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LA Rev Stat § 46:448 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§448. Emergency assistance information and referral

RS 448 - Emergency assistance information and referral A. As used in this Section: (1) "Office of children and family services" shall mean the office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services, state of Louisiana. (2) "Emergency assistance" shall mean any service, food, clothing, shelter, money grant, or any other assistance available to people who find their ability to obtain the necessities of life threatened by fire, flood, death, or other sudden and necessitous circumstances. (3) "Governmental agency" shall mean any political subdivision department, office, agency, board, corporation, or other instrumentality funded in whole or in part by local, state, or federal funds that provides some form of emergency assistance in this state. (4) "Private agency" shall mean any department, office, agency, board, corporation, or other instrumentality that provides some form of emergency assistance in this state, but shall not include any private agency that chooses not to take referrals or discriminates in their assistance on the grounds of race. B. The office of children and family services shall gather through its local offices information on all governmental and private agencies in each parish as to the type of assistance each agency can and will provide and as to what eligibility requirements, if any, these agencies apply to their assistance. C. The office of children and family services shall designate an office in each parish which will aid people seeking emergency assistance, either in person or by telephone, to identify what assistance, if any, the person can obtain. The office of children and family services shall publicize in each parish the availability of this information. D. Each office will report at the end of each calendar year to the assistant secretary of the office of children and family services, the total number and type of emergency assistance requests it has received and the number and type of emergency assistance requests for which no agency provides assistance in that area. The reports shall be available to the public on request. E. The services provided pursuant to this Section shall be funded from such monies as are already provided for the office of children and family services, and to this end, shall be deemed not to require additional personnel or appropriations. Added by Acts 1979, No. 695, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §20, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 46:449 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§449. Family responsibility program

RS 449 - Family responsibility program  A. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Department" shall mean the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Recipient" shall mean any person receiving intermediate or skilled nursing care in the state of Louisiana and whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the costs of such care.  B. The department is hereby authorized to develop and implement a program of voluntary family responsibility which will recognize those alimentary obligations created by Civil Code Art. 229 et seq.  C. The department is authorized to enter into written agreements with the responsible relatives of recipients whereby such responsible relatives voluntarily agree to contribute to the cost of providing skilled or intermediate nursing care to any recipient who is a relative of such responsible party. Any funds paid pursuant to this provision shall be paid directly to the recipient or to the health care facility for the use and benefit of the designated recipient. Such funds shall first be applied to the personal needs and then to the medical needs of the recipient.  D. The secretary of the department shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Section. All such regulations shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  E. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 202, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 672, §1, eff. for taxable periods beginning after Dec. 31, 1982; Acts 2003, No. 420, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2019, No. 202, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:450 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§450. WIC Program; authorized vendor participation

RS 450 - WIC Program; authorized vendor participation  A. Notwithstanding any other state laws or any rules or regulations promulgated by the Department of Children and Family Services, no applicant shall be prohibited from participating in the WIC Program as an authorized vendor based on:  (1) The location of the proposed retail food outlet unless the proposed retail food outlet is located less than one-fourth mile from another authorized vendor's retail food outlet. (2) The price of the food package offered is below the median price charged by other vendors in that parish if the price of the food package offered by the authorized vendor is not more than ten percent above the authorized vendor's cost. B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "WIC" means supplemental food and health program for pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women, for up to six months; infants from birth to one year of age; and children, from one year of age to five years of age. (2) "Vendor" means the owner and employees of any retail food outlet. Acts 1987, No. 374, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:450.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§450.3. WIC participants; homeless

RS 450.3 - WIC participants; homeless  A. The office of public health within the Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for the WIC program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide nonperishable food items to women and children. Such rules shall provide for the distribution of WIC vouchers, in small quantities on a frequent basis, for food items that do not require refrigeration or storage to eligible WIC participants that have been identified by qualified organizations as being homeless. Such rules shall comply with requirements of federal laws and regulations in order to ensure receipt of federal funding for the program.  B. In accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the following conditions shall apply:  (1) Participants shall receive vouchers weekly for quantities that may be consumed in such a time frame.  (2) Vouchers for such participants shall be redeemable for nonperishable food items, in accordance with state and federal law, if the participant does not have access to refrigeration or adequate storage.  (3) Only eligible WIC participants who have been identified by qualified organizations as homeless shall receive vouchers as provided in Paragraphs (1) and (2).  C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Nonperishable food items" means food items that are not liable to spoil or decay, including but not limited to powdered food substances and freeze-dried food items.  (2) "Qualified organization" means any organization, association, corporation, coalition, confederation, company, business, alliance, establishment, enterprise, firm, club, league, lodge, order, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, union, society, group, governmental entity, or other similar body that has met the requirements set forth in rules of the Louisiana Department of Health for proper registration with the Vital Records Registry as an organization which may confirm the identity of displaced persons.  Acts 1993, No. 318, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 318, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 46:450.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§450.4. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 237, §3.

