S.D. Admin. R. 67:10:01:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 54, October 28, 2024

Section 67:10:01:01 - Definitions

Abbreviations and terms used in this article mean:

(1) "Applicant," an individual who has directly or through a caretaker relative applied for TANF from the department and whose application has not been denied or withdrawn;

(2) "Assistance unit," an individual or a group of related individuals within a household whose needs are recognized in one assistance grant;

(3) "BIA," the Bureau of Indian Affairs;

(4) "Caretaker relative," a parent or relative with one of the specific degrees of relationship found in § 67:10:01:06 who lives in the home and has the actual care and control of the child;

(5) "Dependent child," a child who has not attained 18 years of age or has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school and who has been deprived of support or care of a parent because of the parent's death, continued absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity, or who is a child of unemployed parents who is living with the parents in a residence maintained by the parents as their home;

(6) "Department," the Department of Social Services;

(7) "Parent," the natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent;

(8) "Parent caretaker relative," a natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent who lives in the home and has the actual care and control of a child for whom assistance is applied for or received;

(9) "Qualified alien," a legal alien who arrived in the United States after August 21, 1996, who meets either the requirements of Pub. L. 104-193, § 431 (b) (110 Stat. 2274) (August 22, 1996) or the requirements of Pub. L. 104-193, § 403 (b)(2) (110 Stat. 2265) (August 22, 1996);

(10) "Recipient," an individual who is receiving assistance under this article whose needs are budgeted pursuant to chapter 67:10:05 to determine the amount of the cash payment;

(11) "Sponsor," a person, agency, or organization that executed an affidavit of support or similar agreement in behalf of an alien as a condition of the alien's entry into the United States;

(12) "SSI," supplemental security income; and

(13) "TANF," temporary assistance to needy families.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:10:01:01

24 SDR 24, effective 8/31/1997.

General Authority: SDCL 28-7A-3(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-7A-3(1).