PURPOSE: This rule states the definitions which are applicable to benefit programs funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant.

1. (1) The program for the provision of any public assistance funded in whole or part directly through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant, section 603 of Title 42, United States Code shall be known as “Temporary Assistance.”
2. (2) As used in 13 CSR 40-2.300 through 13 CSR 40-2.370 and except as otherwise expressly provided, the term “assistance” means every form of support provided to families under the Temporary Assistance Program (including child care, work subsidies, and allowance to meet living expenses), except: services that have no direct monetary value to an individual family and that do not involve implicit or explicit income support, such as counseling, case management, peer support, and employment services that do not involve subsidies or other forms of income support; and one-time, short-term assistance (i.e., assistance paid within a thirty (30)-day period, no more than once in any twelve (12)- month period, to meet needs that do not extend beyond a ninety (90)-day period, such as automobile repair to retain employment and avoid welfare receipt and appliance repair to maintain living arrangements).

AUTHORITY: sections 207.020 and 208.040.5, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Jan. 16, 1998, effective Aug. 1, 1998. *Original authority: 207.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1961, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993 and 208.040.5, RSMo 1949, amended 1955, 1969, 1982, 1985.