Section 1240-01-48-.08 - TREATMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS(1) When an assignment is in effect on a Families First case, any support paid on behalf of the assistance group members must go to the state to be disbursed by the IV-D agency in accordance with federal regulations.(2) If the payments are insufficient to meet the AG's needs by DHS standards, the AG receives the full grant to which it is entitled, disregarding the support, which is used to reimburse state and federal Families First funds expended on the family.(3) If the payments do meet the needs of the AG, the Families First grant must be terminated and the current support payments will then go to the AG. Should payments not continue at a level sufficient to meet the AG's needs, the family may reapply for Families First.(4) When support is collected by the IV-D agency in behalf of an AG receiving Families First cash assistance, the collected amount of support will be paid to the AG in an amount up to the lesser of the collection or the AG's unmet need. (a) Unmet need is determined by subtracting the following from the AG's consolidated need standard: 1. the grant amount paid to the AG in the month the collection is received by the IV-D agency; and2. the income counted in the budget to determine the amount of the AG's grant in the month the collection is received by the IV-D agency.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-48-.08
Original rule filed December 2, 1996; effective 15, 1997.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 CFR 232.20 through 232.21.