1. (a) Any rule in this chapter which specifies a reference to the Social Security Act (SSA), shall refer to those sections of the SSA in effect prior to, or otherwise not affected by, the enactment on August 22, 1996 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), unless the rule specifically makes reference to a section of the SSA amended by PRWORA or the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA).
2. (b) Any rule in this chapter which specifies a reference to, or does not reference but has been established in accordance with 45 CFR 205, 45 CFR 206, and 45 CFR 233-235 in effect on September 30, 1996, shall be considered the currently effective requirements until changed by rulemaking, state law, federal law, or court decisions.

3. (c) Adults in the following categories of financial assistance shall meet all the requirements and be held to all provisions set forth in (a) and (b) above and the rules adopted in this chapter associated with:

   1. (1) New Hampshire employment program (NHEP) financial assistance for the categories of unemployed parent (UP) medical assistance and interim disabled parent (IDP) financial and medical assistance; or
   2. (2) NHEP and family assistance program (FAP) financial assistance for the categories of families with older children (FWOC) financial and medical assistance.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #6446, eff 2-1-97; ss by #8271, eff 2-1-05; ss by #8740 INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07 New. #8869, eff 4-19-07; ss by #9123, eff 4-3-08; ss by #9275, eff 9-20-08; ss by #10163, eff 7-26-12; ss by #13563, eff 2-22-23