The following individuals are ineligible for assistance under this article:
- (1) An individual who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for committing or attempting to commit a felony or for violating a condition of probation or parole;
- (2) An individual who is convicted in a federal or state court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation regarding the individual's place of residence in order to receive Medicaid, supplemental nutrition assistance, supplemental security income, or TANF benefits from two or more programs simultaneously. The period of ineligibility is ten years and begins with the date of the conviction;
- (3) Unless the child is required to be included in the assistance unit under § 67:10:01:04, a dependent child not meeting the relationship criteria of § 67:10:01:06;
- (4) A parent or sibling who is an alien and is ineligible for TANF because the parent or sibling does not meet the citizenship and alienage requirements;
- (5) A caretaker relative other than the parent;
- (6) SSI recipients; and
- (7) Other than a parent, an individual not meeting the definition of a dependent child.
Source: 24 SDR 24, effective August 31, 1997; 36 SDR 103, effective December 21, 2009 ; 46 SDR 149, effective July 2, 2020 .
General Authority: SDCL 28-7A-3(1).
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-7A-3(1).
Prior versions effective: 2009-12-21.