§ 46:231.2 — Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program; benefits; eligibility

Louisiana § 46:231.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§231.2. Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program; benefits; eligibility
A.(1) The department shall develop and administer a temporary assistance program
to be known as the "Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program" (FITAP) which
shall provide money payments to the following:
(a) On behalf of a dependent child.
(b) On behalf of a pregnant woman, if medically verified that the woman is in the
sixth month of pregnancy and if the unborn child would be eligible for family independence
temporary assistance, had the child been born and living with her during the month of
payment.
(2) FITAP assistance shall include money payments to meet the needs of a dependent
child, including payments to meet the needs of the father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, or
other relative, the relative's spouse with whom such child is living, and the needs of any other
individual living in the same home if such needs are taken into account in making the
determination of eligibility.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, FITAP assistance
shall not mean:
(1) Any amount paid to meet the needs of an unborn child.
(2) Any amount paid to or an increase in payment on behalf of a woman who has not
medically verified that she is in the sixth month of pregnancy.
C. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations defining countable and
exempt income and resources and establishing additional eligibility criteria.
D. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed as authorizing any state official, agent,
or representative in carrying out any of the provisions of this Subpart to take charge of any
child over the objection of either of the parents of the child, or over the objections of the
tutor or other persons having the legal care, custody and control of the child.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2013, No. 285, §1, eff. June 14, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.