1. (a) Anti-fraud. — Assistance shall not be granted under this chapter to any person or family otherwise eligible for assistance under the categories described in § 505 of this title, having conveyed or transferred real or personal property of a value of $500 or more without fair consideration within 2 years preceding the date of application for assistance or subsequently while receiving assistance, or to any person who is an inmate of any public institution (except as a patient in a medical institution).
2. (b) Medicaid. — (1) Medical assistance may be granted to medically and financially eligible persons in accordance with Titles IV-A, IV-E, XVI, and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq., 1381 et seq., and 1396 et seq.), federally approved waivers of these sections of the act, and rules and regulations established by the Department of Health and Social Services. Eligibility for and payment of medical assistance must be determined under policies and regulations established by the Department of Health and Social Services. Eligibility standards, recipient copay, and provider reimbursement must be set in accordance with state and federal mandates, state and federal funding levels, approved waivers, and rules and regulations established by the Department of Health and Social Services. The amount of assistance in each case of medical care must not duplicate any other coverage or payment made or available for the costs of such health services and supplies. To the extent permitted by federal requirements, no annual or lifetime numerical limitations may be placed on physical therapy or chiropractic care visits that are for the purpose of treating the spine and other neuromusculoskeletal structures, including extremities.
3. (c) General assistance. — Eligibility for and the amount of general assistance granted to recipients shall be determined in accordance with rules and regulations made by the Department with due regard to the resources, income, necessary expenditures of the recipient, the limit of funds appropriated therefor and the legislative intent expressed in § 501 of this title.

4. (d) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. — Eligibility for and the amount of assistance granted to families under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families shall be determined in accordance with rules and regulations made by the Department with due regard to the resources, income and necessary expenditures of Delaware families the limit of funds appropriated therefor, and the legislative intent expressed in § 501 of this title.

   In order to receive assistance under this subsection, the parent, guardian or persons standing in loco parentis to a dependent child must have instituted suit for nonsupport in the Family Court or must cooperate with the Department of Health and Social Services for the purpose of instituting proceedings for nonsupport in Family Court on the behalf of such parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis.

5. (e) Child care assistance. — (1) a. An individual is eligible to apply for child care assistance under POC if the individual needs child care services in order to do any of the following:

   1. 1. Obtain employment.
   2. 2. Retain employment.
   3. 3. Obtain training leading to employment.
   4. b. An individual seeking employment is eligible to apply for child care assistance under paragraph (e)(1)a. of this section for a period not to exceed 90 consecutive days over the course of 1 year.

   5. (2) Eligibility for and the amount of assistance granted under POC shall be determined in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and Chapter 3 of this title, and must include all of the following:

      1. a. Copayments for families receiving POC assistance must be determined based on all of the following:

         1. 1. The family’s household size and income.
         2. 2. If the child is receiving assistance for a full day of child care or a half day of child care.

      2. b. If a child is eligible for POC assistance, DHSS must pre-authorize a summer child care provider at any time after January 1 if pre-authorization is necessary for enrollment. If a child care provider is pre-authorized under this paragraph (e)(2)b, all of the following apply:

         1. 1. The pre-authorization provided in advance of attendance may be for purposes of enrollment only and is subject to meeting eligibility requirements for POC at the time the child attends the summer child care provider.
         2. 2. The total number of hours of child care pre-authorized for a child may not exceed 10 hours a day.
         3. 3. This pre-authorization must be provided in addition to all provider authorizations for the child’s care during the school year.

6. (f) Form of payment. — Such monetary assistance, as shall be granted under this chapter, shall be paid to such needy person in the form of any method meeting the requirements of good accounting control and federal regulations and having the approval of the Secretary of the Finance Department. However, when monetary assistance is paid personally to a recipient, the recipient must have an identification card bearing the recipient's picture. The identification card shall be provided by the State through its appropriate agency upon the request of any recipient at a cost not to exceed $ 2.00, except that any recipient who is 65 years of age or older, or has blindness or a disability shall not be required to pay any fee for an identification card.

   During the month of January, the Department shall send a notice to recipients paid by the Department under this subsection in the form of:

   1. (1) Any notice available from the Internal Revenue Service concerning the EIC, including but not limited to the notice of a possible federal tax refund due to the earned income credit; or
   2. (2) A notice developed by the Department which shall include the maximum earned income credit and the maximum earnings to which such tax credit shall apply, as determined by the federal government.

37 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 7; Code 1935, § 1610; 41 Del. Laws, c. 124, § 2; 45 Del. Laws, c. 96, § 2; 46 Del. Laws, c. 79; 48 Del. Laws, c. 182, § 2; 31 Del. C. 1953, § 503; 50 Del. Laws, c. 278, § 5; 50 Del. Laws, c. 477, §§ 1, 2; 53 Del. Laws, c. 409, § 2; 53 Del. Laws, c. 431, §§ 1-4; 54 Del. Laws, c. 54; 54 Del. Laws, c. 257, §§ 1-3; 54 Del. Laws, c. 359, § 2; 55 Del. Laws, c. 312; 55 Del. Laws, c. 353; 55 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§ 3-6; 56 Del. Laws, c. 330, §§ 1, 2; 56 Del. Laws, c. 452; 57 Del. Laws, c. 72; 57 Del. Laws, c. 236; 57 Del. Laws, c. 248; 57 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 251; 57 Del. Laws, c. 345; 57 Del. Laws, c. 391; 57 Del. Laws, c. 491, §§ 1, 2; 57 Del. Laws, c. 629, § 1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 122; 58 Del. Laws, c. 165; 58 Del. Laws, c. 306, § 5e; 58 Del. Laws, c. 341, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 164, § 1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 394, § 1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 130; 64 Del. Laws, c. 148, § 1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 87, § 127; 65 Del. Laws, c. 107, § 1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 348, § 145; 66 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 178; 66 Del. Laws, c. 303, § 205; 67 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 158; 67 Del. Laws, c. 281, § 123; 69 Del. Laws, c. 443, § 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 65, §§ 11-14; 78 Del. Laws, c. 179, § 325; 81 Del. Laws, c. 217, § 1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 367, § 2; 81 Del. Laws, c. 430, §§ 5, 7; 82 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 2; 82 Del. Laws, c. 290, § 2; 82 Del. Laws, c. 290, § 6; 83 Del. Laws, c. 363, § 1; 85 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 3; 85 Del. Laws, c. 435, § 2