§ 42-2-107 — Payment of assistance; custodian for incompetent recipients

(a) Public assistance and social services approved under
this article:
(i) May be provided in the form of a performance
payment or other financial assistance, in the home of the
applicant, in an institution or in any other manner or form
determined appropriate by rule and regulation of the department;
(ii) Shall be provided to the recipient until
terminated or modified pursuant to this article;
(iii) Shall be provided to qualified recipients who
move to Wyoming from other states, except the amount of the
performance payment or other financial assistance for the first
twelve (12) months of eligibility in Wyoming may, at the option
of the department, be the lesser of:
(A) The amount of assistance for which the
recipient would be entitled in Wyoming; or
(B) The amount of the assistance the recipient
would be receiving in the state of prior residence.
(b) A performance payment or any other form of public
assistance shall be payable to the recipient or to a custodian
or a vendor on behalf of the recipient. If the recipient is
determined incompetent for purposes of using the public
assistance provided under this article in the most beneficial
manner, the amount may be payable to a custodian of the
recipient. Subject to approval of the department, the custodian
may receive and dispose of the public assistance on behalf of
the recipient and shall report quarterly to the department
providing a detailed accounting of his management of the amounts
received under this subsection. The department shall review the
report, determine if the conduct of the custodian is in the best
interests of the recipient and file a copy of the report in the
recipient's case record.