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Subject: Families First Technical Eligibility

Policy 23.03 Date of Last Review: 01/10/2024 Effective Date: 01/15/2024 Date of Next Review: 01/10/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 3 of 6 Supporting Documents HS-0169 Application for Assistance-English HS-0169sp Application for Assistance-Spanish HS-0169a Application for Assistance-Arabic HS-0169s Application for Assistance-Somali HS-0169sw Application for Assistance-Swahili Families First Technical Eligibility Procedures Family Relationship Chart Non-Citizen Status Desk Guide Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Adoption of children Legal adoption of a child or a child’s parent establishes a legal relationship to a new set of relatives, both immediate and extended. The adoptive relatives within the specified degree of relationship qualify to receive Families First for an adopted child as do the blood relatives of the adopted child. AU Assistance Unit Care and Control A relative is considered to have care and control of child when they have the major responsibility for parental obligations of day-to-day care, support, supervision, and guidance for the child. These responsibilities may be carried out either alone or with another person living in the home. Child Born of Annulled/Bigamous Marriage Children born of an annulled or bigamous marriage are considered the legal children of that marriage. Child Born During Marriage By law in Tennessee, any child born during a marriage or within ten (10) months of the termination of the marriage by death or divorce is presumed to be the child of the mother’s husband. Child Born out-of- Wedlock A child born to an unmarried mother. Citizen of the United States The United States is defined as the fifty (50) states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition, nationals from American Samoa or Swain’s Island are considered U.S. citizens for eligibility purposes. Enumeration Enumeration is the procedure by which the Social Security Administration (SSA) in cooperation with TDHS assigns and/or verifies Social Security numbers (SSN) for Families First customers. Legitimated Children Children who have been legitimated are entitled to all rights and privileges of a child born in wedlock. Therefore, relatives of the legitimating parent are considered as relatives eligible to receive Families First for the child.