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