1 TAC § 372.102. Caretaker, DIVISION 1. TANF CERTIFIED GROUPS

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 372 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › 1 TAC § 372.102

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(a) A caretaker is a person who cares for a dependent child, whom the Texas Health and Human Services Commission includes in the certified group, and who ordinarily receives and manages the TANF benefits for the certified group.

(b) To qualify as a caretaker, a person must:

(1) reside in a family setting with, supervise, and care for:

(A) a dependent child;

(B) a child who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), foster care, or adoption subsidy payments; or

(C) a child who receives Medicaid based on having received SSI; and

(2) by blood, marriage, or adoption, be related to the child as described in §372.108 of this division (relating to Relationship Requirement).

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