(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a religious organization may participate in the FIP on the same basis as any other nongovernmental entity.
(b) An individual may not be required to accept assistance from a religious organization if acceptance would violate the individual’s bona fide religious beliefs and practices.
(c) An organization funded under the FIP may not discriminate on the basis of religion, religious belief, or refusal to participate in a religious practice with respect to any individual’s receipt of service under the FIP.
(d) The Department shall provide all recipients with clear and timely notice of their rights under § 104(e) of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Family Investment Program
Section 5-302 - Established; Purpose
Section 5-303 - Duties of Secretary
Section 5-304 - Government Hiring Plans for Recipients, Their Children, Foster Youth, and Obligors
Section 5-306 - Contracting Powers of Department
Section 5-307 - Religious Organizations
Section 5-308 - Eligibility for Assistance
Section 5-309 - Scope of Family Investment Program
Section 5-310 - Amount of Assistance; Rules of Eligibility
Section 5-311 - Periodic Recertification; Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation
Section 5-312 - Temporary Cash Assistance -- in General
Section 5-313 - Temporary Cash Assistance -- Limitations
Section 5-314 - Temporary Cash Assistance -- Adult or Minor Parent Substance Abuse Treatment
Section 5-315 - Ssi Benefits; Reasonable Subsistence; Medicaid Eligibility
Section 5-316 - Funding; Budget Savings
Section 5-317 - Demonstration Projects
Section 5-318 - Job Skills Enhancement Program
Section 5-319 - Fip Demonstration Sites
Section 5-320 - Mentoring Program
Section 5-321 - Future Amendment or Repeal of Subtitle
Section 5-322 - Report on Vocational Education or Education Directly Related to Employment