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statement or representation with respect to the individual’s identity or place of residence to receive TANF benefits from two or more entities simultaneously. • Benefits are denied to an individual violating a condition of probation or parole imposed by a federal or state law until a court determines compliance. • Benefits are not provided to a family for a minor child absent from the family’s home for 45 consecutive days, subject to good cause, and 180 days if the absence is due to illness, injury, or hospitalization. Furthermore, Nevada denies/terminates benefits to a parent/caregiver who fails to report within 5 days the absence of a child from the home when it becomes known the child’s absence will exceed or is expected to exceed 45 days. NOTE: As elected by State option, as of July 1, 2021, upon the passage of Assembly Bill 138, and in accordance with NRS 422A.345, a person who has been convicted of a felony, an element of which is the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance, may receive any public assistance for which the person is otherwise eligible. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 862a(d)(1)(A), all persons domiciled in this State are exempt from the application of 21 U.S.C. § 862a(a). Minor Parents An unmarried minor parent must live with a natural/adoptive parent, other adult relative caregiver, fictive kin, or in an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement to be eligible for assistance. If the minor parent meets one of the good cause exemptions set by the State, the requirement of living with a parent, other adult relative caregiver, fictive kin, or in an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement does not apply. When a minor parent alleges good cause for not living with a parent, a social worker determines the appropriateness of the living arrangement. Good cause includes: • The individual has no living parents; • The parent(s)’ whereabouts are unknown; • No parent will allow the minor to reside with them; excluding when the sole reason is to avoid a negative effect on the minor’s eligibility; • The physical or emotional health or safety of the minor or the minor’s child would be in jeopardy if the minor lived with the minor’s parents; • The minor has lived apart from the minor’s parent(s) for at least one year prior to the birth of the minor’s child and has not applied for TANF during that same time period; or • There is good cause for the minor not residing with the minor’s parent(s) as determined by the caseworker and approved by a Division social worker for any other reason not listed. A minor parent is not eligible to receive benefits unless the minor is enrolled full- time and attending an elementary or secondary school, a vocational or technical