RS 450.4 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 237, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 46:450.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§450.5. Chronic kidney disease; evaluation; classification; criteria; healthcare coverage

RS 450.5 - Chronic kidney disease; evaluation; classification; criteria; healthcare coverage  A. Any enrollee in Medicaid who is eligible for services and who has a diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension or who has a family history of kidney disease, shall be evaluated for kidney disease through routine clinical laboratory assessments of kidney function.  B. Any enrollee in Medicaid who is eligible for services and who has been diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension or who has a family history of kidney disease, and who has received a diagnosis of kidney disease shall be classified as a chronic kidney patient.  C. The diagnostic criteria which define chronic kidney disease (CKD) should be generally recognized clinical practice guidelines, which identify chronic kidney disease or its complications based on the presence of kidney damage and level of kidney function.  D. In keeping with the Louisiana Department of Health, Medicaid program's disease management program, patients receiving Medicaid benefits who are at risk for chronic kidney disease will be tracked regarding appropriate diagnostic testing. Medicaid providers will be educated and disease management strategies implemented in order to increase the rate of evaluation and treatment for chronic kidney disease according to accepted practice guidelines including:  (1) Managing risk factors, which prolong kidney function or delay progression to kidney replacement therapy.  (2) Managing risk factors for bone disease and cardiovascular disease associated with chronic kidney disease.  (3) Improving nutritional status of chronic kidney disease patients.  (4) Correcting anemia associated with chronic kidney disease.  Acts 2005, No. 124, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:450.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§450.6. Election of Chafee Option

RS 450.6 - Election of Chafee Option  A. To the extent federal financial participation is available pursuant to an approved state Medicaid plan amendment, the Louisiana Department of Health shall exercise its option under 42 U.S.C. 1396a(10)(A)(ii)(XVII) to extend to independent foster care adolescents as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1396d(w)(1) who are not otherwise Medicaid eligible in accordance with such requirements as were in effect as of April 1, 2008, either: (1) an alternative benefits package authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1396u-7 as set forth in Subsection B of this Section; or (2) regular Medicaid benefits under the Medical Assistance Plan.  B. For purposes of Subsection A of this Section, the alternative benefits package may include:  (1) A high deductible private insurance policy.  (2) A health savings account.  (3) A program to educate recipients about health insurance.  C. The department shall have the authority to decide whether to provide either regular Medicaid benefits or the alternative benefits package as set forth in Subsection B of this Section to independent foster care adolescents.  D. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to define the individual components of the alternative benefits package as set forth in Subsection B of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 2008, No. 352, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§451. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 451 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:452 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§452. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 452 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:453 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§453. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 453 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:454 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§454. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 454 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:455 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§455. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 455 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:456 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§456. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 456 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:457 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§457. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 457 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:458 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§458. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 458 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:459 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§459. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 459 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 460 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.1. Submission of quarterly reports to the legislature

RS 460.1 - Submission of quarterly reports to the legislature  The Department of Children and Family Services shall submit copies of the federal quarterly ACF-196 and ACF-696 reports to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance at the time these reports are submitted to the federal government. Upon request, the department shall submit copies of any other report the legislature deems necessary.  Acts 2001, No. 918, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.2. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 460.2 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.3. Adult basic education; literacy training; vocational educational training

RS 460.3 - Adult basic education; literacy training; vocational educational training To the extent allowed by federal law and notwithstanding any other state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, adult basic education and literacy training shall be included in the definition of vocational educational training for purposes of calculating work participation rates under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs. This law shall apply to any person receiving such education or training, regardless of the person's age. Any rule or regulation in conflict with this Section is hereby repealed. Acts 2001, No. 926, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.4. Educational opportunities to promote self-sufficiency

