TAFDC RECIPIENTS WHO CARE FOR A DISABLED CHILD EXEMPTED FROM 2-YEAR TIME LIMIT

"The State's welfare law provides an exemption from the 2-year time limit and work rules for persons who must care for a disabled child or spouse. Until a recent court decision, a child was only considered "disabled" if he or she received SSI, while disabled adults only needed a doctor's certification of disability. Because of the new immigrant eligibility rules for federal programs, many children are ineligible for SSI due to their immigration status, and therefore, could never comply with the state requirement. A recent court decision ordered the welfare department to stop subjecting disabled children to stricter standards than disabled adults. To qualify for the exemption, children no longer have to receive SSI, but their doctor must fill out a form (TAFDC-4) and return it to DTA stating that the parent is required to be home to care for the child on a full-time basis."
-- From The MIRA Bulletin, October 1999.

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