| (a) The Department of Family and Protective Services
(DFPS) or its authorized designee determines eligibility of a child
and/or his family for Title IV-A Emergency Services if all of the
following criteria are met:
(1) An emergency exists, as defined in subsection (b)
of this section.
(2) The family applies for care and services available
in emergency situations, or DFPS or its authorized designee applies
on behalf of a child whose parents are unavailable or unwilling to
apply.
(3) The child has lived with a relative at some time
within the six-month period prior to application.
(4) The emergency arose for a reason other than an
adult family member's refusal to accept employment without good cause.
(5) The applicant, child, or family declares annual
income of less than $63,000.
(b) An emergency exists when DFPS:
(1) determines that a child is at risk; or
(2) has removed a child from the child's home and placed
the child in its care; or
(3) determines that a child formerly in its care is
at risk of being returned to that care.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §700.2703 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 810; amended to be effective March 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 1431; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9013; amended to be effective December 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 8249 |