RS 460.4 - Educational opportunities to promote self-sufficiency  A. The legislature hereby finds that an employment-focused program has succeeded in reducing welfare rolls by focusing on the importance of work as a way of escaping poverty; education and employment can give welfare recipients the literacy, knowledge, and aptitudes to obtain and retain private career-path employment; that these programs retain their importance in reducing welfare dependency; that new federal legislation places an increased emphasis on employment and allows the combining of employment-related activities with educational activities; and that to the extent that they can be funded under the new federal welfare reform program without hindering the other federally recognized goals, they should be funded.  B. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 58, §2.  C. Within this Section, "educational activities" refers to the following educational activities funded by the Department of Children and Family Services in the state 1995-96 Fiscal Year, but not countable towards the federal participation requirements of 42 U.S.C. 407 as amended in 1996:  (1) Courses for obtaining general equivalency degrees.  (2) Adult basic education and literacy training.  (3) Vocational-technical training.  D. The department shall report to the Senate and House committees on health and welfare on or before August 15, 1997, and quarterly thereafter, regarding implementation of the provisions of this Section and to what extent the investment level shall be reached for the fiscal year.  E.(1) The provisions of this Section shall apply only to the extent permissible from federal TANF funds and uncommitted maintenance of effort funds the state is required to spend under TANF.  (2) The provisions of this Section shall also apply only to the extent that TANF and maintenance of effort funds are available and uncommitted for expenditure for other purposes by the department or by the legislature.  (3) Funds that have been received from the federal government shall be considered available and uncommitted provided the requisite approval for the expenditure of such funds under the provisions of R.S. 39:131 et seq. has not been obtained.  F. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the legislature from appropriating state funds for the educational activities defined in this Section.  Acts 1997, No. 700, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 58, §§1 and 2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.5. Earned income disregards for certain TANF recipients

RS 460.5 - Earned income disregards for certain TANF recipients A. In order to promote self-sufficiency, the Department of Children and Family Services shall disregard a recipient's first six months of earnings up to nine hundred dollars of gross earnings per month in determining the amount of his household's benefit under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, provided that such recipient is engaged in a work activity which has been approved by the department as part of his work participation requirement under TANF. B. This provision shall apply to a household only one time. C. Months in which a recipient receives the statutory earned income disregard pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall not count toward the state twenty-four-month limit provided in R.S. 46:231.6(A)(1). D. For purposes of this Section, "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" or "TANF" means the federal block grant program established under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193. E. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the earned income disregard program provided in Subsection A of this Section, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1997, No. 733, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 859, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 572, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 58, §1; Acts 2004, No. 675, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:460.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§460.6. Individual development account

RS 460.6 - Individual development account A. For purposes of this Section, "individual development account" shall mean a financial account to be used for the purposes specified in this Section and established in the name of an individual account holder who is eligible for the individual development account program based on established income eligibility determination. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a recipient may still receive TANF benefits while maintaining an individual development account which meets the following criteria: (1)(a) Deposits shall only be made by the individual account holder, a nonprofit organization, an individual contributor, or the state on behalf of the individual. (b) Total deposits into an individual development account over the life of the account shall not exceed six thousand dollars excluding interest. (2) At any point in time, the balance of an individual development account shall not exceed six thousand dollars. (3) The account holder may withdraw monies from an individual development account for the following purposes only: (a) To pay his educational expenses incurred at an accredited institution of higher education. (b) To pay his training costs incurred for a training program approved by the department. (c) To pay for work-related clothing, tools, or equipment as approved by the department. (d) For homeownership. (e) For business capitalization. (4) TANF monies may be deposited into this account, including but not limited to any matching funds that may be appropriated for that purpose. C. The department shall ensure that there is a limitation of one individual development account per household. D. An individual account holder who ceases to receive TANF program benefits may withdraw deposited monies from an individual development account for any purpose, except that the individual account holder shall comply with any restriction on the use of any monies deposited by a nonprofit organization or an individual contributor, or on the use of any state matching funds. E. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section which shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) The establishment and administration of the individual development account program. (2) The criteria a nonprofit organization or an individual contributor shall satisfy before making a deposit to an individual development account. (3) Penalties for fraud or abuse of any provision of this Section. F. The department may administer an individual development account program as provided in this Section contingent upon the availability of funding to do so. Acts 1997, No. 881, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1098, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2013, No. 285, §1, eff. June 14, 2013.