Louisiana § RS 46:231.6 - Termination of eligibility; twenty-four-month limit; refusal of employment
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§ RS 46:231.6. Termination of eligibility; twenty-four-month limit; refusal of employment
A. A family shall be ineligible for FITAP benefits, including automatic eligibility for medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), if any one of the following applies:
(1) The parent has received FITAP for at least twenty-four months, whether consecutive or not, out of the previous sixty months after January 1, 1997.
(2) A work-eligible parent has declined or refused the opportunity for full-time employment as specified in the participant's Family Success Agreement or has not complied with required work activities as specified in the participant's Family Success Agreement.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an individual who is incapacitated or has a disability as documented or to such an individual in the recipient's household.
C. The secretary of the department may promulgate rules and regulations which establish exceptions to the time limitations provided in this Section to the extent that funds are available for this purpose; however, any such exception shall be contingent upon the recipient maintaining compliance with the STEP Family Success Agreement pursuant to R.S. 46:231.12.
D, E. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 285, §2, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 58, §1; Acts 2004, No. 110, §1; Acts 2004, No. 675, §1; Acts 2013, No. 285, §§1, 2, eff. June 14, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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