GENERAL PROVISIONS

AS OF: 07/21/2008 04:03

0100 INTRODUCTION.. 4

0100.05 SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY.. 4

0100.05.05 Family Independence Program.. 5

0100.05.10 Medical Assistance. 5

0100.05.15 Supplemental Security Income. 5

0100.05.20 Social Services. 5

0100.05.25 General Public Assistance. 6

0100.05.30 RIte Works, Employment and Retention Svcs. 6

0100.05.35 Child Support Services. 6

0100.05.40 Food Stamp Program.. 6

0100.05.45 Office of Rehabilitation Services. 6

0100.05.50 Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. 7

0100.05.55 Veteran's Affairs. 7

0100.10 PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL. 7

0100.15 MOTOR VOTER REGISTRATION.. 7

0102 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.. 8

0102.05 CRITERIA FOR USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.. 8

0102.05.05 State Law Governing Assistance Records. 9

0102.05.10 Internal Revenue Code Requirements. 10

0102.10 TYPES OF INFORMATION TO BE SAFEGUARDED.. 11

0102.15 DEFINITION OF MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY.. 11

0102.15.05 Procedures to Maintain Confidentiality. 11

0102.20 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.. 12

0102.20.05 Disclosure of Tax Data. 12

0104 CITIZENSHIP OR ALIENAGE.. 13

0104.05 ELIGIBILITY FACTORS OF CITIZENSHIP/ALIENAGE. 13

0104.05.05 United States Citizen. 13

0104.05.10 Repatriate. 14

0104.05.15 Amerasian. 14

0104.05.20 Resident Alien. 15

0104.05.25 American Indian Born in Canada. 16

0104.05.30 Alien Residing in U.S. Under Color of Law.. 16

0104.05.35 Legal Temporary Resident 18

0104.05.40 General Verification of Documentation. 18

0104.10 INELIGIBLE ALIENS. 19

0104.15 ILLEGAL ALIENS. 20

0104.20 ALIEN LEGALIZATION PROGRAM UNDER IRCA.. 20

0104.20.05 Aliens Eligible to Apply for Legalization. 20

0104.20.10 Termination of Legal Resident Status. 21

0104.25 ACCESSIBILITY TO ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 22

0104.25.05 Programs Accessible to Legalized Aliens. 24

0104.30 VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTATION.. 24

0104.30.05 Disclosure of Information. 24

0104.40 DEFINITION OF THE SAVE PROGRAM... 25

0104.40.05 Legal Basis for the SAVE Program.. 25

0104.45 SAVE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 25

0104.45.05 Presumptive Eligibility/Immigration Status. 26

0104.45.10 Not In Satisfactory Immigration Status. 26

0104.50 THE PURPOSE OF THE SAVE PROGRAM... 26

0104.50.05 Benefit Program Participation. 26

0104.55 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTATION.. 27

0104.55.05 Types of Documentation. 27

0104.55.10 Documentation of Legal Temporary Residence. 29

0104.60 VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTATION.. 29

0104.60.05 Definition of Primary Verification. 30

0104.60.10 Primary Verification Procedures. 30

0104.60.15 Definition of Secondary Verification. 32

0104.60.20 Immediate Secondary Verification. 32

0104.60.25 Secondary Verification Procedures. 33

0104.60.30 INS G-845 Documentation Verification Request 34

0104.65 COMPLAINTS AND HEARINGS. 36

0104.70 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.. 36

0104.75 NAMES - HISPANIC AND ASIAN.. 37

0106 RESIDENCE.. 38

0106.05 STATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. 38

0106.05.05 State of Residence Defined. 38