Department for Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wherein DCFS shall fund the cost of substance abuse non-medical treatment of members of needy families to the extent that funds are available commencing June 1, 2002.

B. These services meet TANF goal 2, to end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by providing needy families with substance abuse treatment so that they may become self-sufficient in order to promote job preparation, work, and marriage.

C. Eligibility for services is limited to needy families, that is, a family in which any member receives a Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant, Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) grant, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) services, Medicaid, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaChip) benefits, supplemental security income (SSI), free or reduced lunch, or who has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A needy family includes a minor child living with a custodial parent or caretaker relative who has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

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

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5563

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 29:190 (February 2003), amended LR 31:486 (February 2005), LR 34:696 (April 2008), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability, LR 39:1414 (June 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., R.S. 46:231 and R.S. 36:474, Act 13, 2002 Reg. Session, and Act 18, 2007 Reg. Session.