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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 01/2015

GA BASIS - PEOPLE UNDER AGE 18

0013.15.51

MFIP, DWP, SNAP, MSA, GRH: No provisions.

GA: People under the age of 18 who are not members of a family have a GA basis of eligibility if they meet 1 of the following conditions:

● They are legally emancipated. Consider a minor who has been married, or is on active duty in the uniformed services of the United States, or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be legally emancipated.

OR ● They are at least age 16 and the director of the county agency or the director's representative approves GA as part of a social service case plan.

OR ● They live with an adult with the written consent of an agency acting as legal custodian. The consent of the agency MUST be in writing.

OR ● They live with an adult with the written consent of a legal custodian and the written consent of the county agency. The consent of the legal custodian and the agency MUST be in writing.

Refer ALL non-emancipated minor applicants who are not members of a family to social services for assessment. The county MUST assure appropriate referrals to Child Protection, Child Support and Northstar Care for Children have been made. See FAMILY in 0002.23 (Glossary: Fair Hearing...). If social services develops a case plan for a minor, open GA for the minor with a Minor Standard and continue GA payment as long as the minor is in compliance with the provisions of the plan.

If a minor applicant fails or refuses to cooperate with the social services agency in developing a case plan, deny the application.