Section 470-2-011 - OTHER RELATED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSOther eligibility requirements are described in this section.
011.01RECEIPT OF OTHER ASSISTANCE. An individual whose needs are included in the refugee resettlement program payment must not at the same time receive a payment of another type of categorical assistance that is administered by the Department. Assistance from a source other than the Department may be used to supplement, but not to duplicate, an assistance payment made for a particular case.011.02INELIGIBILITY OF FLEEING FELON. An individual is ineligible for refugee resettlement program cash and medical assistance during any period in which the individual is:(A) Fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or confinement after conviction for a crime in the United States or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the law of the place from which the individual is fleeing; or(B) Violating a condition of United States federal or state probation or parole.011.03INELIGIBILITY FOR DRUG RELATED FELONIES. An individual who has committed and been convicted under federal or state law after August 22, 1996, of any offense which is classified as a felony and which has an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, is permanently ineligible for refugee resettlement cash assistance. Other family members may continue to receive benefits.470 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 011
Amended effective 6/6/2022Amended effective 6/14/2023