RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-4.203: Personal Care of a Disabled Family Member
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendment is required to comply with federal regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, to implement the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. The rule amendment will clarify when a parent or caretaker relative who is totally responsible for the care of a disabled family member is exempt, in accordance with 45 CFR 261.2(n)(2)(i), from mandatory work participation and the time limit under the TANF/Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule amendment will provide clarification, in accordance with 45 CFR 261.2(n)(2)(i), that full-time school attendance by a disabled family member will be considered an “alternative care arrangement” and as such, a parent or caretaker relative will not receive a time limit or work exemption.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 414.45 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 414.105 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: December 5, 2006, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 100, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lonna Cichon, Government Operations Consultant II, TANF/Food Stamp Policy, Economic Self-Sufficiency, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 3, Room 406, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, telephone 488-8004

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.