- (1) Dependent upon available funding, money may be available to pay expenses that are, or may be, incurred in a benefit month, by a TANF cash assistance participant to comply with family investment agreement activities.
(2) Supportive services funds may not be used to pay for:
- (a) any medical service or item; or
- (b) fines of any type, including traffic, criminal, and library fines.
- (3) Supportive services payments may be provided as appropriate by the case manager.
- (4) Supportive services may be provided in the form of voucher payments.
- (5) Supportive services may be provided only if they are necessary to comply with the family investment agreement or are necessary for the participant to accept or maintain employment.
- (6) Supportive services will not be made if similar services are available through other programs.
- (7) Supportive service payments will not exceed $1,250 per household per state fiscal year.
- (8) Each participant is expected to cost share between 5% and 15% in expenses. This cost share can be through an actual outlay of cash or an in-kind contribution. Each community advisory council establishes guidelines for determining exceptions to the limits and cost share requirement.
Authorizing statute(s): 53-4-212, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 53-2-201, 53-4-211, 53-4-601, 53-4-613, MCA
History: NEW, 1996 MAR p. 277, Eff. 1/26/96; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3303, Eff. 12/18/98; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 746, Eff. 3/17/00; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 3414; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 15, Eff. 1/17/03; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2415, Eff. 10/6/06.