§ 12-14-2-23 — Exemptions

Indiana § 12-14-2-23

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 14: FAMILY ASSISTANCE SERVICES
• Ch. 2: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Granting of

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(a) This section applies only to a person's
eligibility for assistance under section 5.1 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "school" means a program resulting in
high school graduation.
(c) Due to extraordinary circumstances, a person who is the parent
of a dependent child, an essential person, or a dependent child may
apply, in a manner prescribed by the division, for an exemption from
the requirements of this chapter if the person can document that the
person has complied with the personal responsibility agreement under
section 21 of this chapter and the person demonstrates any of the
following:
(1) The person has a substantial physical or mental disability that
prevents the person from obtaining or participating in gainful
employment.
(2) The person is a minor parent who is in school full time and
who has a dependent child.
(3) The person is a minor parent who is enrolled full time in an
educational program culminating in a high school equivalency
certificate and who has a dependent child.
A person seeking an exemption under this section must show
documentation to the division to substantiate the person's claim for an
exemption under subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(d) After receiving an application for exemption from a parent, an
essential person, or a dependent child under subsection (c), the division
shall investigate and determine if the parent, essential person, or
dependent child qualifies for an exemption from this chapter. The
director shall make a final determination regarding:
(1) whether to grant an exemption;
(2) the length of an exemption, if granted, subject to subsection
(f); and
(3) the extent of an exemption, if granted.
(e) If the director determines that a parent, an essential person, or a
dependent child qualifies for an exemption under this chapter, the
parent, essential person, or dependent child is entitled to receive one
hundred percent (100%) of the payments that the parent, essential
person, or dependent child is entitled to receive under this chapter,
subject to any ratable reduction.
(f) An exemption granted under this section may not exceed one (1)
year, but may be renewed.
(g) The division shall publish the number and type of exemptions
granted under this section on the division's website.
(h) The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this
section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.101; P.L.130-2018, SEC.47; P.L.103-2023, SEC.17; P.L.1-2025, SEC.167.