The Commissioner or his or her designee, may consider one or more of the following in making a determination of a full or partial waiver of charges to a legally liable relative: Loss of gainful employment by a legally liable relative, an increase in the number of family dependents from the federal tax reporting year, expenses resulting from a catastrophic event or other items of a similar nature. It shall be the responsibility of the requesting legally liable relative to submit documentation acceptable to the Department to support the request for waiver.

(Adopted effective June 29, 1999)