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IV-A STATE OF MONTANA Section 3 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

TN# 96-AFDC-01 Approval Date 07/02/1996 Effective Date 01/01/1996

Supersedes TN#95-AFDC-01

CITATIONS 233.120 TREATMENT OF INCOME A. KINDS OF EMERGENCIES COVERED 1. Emergency assistance (EA) may be provided when an unforeseen event causes or threatens to cause the destitution of a child. a. An unforeseen event is one in which the applicant could not anticipate that the event would occur and was not able to avoid its outcome. EA is not provided to pay for any basic need or service that an applicant has chosen not to pay with currently available means. b. If actual or projected expenditures total $1,000 or more, review by Child and Family Services Division staff prior to approval is required. 2. Situations involving abuse and/or neglect of the child may be covered. a. These situations may require the removal of the child from the home, placing a social worker in the home to prevent the need for the child’s removal, expediting the early return of the child to the home, or preventing the need for protective services.

b. Assistance for these kinds of emergencies is limited to a maximum duration of 364 days or less as necessary and must be authorized within the 30-day period. 3. Households receiving Title XIX Medicaid are not eligible for medical assistance under Title IV-A Emergency Assistance. B. KINDS OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO MEET EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: 1. Basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter (rent or temporary lodging), utilities, household supplies, and personal care items; temporary transportation; replacement of necessary appliances such as refrigerators; or replacement of necessary household furnishings such as beds and bedding. 2. Family support including social services delivered in the family home to those families whose children have been abused or neglected or are in immediate danger of becoming abused or neglected. This family support is intended to eliminate the need for protective services; prevent the need for placement; or expedite the early return of the child to the family home.