53-4-202. Cash assistance to be in effect in all counties. (1) It is required that the state plan and programs described in the state plan must be in effect in each county of the state.
(2) It is not required that the programs funded under temporary assistance for needy families be uniformly administered in each county of the state, provided that the programs are administered in accordance with all requirements of the state plan and federal law. The department may also administer demonstration programs pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1315, or any other provision of that act that permits the states to administer experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects.
(3) An enrolled member of an Indian tribe participating in a program that is funded, at least in part, by temporary assistance for needy families must be subject to the same rules, policies, and requirements as all other applicants for and recipients of benefits funded by temporary assistance for needy families unless an exception is expressly granted by federal law.
History: En. Sec. 2, Part 4, Ch. 82, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 156, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-503(c); amd. Sec. 155, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 491, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 53. Social Services and Institutions
Chapter 4. Children's Services
Part 2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- General Provisions
53-4-202. Cash assistance to be in effect in all counties
53-4-204. through 53-4-208 reserved
53-4-209. Montana parents as scholars program -- department duties
53-4-210. Tribal family assistance plan
53-4-212. Department to adopt rules
53-4-213. Department rules binding
53-4-214. Distribution of copies of law and forms by department
53-4-215. Cooperation with federal government
53-4-218. through 53-4-220 reserved
53-4-221. State administration
53-4-222. County administration subject to rules prescribed by department
53-4-224. through 53-4-230 reserved
53-4-232. Application for assistance
53-4-233. Eligibility determination for applications
53-4-237. Stepparent resources and income
53-4-238. through 53-4-240 reserved
53-4-241. Amount of assistance determined by department rules
53-4-242. Periodic reconsideration of assistance
53-4-244. Payments to person interested in child's welfare in lieu of special guardianship
53-4-248. Parents liable to department for public assistance payments
53-4-251. through 53-4-254 reserved
53-4-258. and 53-4-259 reserved
53-4-260. Child support payment pass-through and income disregard