Section 1240-01-14-.15 - CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS - FOOD STAMPS ONLY(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, households consisting entirely of SSI and/or AFDC recipients are categorically eligible for food stamps, regardless of whether the requirements in chapters 1240-1-3 and/or 1240-1-4 are met. "Recipients" include the following individuals: (a) persons who actually are receiving AFDC or SSI checks;(b) persons whose AFDC grant or SSI payment is being recouped or has been suspended temporarily (i.e., the AFDC grant is suspended for one month in the retrospective cycle because of extra income in a given month);(c) persons approved for AFDC, but who do not receive a payment because they are eligible for a grant of less than $10.00; and(d) persons receiving Medicaid only are not considered recipients for this purpose.(2) Exceptions to categorical eligibility. (a) Regardless of the provisions in paragraph (1), a household is not categorically eligible, and is subject to all food stamp eligibility requirements if: 1. any member is disqualified for an Intentional Program Violation;2. the household is ineligible because it failed to comply with monthly reporting requirements; or3. the household is disqualified because a member voluntarily quit a job or failed to comply with the work registration/job search requirements.(b) Not withstanding any other provision of these rules, the following individuals cannot be included as eligible members of an otherwise categorically eligible household: 2. students who are ineligible under the student provisions; and3. institutionalized individuals [except those listed in rule 1240-1-2-.02(4)(b) ].Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-14-.15
Original rule filed November 28, 1986; effective February 28, 1987.Authority: T.C.A. § 14-27-104; PL 99-198; 7 CFR 273.2 [as amended, 51 Federal Register 150 (August 5, 1986)].