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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Title IV-A State Plan

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Tribes

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Certifications

• Operation of child support program • Operation of foster care and adoption assistance program • Administration by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services • Assurance that local governments and private sector organizations have been given 45 days for submittal of comments • Procedures to ensure against fraud and abuse • Kentucky has established and is enforcing standards and procedures to ensure that TANF applicants and potential applicants are informed of the support provided by the state to victims of sexual harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • Additionally, Kentucky has adopted and provides case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the TANF program training in: the nature and dynamics of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; state standards and procedures relating to the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and techniques for determining and guaranteeing the confidentiality of personal information and documents pertaining to applicants and their kids who have disclosed information regarding their encounters with sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. • Kentucky has adopted the Family Violence Option set forth in section 402(a) (7) to establish and enforce standards and procedures regarding the screening DocuSign Envelope ID: BCAE5958-05F7-4630-9CB0-C6ACABA180AA