Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 921 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - FAMILY SUPPORT › Chapter 2 - K-TAP, Kentucky Works, Welfare to Work, State Supplementation › Section 921 KAR 2:006 - Technical requirements for the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				205.010,
				205.2005,
				205.703,
				205.720(1),
				403.720(2),
				45 C.F.R.
				260-265, Part
				1626.2(b),
				7 U.S.C.
				2011-2036,
				8 U.S.C.
				1101-1524,
				21 U.S.C.
				802(6),
				22 U.S.C.
				7102(11),
				7105,
				38 U.S.C.
				101,
				107,
				1101,
				1301,
				1304,
				5303A(d),
				42 U.S.C.
				416,
				601-619,
				1381-1384,
				1396,
				Pub. L.
				111-118
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				194A.050(1) requires the
				secretary to promulgate all administrative regulations authorized by applicable
				state laws necessary to operate the programs and fulfill the responsibilities
				vested in the cabinet or to qualify for the receipt of federal funds and
				necessary to cooperate with other state and federal agencies for the proper
				administration of the cabinet and its programs.
				KRS
				205.2003(1) requires the
				secretary to promulgate administrative regulations to develop a work program
				for recipients of public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social
				Security Act, 42 U.S.C.
				601 to
				619.
				KRS
				205.200(2) requires the
				secretary to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing the conditions
				of eligibility for public assistance in conformity with
				42 U.S.C.
				602 and federal regulations.
				KRS
				205.200(3) authorizes the
				secretary to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing as a condition
				of eligibility that a needy child regularly attend school, and the degree of
				relationship of the person or persons in whose home the needy child must
				reside. This administrative regulation establishes the technical requirements
				of eligibility for the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP).
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Assistance" is defined by
			 45 C.F.R.
			 260.31.
(2) "Barriers" means a limitation in an
			 individual's ability to become employed and self-sufficient or to comply with
			 KTAP requirements.
(3) "Battered or
			 subjected to extreme cruelty" is defined by
			 45 C.F.R.
			 1626.2(b).
(4) "Benefit group" means a group composed of
			 one (1) or more children and may include as a specified relative a person
			 pursuant to Section 6 of this administrative regulation.
(5) "Child" means "minor child" as defined by
			 45 C.F.R.
			 260.30.
(6) "Domestic violence and abuse" is defined
			 by KRS
			 403.720(2).
(7) "Family member" means an individual:
(a) Related by blood, marriage, or adoption
			 to a child or a work-eligible individual, as defined by
			 45 C.F.R.
			 261.2(n), in the benefit
			 group; or
(b) Who is a member of an
			 unmarried couple and has a child in the benefit group in common with the
			 work-eligible individual, as defined by
			 45 C.F.R.
			 261.2(n).
(8) "Kentucky Transitional
			 Assistance Program" or "KTAP" means Kentucky's Temporary Assistance for Needy
			 Families (TANF) cash assistance program for eligible families with a child
			 living in the home.
(9) "Kentucky
			 Works Program" or "KWP" means the program established in
			 921 KAR 2:370.
(10) "Minor teenage parent" means an
			 individual who:
(a) Has not attained eighteen
			 (18) years of age;
(b) Is not
			 married, or is married and not living with the spouse; and
(c) Has a minor child in the applicant's or
			 recipient's care.
(11)
			 "Penalized individual" means a person who is required to be included in the
			 benefit group, but fails to fulfill an eligibility requirement that causes a
			 reduction in benefits of the benefit group. If otherwise eligible, a penalized
			 individual remains a member of the benefit group.
(12) "Qualified immigrant" means an immigrant
			 lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to
			 8 U.S.C.
			 1101 to
			 1524.
(13) "Sanctioned individual" means a person
			 who is required to be included in the benefit group, but who is excluded from
			 the benefit group due to failure to fulfill an eligibility
			 requirement.
(14) "Second chance
			 home" means an entity that:
(a) Provides a
			 minor teenage parent a supportive and supervised living arrangement;
			 and
(b) Requires a minor teenage
			 parent to learn:
1. Parenting skills,
			 including child development;
2.
			 Family budgeting;
3. Health and
			 nutrition; and
4. Other skills to
			 promote long-term economic independence and the well-being of the child of the
			 minor teenage parent.
(15) "Severe form of trafficking in persons"
			 is defined by 22 U.S.C.
			 7102(11).
(16) "Striker" means an employed individual
			 who is participating in:
(a) A work
			 stoppage;
(b) A concerted slowdown
			 of work; or
(c) An interruption of
			 operations at his or her place of employment.
(17) "Supplemental Security Income" or "SSI"
			 means a monthly cash payment made pursuant to:
(a)
										42 U.S.C.
			 1381 to
			 1384 to the aged, blind, or
			 persons with a disability;
(b)
										42 U.S.C.
			 1382e; or
(c)
										42 U.S.C.
			 1382.
(18) "Two parent case" means KTAP benefits
			 paid to a family if both parents live in the home and are both required to
			 participate in the KWP.
(19) "Work"
			 means participation in a KWP activity pursuant to
			 921 KAR 2:370, Section
			 2(1)(c).