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The Emergency Assistance program has the following guidelines: (A) Emergency Assistance is intended to be the program of last resort when no other sources of assistance are available; (B) With the exception of catastrophic illness payments, total payments for the benefit period of 12 months of Emergency Assistance must not exceed three times the maximum Aid to Dependent Children payment amount for the applicant’s household size; (C) This program includes migrant workers and transients statewide if they are otherwise eligible. There is no durational residence requirement; (D) If the Medically Handicapped Children’s Program (MHCP), an insurance company, or other third party liability (TPL) is involved, approval for assistance may be made before the receipt of a decision by the third part; (E) Emergency Assistance must not be used to supplement foster care.